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located on two campuses in the

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of the

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. Principia School, located in Town and Country, West St. Louis County, serves students from

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through

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, and

Principia College Principia College (Principia or Prin) is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." "Although the College is not affiliated wit ...

, located about thirty miles away, is on the bluffs overlooking the

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in Elsah,

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History

Founded by Mary Kimball Morgan, Principia School was officially opened in 1898 in St. Louis. By 1906, Principia had graduated its first

class and in 1912, the Junior College was added, becoming one of the first such colleges in America. The year 1917 marked the first graduation ceremony of alumni from the Junior College. In 1934 Principia College awarded its first

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students moved to

Elsah, Illinois Elsah is a village in Jersey County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 519. Michael Pitchford is the village's current acting mayor. It is the home of Principia College. Elsah is a part of the Metro-East reg ...

, in February, 1935. Principia School later moved to its current location in the St. Louis suburb of

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in 1959. Connection with other schools When two other schools began,

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and

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, they used the ideas which Principia is founded on as an example.

Institutions

Principia School

All three schools of Principia School are located on a 360-acre campus in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country. Principia School follows a British-style organization and as such its schools are as follows: * Lower School * Middle School * Upper School

Principia College

is a

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liberal-arts undergraduate college located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in

. The college does not offer

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s. The school offers various B.A. and B.S. majors, comprehensive experiential programs, study abroad and field programs, includes a high participation in athletic programs, and is remarkable for its small size. Distinguished architect, Bernard R. Maybeck, of Maybeck and White, worked through his largest design commission during the original construction phases of Principia College. Principia College was designated a

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and placed on the Registrar of Historic Places in 1993.

Alumni

Notable Principia Alumni. (US) refers to Principia Upper School and (C) refers to Principia College. For another list of Principia College Alumni refer to

. *

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(US, C), American actor and filmmaker; Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards nominee. *

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(C), Zambian sprinter. *

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(C), former United States representative. * David Lovegren (US, C), Film producer. * Ron Charles (US, C), Book critic. *

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(attended C), American pioneer pilot. * David Rowland (C), American industrial designer. * Robert Bruegmann (C), historian. *

Chandler Burr Chandler Burr is an American journalist, author, and museum curator. Early life and education Born in Chicago and raised in Washington, D.C., Burr graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. He began his journalism career in 1987 as a ...

(C), American journalist and author. * Charles Remington (C), American entomologist. * John Andrews (US, C), American politician. *

Ketti Frings Ketti Frings (28 February 1909 – 11 February 1981) was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958. Biography Early years Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began ...

(attended C), American author, playwright, and screenwriter. *

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(attended C), American actor and translator. *

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References

External links

Official website
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