The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-02-14
WESLEYAN BUYS LAGRANGE co,
LEGE

me following from the Macon Tel.
egraph will be read with interest nv
the people of Florida, especially the
Methodists, as Wesleyan College has
had many patrons in this state for
many years:
"reater Wesleyan. by the addition
OF the LAGRANGE Female College. ar
i-aGrange. has been made possible
through the purchase of that institu-
ton by the trustees of WESLEYAN Fe-
male College. Negotiations have been
under way for several months. and
the deal has at last been consummat-
ed
The LaGrS1ge Female College is
one OF the oldest and best known in
ne state. and is owned by the North
Georgia Methodist Conference. The
institution has been leased for a mum.
Der OF years by the president. Prof. R.
W. smith. who has been its president
for twenty-seven years. He will re-
main with the college as president
emeritus.
President c. r. Jenkins of Wesley
an al Macon, will be president of the
wo institutions and the LAGRANGE
College will be called The LaGrange-
Wesleyan Female College. The cur
riculum will be the same as that of
Wesleyan at Macon, but certain
curses of study vii be carried out
IN the two. making one the support
81 the other.
Plans are being made to expend at
least $4,000 in improvements on the
laGrange College, and have it ready
for opening under the new regime
next fall. The average attendance is
about 1850. while it will accommodate
about 20 boarding students.
Three handsome buildings and fif-
.een acres OF property are included.
10 Is the intention of the trustees to
acquire additional land adjacent to
The present site of the college for fur
Their improvements.
President c. r. Jenkins spent sew
eral days in IaGrange last week in
The interest of the proposed deal, and
10 was known at that time that salts
factory progress was being made on
the transfer.
With the acquisition of the new
property both institutions will be MA
terially strengthened and special de-
partments of study are being planned
for the two colleges. so as to afford
the best possible educational advan-
tages 20 the young ladies of Georgia
The new plans. it is said. will bear
no relation 10 Emory College at Ok
ford. where the Methodists have a col
lege for young men. Both of the Wes-
leyan Colleges viii be conducted for
young ladies' only.
May Buy Andrew, Too
1t Is understood that negotiations
are being made TO include Andrew
College al Cuthbert. in the Wesleyan
Colleges. making three Wesleyan in
stitutions with President c. r. Jen-
kins OF Wesleyan. at Macon, head of
the three Andrew College is owned
l by the South Georgia Methodist Con-
ference. and was founded in 1852 1t
has an attendance of about $50 young
ladies'. and has at its head J. w. Ma
lone, - ID.
The property is valued at about
St0o. 900. and if purchased by the trus-
tees OF Wesleyan College, will be
greatly improved, and operated in
connection with the Macon institution
and the LaGrange College.
Under the present system, the Ma
con Wesleyan is owned and controll-
ed by both the North and South Geor
eia Conferences. in connection with
the Georgia Methodist Conference. 1t
has been decided by the trustees of
the three institutions in question that
combining their interests will be to
the advantage of each. and for the
best interests OF education"
Mr. Walter Creole. in a leaflet