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Description: Hiram College Eclectic Institute, from "History of Hiram College, 1850-1900," by F.M. Green. The college, originally called Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, was founded by Amos Sutton Hayden of the Disciples of Christ Church. However, it was always nonsectarian and coeducational. Future U.S. President James A. Garfield attended the institute as a student from 1851 to 1853, and after attending Williams College, returned to the institute. He taught classical languages, mathematics, and geology, and served as principal between 1856 and 1861. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Education--Ohio; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Places: Hiram (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)