mid-April 1865, at the ending of the American Civil War, the students and faculty of WU attended a celebration of the fall of the Confederate States of America in Xenia, Ohio. While the school was left unattended, arsonists set fire to the main building of the school and it was destroyed. Valued at that time at $60,000.00, it was only insured for $8,000.00; making it a tremendous set back to the school whose finances were not abundant. The school was greatly hampered, as the main building not only housed all of its classroom space, but also contained its dining hall, large lecture hall, administrative space, and dormitory space for both male and female students.
WU, however, persevered after the fire and did not close; although many of its students withdrew after the fire. Classes were conducted from one of the cottage buildings by Miss Maltby for the remainder of the school year. She suffered a mental breakdown, and ultimately one of the advanced students at the school, J. P. Shorter, provided much of the school's …
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