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    Westminster College
    Westminster College
    Westminster College
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    Westminster College

    By Barbara Braden Guffey and Debora Swatsworth Foster

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    During the mid-1800s, a small band of farsighted men convened to form a college for the mental and moral training of youth. They also pledged that no person will be refused admission on account of Color, Caste or Sex. This was a bold move on the eve of the Civil War. As Presbyterian Church representatives, the founders selected the name Westminster Collegiate Institute. In 1852, Westminster became the first integrated and unrestricted coeducational college in the country. Today it is one of America s most admired small liberal arts colleges. Westminster remains on the cutting edge of teaching and learning while valuing the interaction between faculty and students. The New Wilmington campus has been home to successive generations of scholars who have gone on to excel in
    a wide range of endeavors. Westminster College serves as a tribute to the school s past and present students, preserving the images of their special
    memories and favorite places.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateSep 12, 2007
    ISBN9781439635704
    Westminster College
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    Barbara Braden Guffey

    Authors Barbara Braden Guffey and Debora Swatsworth Foster both graduated from Westminster and are current members of its board of trustees. R. Thomas Williamson, Westminster�s 13th president, contributed the foreword.

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      Westminster College - Barbara Braden Guffey

      College.

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      IN THE BEGINNING

      Duncan Forbes, a prominent Presbyterian churchman, was the first to propose formation of a college, as reflected in presbytery minutes dated December 25, 1849. Progress was made at a January 1852 meeting of the Ohio and Shenango presbyteries. The precepts put forth then were revolutionary; the future college would be established for the mental and moral training of youth of both sexes. The name Westminster Collegiate Institute was chosen out of respect for the Westminster Confession of Faith. The founders picked New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, as the site because the town’s 200 citizens pledged $10,000. Westminster’s first building (above) was erected in 1853. An early proposal called for separate classrooms for men and women. The trustees voted down the idea.

      The Rev. George C. Vincent was named the first principal of the college by his fellow founders. Two of the primary purposes of the new institute were to educate men for the Presbyterian ministry, and to help expand public schools, which were demanding more teachers. Historian Paul Gamble noted that, at the time, there was growing recognition that women could teach as well as men and at one-quarter to one-half the salaries demanded by male counterparts.

      The first graduate of Westminster Collegiate Institute was William P. Shaw, who received a bachelor of arts degree and went on to become a minister. In July 1857, ten young women were among the 21 graduates. Sarah McMichael received a degree for completing the regular Classical Course studied by the men. This was a rare accomplishment, as most educational authorities believed that coeducational learning would not work because women lacked the mental stamina. Westminster’s women were pioneers indeed. In addition, McMichael may have been the very first woman in America to receive such a degree. As Paul Gamble has stated, at Westminster and elsewhere "coeducation prevailed not only because women were given a chance, but because they capitalized on

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