Topic summary
Way College
Extracted from the Wikipedia article William George Torr.
History
Way College, named for Rev. James Way, was opened in 1892 for the Bible Christian and Primitive Methodist denominations as a religious school for boys and to prepare students for the ministry. Torr was appointed first headmaster, and was succeeded by Frank Lade, but stayed on as an assistant. Following Methodist union in 1900, the work of Way College was taken over by Prince Alfred College, and the school closed at the end of 1903. Torr founded Brighton Training College, opened in 1909, devoted to training young men for the ministry, with residential accommodation built at his own expense. This function was taken over around 1925 by Wesley College, North Unley, and the home, renamed "Old Oxford House", became a Methodist retreat and memorial to Torr and his assistant Rev. John Thorne.