Английская Википедия:Gale College
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NRHP Gale College (also Galesville University and Marynook) was a private college in Galesville, Wisconsin. It was founded by George Gale, opening in 1854 and closing in 1939. Several religious denominations used the facilities as a college and later as a training school.
History
Judge George Gale went to college at the University of Vermont and moved to the western frontier in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the early 1850s.[1] After finding little interest in starting a college in La Crosse, he bought Шаблон:Convert to start Galesville at a choice spot for his planned university.[1] The state of Wisconsin chartered the school in 1854 as Galesville University and Gale held the first classes in the county courthouse in Galesville.[1] The first class had 16 students including Gale's son, George Gale Jr.[1] Old Main was completed in 1862 and the campus was occupied in 1863.[2] Gale ran the nonsectarian college until 1865 and the school floundered when his health deteriorated during his involvement in the American Civil War.[3]
In 1865, the Methodist Episcopal Church took over the school and held classes until 1871.[3] The Presbyterians took over until 1901 and changed the name to Gale College in the 1890s.[2][3] The Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America purchased the college in 1901.[3] In 1915, they built a new dormitory and gymnasium.[4] They constructed a new heating plant in 1921.[5] The Lutherans suspended the school for the 1938-39 school year because of too small enrollment and closed it permanently in June 1939.[6][7]
The Society of Mary, Province of St. Louis purchased the buildings and Шаблон:Convert of land in 1941 for $10,000.[8] Its buildings included two dormitories, the main building, and a heating plant.[8] The Catholic order used the buildings to train novitiate brothers and priests.[8] They named the school Marynook and operated the novitiate until it became a retreat in 1973.[9] The retreat operated until June 1994, at which time the city of Galesville purchased it for $150,000.[2] The city granted a 50-year lease in 2000 to the Garden of Eden Preservation Society.[2]
Founder's Day
Throughout the school's varied history, it held a "Founders Day" celebration on June 4.[1] A wreath was usually placed at Gale's tomb and the grounds were typically open to the public.[10] The day celebrated Gale's founding of the school, his platting of Galesville, and his work to develop Trempealeau County.[10]
Historic Place
Several buildings on the campus were listed as a historic district with the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1997.[11]
Current use
The Old Main building is being restored by the Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center. The group rents out the building for events and holds fundraisers.[12] Volunteers are compiling the history of the area, building a digital database, and collecting local genealogy information.[12] Another building is being used as a kindergarten.
Notable alumni
- Marcellus Dorwin, politician
- John Hamman, Marianist Brother, magician
- Charles N. Herreid, politician, Governor of South Dakota
- Corinne Hogden Robinson, nutritionist
- David L. Holcomb, politician
- Merlin Hull, politician
- John Ballard Rendall, educator and politician
- Arnt O. Rhea, politician and educator
- Elmore Y. Sarles, Governor of North Dakota
- Hobart Stocking, politician
- Albert Twesme, politician and jurist
Gallery
References
Further reading
- A brief history of Galesville University, Gale College and Marynook by Lucinda Oakland Morken.
External links
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