Cuttington University College, Liberia: Years at Cape Palmas, 1889-1901

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Title:	Cuttington University College, Liberia: Years at Cape Palmas, 1889-1901
Author:	Corby, Richard A.
Year:	1992
Periodical:	Liberian Studies Journal
Volume:	17
Issue:	1
Pages:	1-24
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Liberia
Subjects:	universities Education and Oral Traditions History and Exploration
Abstract:	This paper discusses the origins and development of Cuttington University College from its founding in 1889 to 1901, the crucial first dozen years of its existence. Cuttington University College is affiliated with the Episcopal Church of Liberia and the United States. The level of instruction in the first few years was primarily at the elementary and middle school levels. After ten years of the school's existence the organization was in three departments of four years each. In the High School students studied at the elementary level while in the collegiate department of the Hoffman Institute the level was that of secondary school education. The preparatory class was the starting point and among the subjects studied were religious knowledge, English, geography, and ancient and modern history. In the collegiate department subjects studied were, amongst others, holy scripture, English grammar and composition, and arithmetic. The third division was the theology department. The Reverend M.P.K. Valentine played an important role as principal of Cuttington College during those first years. Notes, ref.