Oskaloosa College was a liberal arts college based out of Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Oskaloosa College
TypePrivate university
Active1855–1898
AffiliationChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Location, ,
United States

Establishment

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Work was begun on establishing the college in 1855, under the influence of Aaron Chatterson and was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).[1][2]

The college was incorporated in 1858 but the first classes were not held until 1861.[2]

Its first president was George T. Carpenter.[3] Mary Bell Smith, who went on to become the president of the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union, taught at Oskaloosa College, from 1863 to 1865.[4]

Decline

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In 1881, all but one of the faculty left the college to start a new school in Des Moines, Iowa, which would later become Drake University;[5][6] they were also joined by 47 (out of 300) students.[5]

For a good portion of its history, the school endured severe financial hardship, which eventually led to its demise in 1898.[3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Kiddle, Henry; Schem, Alexander Jacob (1877). Cyclopaedia of Education: A Dictionary of Information for the Use of Teachers, School Officers, Parents and Others. New York: E. Steiger. p. 675.
  2. ^ a b Parker, Leonard Fletcher (1893). Higher Education in Iowa. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 136.
  3. ^ a b "Oskaloosa College; Oskaloosa, IA". The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Jennie J. B.; Smith, Mary Perkins Blair-Bell (1899). In Memoriam of Mary Perkins Blair Bell and Smith, 1818-1894. Minneapolis. pp. 1–. OCLC 11047204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Eugene Claremont Sanderson". Northwest College of the Bible. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ^ McCue, Craig S. (2012). Des Moines. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7385-9183-4.
  7. ^ "Eleanor McWilliams Chamberlain". The Tampa Riverwalk. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  8. ^ Acton, Richard. "Clarke, George Washington". The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. ^ "William Temple Hornaday". NNDB. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  10. ^ Nash, Roderick Frazier (1989). The Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780299118433.
  11. ^ "Isaac D. Young". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-08.