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Central Wesleyan College was a private college sponsored by the
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The college has its roots in the German and English College founded in 1854 in Quincy, Illinois, to train ministers for the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The English portion closed in 1863 as descendants of German immigrants were more numerous and interested in continuing their church traditions.
Church members founded the new school in Warrenton with the stated purposes of providing homes for orphans of the American Civil War and to supply a "higher educational institute for the youth of the German Church in the West." Founders purchased a campus for the Western Orphan Asylum and Educational Institute. In 1869, the name was changed to Central Wesleyan College and Orphan Asylum. In 1884, the two organizations split: Central Wesleyan College and Central Wesleyan Orphan Home.
In 1909 the German College of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, merged with the college, which was renamed the Central Wesleyan College and German Theological Seminary.
In 1912 the college was among the original founders of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association. After public universities took over the Mid-America athletic conference, in 1924 Central was among the founders of the MIAA History
/ref> The records of Ozark Wesleyan College of Carthage, Missouri, were added to the Truman State University Library and Archives in the 1920s.
Central Wesleyan College Archives at Truman State University
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Methodist Church
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...
in Warrenton, Missouri, from 1864 to 1941.Central Wesleyan College Archives - truman.edu - Retrieved September 23, 2009/ref>
History
The college has its roots in the German and English College founded in 1854 in Quincy, Illinois, to train ministers for the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The English portion closed in 1863 as descendants of German immigrants were more numerous and interested in continuing their church traditions.
Church members founded the new school in Warrenton with the stated purposes of providing homes for orphans of the American Civil War and to supply a "higher educational institute for the youth of the German Church in the West." Founders purchased a campus for the Western Orphan Asylum and Educational Institute. In 1869, the name was changed to Central Wesleyan College and Orphan Asylum. In 1884, the two organizations split: Central Wesleyan College and Central Wesleyan Orphan Home.
In 1909 the German College of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, merged with the college, which was renamed the Central Wesleyan College and German Theological Seminary.
In 1912 the college was among the original founders of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association. After public universities took over the Mid-America athletic conference, in 1924 Central was among the founders of the Missouri College Athletic Union The Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1924 to 1971. It consisted primarily of private universities from the state of Missouri that departed the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Asso ...
./ref> The records of Ozark Wesleyan College of Carthage, Missouri, were added to the Truman State University Library and Archives in the 1920s.
Junior college
It was reclassified as ajunior college
A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...
in 1930, awarding two-year degrees.
Closing
Faced with financial troubles in theGreat Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
, the college closed in 1941. Its grounds were sold in 1946 at auction. In 1947, Truman State University bought its records.
Notable alumni
*Herb Hake
Herb Hake (1903–1980) was an American writer, cartoonist, radio, and television personality; associated with the University of Northern Iowa. He was awarded an honorary doctoral degree.
Biography
Herbert V. Hake, son of Henry and Louisa Hak ...
- cartoonist
* Carl Lutz (1895–1975), Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews
* John Louis Nuelsen - Methodist Bishop
*Leonidas C. Dyer
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (June 11, 1871 – December 15, 1957) was an American politician, reformer, civil rights activist, and military officer. A Republican, he served eleven terms in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative from Missouri ...
- Congressman
*John H. Hellweg
John H. Hellweg (December 4, 1844 – July 28, 1931) was an American businessman and politician.
Hellweg was born in Keokuk County, Iowa and went to the public schools. During the American Civil War, he served in the 35th Iowa Volunteer Infan ...
- Wisconsin state legislator and businessman
*Theodore W. Hukriede
Theodore Waldemar Hukriede (November 9, 1878 – April 14, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born near New Truxton, Missouri, Hukriede attended the public schools, Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, and the University ...
- Congressman
*Henry F. Niedringhaus
Henry Frederick Niedringhaus (December 15, 1864 – August 3, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 10th congressional district. He was a nephew of Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri to German immigrants,
Ni ...
- Congressman
* William A. Rodenberg - Congressman
References
External links
Central Wesleyan College Archives at Truman State University
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