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Chapters: Wayland Academy, Conserve School, Luther Preparatory School, Cadle Mission. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayland Academy is a private, coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA. The student population at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year was 222. Wayland's emphasis on cultivating well-rounded individuals, as well as academic prowess, is reflected in its motto, "Knowledge and Character." Wayland Academy was founded as a Baptist university, though it is now a non-denominational high school. The cornerstone of Wayland Hall was laid in 1855, marking the beginning of a new institution aimed at increasing the number of Midwestern students at Baptist seminaries. Wayland was closed twice, once during the Civil War, and once during the Great Depression. During the 1950s, it became known as Wayland Junior College. After including a middle school in the 1970s, Wayland became the college preparatory high school that it is today. It celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2005. Wayland's 55-acre (220,000 m) campus is located near downtown Beaver Dam. It consists of north and south halves divided by Hwy. 33. North Campus, the school's original land, is home to most of the campus buildings. North campus closely resembles a typical college campus layout, with separate buildings for different academic faculties, dormitory space, administration, and student life. South Campus, a former fairgrounds, consists of athletic fields and the school's field house. The Academic Building and Swan Library are the newest buildings on campus, completed in 1989. The Academic building houses the departments of mathematics, English, history, and modern and classical languages. Swan Library contains a student co...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5373505 ... Read more

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Examines the successes and failures of an American Indian boarding school, and provides an understanding of one of the greatest tragedies of federal policy toward Native Americans. ... Read more