Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

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Class Picture

Description

Penn College was founded by Quakers, who believed education to be a necessity in their lives, but public schooling had not yet come to Iowa in the late 19th Century. Oskaloosa seemed like the perfect location for a Quaker college due to the two academies in the vicinity, and the Yearly Meeting that took place there. The merging of the Spring Creek Institute and the Thorndyke Institute helped bring about the founding of Penn College. Penn College opened September 24th, 1873 with John W. Woody as its first President. The college grew at a rapid pace till it reached its full maturity in 1910 under President Rosenburg, who under his term, completed the college building, doubled attendance, and enriched and expanded studies. Graduating class included: Francis Briggs, Eva Coggeshall, Charles George, Walter Hadley, Charles Haworth, Simon Hester, Rosella Meredith, Mildred Seevers, Mary Shumate, and Wilfred White.

Source

Box 6

Publisher

William Penn University; Wilcox Library Digital Archives

Date

2012-06-01

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16125coll1,24

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