Oakland Normal Institute
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Oakland Normal Institute (sometimes called Oakland College) was a private school
in Yale, Mississippi
in Itawamba County
. It was a private academy
established during the early 1880s to provide students with a classical education
teaching art, Latin, and business.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
in Yale, Mississippi
Yale, Mississippi
Yale is a ghost town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. Located 11 miles northeast of Fulton, the county seat, it lay near the site of the present community of Fairview. The nearest incorporated community is the town of Tremont, to the south. The population of Yale in 1900 was 21. ...
in Itawamba County
Itawamba County, Mississippi
In 2000, there were 8,773 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and...
. It was a private academy
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
established during the early 1880s to provide students with a classical education
Classical education movement
The Classical education movement advocates a form of education based in the traditions of Western culture, with a particular focus on education as understood and taught in the Middle Ages. The curricula and pedagogy of classical education was first developed during the Middle Ages by Martianus...
teaching art, Latin, and business.