Hardin College and Conservatory of Music, #2 (MO)

Several publications from Hardin College and Conservatory of Music are available in variety of formats through the Internet Archive.  The institution was located in Mexico, MO and operated from 1858-1931.

 One volume includes programs of study for the 1909, 1910, and 1911 academic years.

 A second volume includes six programs of study for the 1912 through 1917 academic years.

 A third volume [vol. 3, no. 3 from 1919] was called a newsletter, though it includes over 90 pages of text and photographs and is a cross between the programs of study published earlier and a yearbook.

Finally, The Ion...a yearbook from 1920 is also available.

Rockford University (IL)

Rockford College (IL) recently announced that it has adopted the new name of Rockford University on July 1, 2013.  Aratus Kent founded the Rockford Female Seminary in 1844 and became first president of the board of trustees both of Rockford Female Seminary and Beloit Men’s College. Rockford Female Seminary received its charter in 1847. Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, attended the institution and graduated in 1882.  The name was changed to Rockford College in 1892.  Male students began attending during World War II and the institution was coeducational after 1952.

Lady Warwick's Horticultural & Agricultural College for Women (UK)

Evangeline Holland's post on Lady Warwick's Horticultural & Agricultural College for Women offers a description of the institution along with links to photographs and other resources.

In 1897, Frances Evelyn, Countess of Warwick published a scheme for training women in agriculture.  She proposed the creation of an Agricultural Training College for Women and the establishment of Women's Agricultural Settlements in different parts of the country. Lady Warwick soon rented Coleyhurst, a spacious house in Bath Road, Reading, UK and a program of study was offered in association with Reading College.  The institution was known initially as the Lady Warwick Hostel and was independent after 1902. Lady Warwick bought Studley Castle in Warwickshire in December 1903 and the name of the institution was changed to Lady Warwick College.  In 1908 the name was changed again to Studley College and Lady Warwick ceased to be responsible for its support.  In 1926 the College received official recognition as a training institution from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.  Then in 1967, acting on the recommendation of the Pilkington Report of 1966 on agricultural education, the Government decided to withdraw its grant and the College closed in 1969. Records of the institution are available through the UK National Archives.

Anne Meredith's article from the Spring, 2003 issue of Garden History, "Horticultural Education in England, 1900-40: Middle-Class Women and Private Gardening Schools," is available through JSTOR.

Mars Hill College (NC) Announces Name Change

Mars Hill College in North Carolina recently announced a name change to Mars Hill University, effective August 2013.  The institution was founded in 1856 as French Broad Baptist Institute.

Nicely done video with many images of Bennett College (NY)....HALCYON DAZE (1890-2010)

Chancellor University (OH)

Karen Farkas of The Plain Dealer reported July 8, 2013 that Chancellor University announced it is closed. The institution was originally founded in 1848 as Folsom's Business College.  Farkas notes that it evolved over time through several mergers to become Dyke College in 1958 and moved to a building on East Sixth Street in Cleveland, OH.  There was another move in 1985 to a location on Prospect Avenue. The Prospect Avenue building was renovated and suburban campuses were opened.  The name was changed to David N. Myers University in the summer of 2001 and later closed in December 2007 due to financial problems.  Michael Clifford bought Myers out of bankruptcy for $5.25 million in the summer of 2008 and worked with others to transform the school into Chancellor University, a for-profit institution focusing on courses offered online.