wesleyan live outline november 9
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Wesleyan Live
Flames on the Plains Redux
November 9, 2010
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Flames on the Plains• November 9, 2010
• Role of Nebraska Churches in Establishing Colleges and Universities
• The Public School Debate in Nebraska
• Free Masonry and Education in Nebraska
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Colleges/Universities Chartered by Territorial Legislature, 1855 - 1867
• 1855 Nebraska University• 1855 Simpson University• 1855 Nebraska City Coll & Prep• 1856 Nemaha University• 1856 Washington College• 1856 Western University• 1856 Plattsmouth Prep & Coll.• 1857 Brownville College• 1857 Rock Bluffs Seminary• 1857 Salem College• 1857 University of Nebraska• 1857 Omadi College
• 1857 Dakota City College• 1857 St. Mary’s Female Sem.• 1857 University of Saint John• 1860 Peru Seminary• 1860 Columbus University• 1860 Florence Seminary• 1864 All-Souls College• 1864 Nemaha Valley Seminary• 1865 Johnson County Seminary• 1866 Peru Seminary & College• 1867 Inst for Deaf and Dumb
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Sustained Effort Comes with Statehood
• Denominational Efforts Responsible for most Nebraska Colleges and Universities after 1867.
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Creighton University, 1879• Omaha
• Edward Creighton
• Mary Creighton
• Bishop James O’Connor and the Jesuits
• John A. Creighton
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Cotner University, 1888• Bethany (Lincoln)• Christian Missionary Society• Christian Church – Disciples of Christ 1890• Two Colleges
– Liberal Arts• Classical• Sacred Literature• Philosophical• Normal Philosophical
– Medical College – Lincoln Medical College
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Doane College, 1872• Crete
• Congregationalists
• Three courses of study– Art– Literature– Science
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Nebraska Wesleyan University 1887• University Place• Methodists• First Attempt – Simpson University – Omaha• Consolidation – Bishop Charles Fowler
– York Seminary– Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Osceola and Fullerton
– Nebraska Central College – Central City– Mallalieu University – Bartley
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Bellevue College, 1874• Bellevue
• Presbyterians
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Hastings College, 1882• Hastings
• Presbyterians
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Omaha Seminary, 1891• Omaha
• Presbyterian
• Training for Ministers
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Grand Island College, 1892• Grand Island
• Baptists
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Union College, 1891• College View (Lincoln)
• Seventh Day Adventists
• Lincoln Selected because– Environment– College town already– Educational Level of Public
• Government and Educational Employment
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Evangelical Lutheran Teacher’s Seminary – Now Concordia-Seward,
1893
• Seward
• Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
• St. John’s Lutheran Church Responsible
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York College, 1886• Gibbon
• United Brethren in Christ
• Moved to York in 1890
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Nebraska Central College, 1899• Central City
• Society of Friends (Quakers)
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Luther College, 1899• Wahoo
• Swedish Lutheran Church
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University of Omaha, 1909• Omaha
• No denominational ties
• But, Charter says– An institution influenced by Christian ideals free
from ecclesiastical controls
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Brownell Hall – Now Brownell-Talbot, 1861
• Saratoga (Omaha)
• Episcopal
• Episcopal Bishop Joseph Talbot
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State Normal School at Peru, 1867
• Peru
• Originally Peru Seminary
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State Normal School at Kearney – Now University of Nebraska-
Kearney, 1903
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State Normal School at Chadron, 1888
• Chadron
• Founded by the Congregational Church in 1888
• Converted to a Normal School in 1909
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University of Nebraska, 1871
Lincoln
Originally chartered at Saratoga in 1856
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The Public School Debate
Free Masonry