Texas Presbyterian College
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Also known as Texas Presbyterian College for Girls was a woman's college as well as high school in Milford, Texas
. The college was opened in 1902 with a donation of $25,000 and 10 acre (4 ha) of land from the town of Milford.
two years of Bible study were required of all students. The first president was Henry Clay Evans. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church made donations to the institution but it was not until an aggressive fund-raising campaign to establish an endowment was held in 1917 that TPC was stable financially.
In 1911 the high school was separated into a separate academy and in 1917 the college was reorganized into a fully accredited college. In 1929 TPC closed and merged with Austin College
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Milford, Texas
Milford is a town located in exteme Northern Central Texas in the southwestern corner of Ellis County, Texas United States. The population was 749 in 2008.-Geography:Milford is located at ....
. The college was opened in 1902 with a donation of $25,000 and 10 acre (4 ha) of land from the town of Milford.
two years of Bible study were required of all students. The first president was Henry Clay Evans. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church made donations to the institution but it was not until an aggressive fund-raising campaign to establish an endowment was held in 1917 that TPC was stable financially.
In 1911 the high school was separated into a separate academy and in 1917 the college was reorganized into a fully accredited college. In 1929 TPC closed and merged with Austin College
Austin College
Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated by covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church and located in Sherman, Texas, about 60 miles North of Dallas....
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