by 60 feet (37 m × 18 m) and was used for a dormitory in connection with the school. Boys were admitted between the ages of six and sixteen years and could pursue academic and preparatory courses, fitting them for regular college work. The students were from sixteen different states. The school was conducted upon an economic basis and was under the direction of the Methodist church, the property being owned by the Illinois Conference. The assistant principal was Anna Johnson, who was also teacher of drawing and manual training. Fourteen other well-trained teachers constituted the faculty, with an enrollment of 125 pupils. Half of the work was free, and the funds were supplied by friends of the institution.
== Notable people ==
Melvin Jones
William H. Wheat
Sophronia Farrington Naylor Grubb
Charles E. MacMurray, alumni of college and its law school, served on its faculty, and became a state senator
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