TIP #193 - COLLEGES & SCHOOLS OF HIGHER LEARNING, PART 3. This will conclude the current series on the old and new colleges and schools of higher learning in Kentucky. However, I know there are more which were not listed in my master source - and more than individuals have e-mailed me. I am accumulating these names and will put out a short list of these schools in the near future. I hope that this has given you a clue to some of the schools that your ancestors might have attended! Much of the information has been taken from "The Kentucky Encyclopedia", published 1992, University Press of Kentucky, John E. Kleber, Editor in Chief. SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: Located in Louisville. There was an enrollment of 65 during the years 1876-77. The school began in 1859 coming out of Greenville, SC. SOUTH KENTUCKY INSTITUTE: Was a day finishing school for girls organized by the Christian Church in Hopkinsville, 1849. The school closed during 1861 or 1862 and was taken over as a Confederate hospital. It was re-chartered in 1880, burned 24 Feb 1884, rebuilt and re-opened that fall. The school was renamed in 1908 as McLEAN COLLEGE in honor of Archibald McLEAN, president of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. Another fire in 1912 but school continues. SPAULDING UNIVERSITY: Established 1920 in Louisville and originally called NAZARETH COLLEGE. Operated by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth back to 1829. First 4-yr Roman Catholic liberal arts college for women in Kentucky. SUE BENNETT COLLEGE: A private junior college, originally known as the SUE BENNETT MEMORIAL SCHOOL, opened 1 January 1897 by the Women's Parsonage Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. Founders included Lucinda B HELM, Belle and Sue BENNETT, John J. DICKEY and Sarah HARDING SAWYER. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE. A Catholic co-educational college located in Covington, KY. It was established in 1921 as VILLA MADONNA COLLEGE. TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY: Liberal arts college in Lexington. Has roots in a log cabin of Rev. David RICE in February 1785. Later moved to home of Rev. James MOORE, a rector of Christ Church, Lexington's first Episcopal church. In 1799 school was combined with KENTUCKY ACADEMY, a Presbyterian School. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: Founded 1865 and by 1989 had an enrollment of over 23,000 students. Many other schools have merged with this institution. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE: Created in 1837 as the LOUISVILLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE and the LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. All these schools combined in 1846 by the General Assembly. WARREN COLLEGE: Founded in the 19th century and located in Bowling Green, Warren, KY. In 1859, Louisville Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church appointed a committee to consider the establishment of a school for the young men of the area. Chartered in 1866 as a prepatory school under G. S. SCOTT and G B DOGGETT, opened 5 September 1872. Closed in 1878 due to the formation of OGDEN COLLEGE in Bowling Green. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY: Traces its history back to the GLASGOW NORMAL SCHOOL In Glasgow, run by A W MELL there in 1875. When the school outgrew its facilities it was moved to Bowling Green and known as the SOUTHERN NORMAL SCHOOL AND BUSINESS COLLEGE. In 1892, purchased by brothers, Thomas Crittenden and Henry Hardin CHERRY. OGDEN COLLEGE merged with Western in 1928. WESTERN MILITARY INSTITUTE: Fouded by Col. Thornton F JOHNSON, 1847, Georgetown, KY, this school was modeled after West Point. The school closed by the Civil War, but not before over 1,000 graduates who attended there served in the Civil War. WEST KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE: Founded by D H and Artelia (HARRIS) ANDERSON, in Paducah. School construction began in 1909. Only two presidents served, ANDERSON and H. C. RUSSELL. Closed. © Copyright 22 October 1998, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Sandi Gorin - A Kentucky Colonel 205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141 (502) 651-9114 PUBLISHING: http://www.members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html