Paragraph removed from Unitarian article Ralph Waldo Emerson graduated in the middle of his class In speaking with his educators nothing would have ever indicated he was a great thinker he was an absolutely average student He taught school for a while then attended Harvard Divinity School In 1829 he was a Unitarian preacher then resigned in 1832 In 1836 he published his first Transcendentalist treaty and began a Transcendentalist luminary club with Henry Oliver Wood and others Unitarianism found a strong footing in America after Unitarianism was elected as the educational focus and aim of Harvard Divinity School Ref given is Tarango Angela PhD Unitarians Trinity University San Antonio 16 Feb 2011 But doesn t seem to be supported by other sources Someone please check