Will Mayfield College
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Will Mayfield College was a school located in Marble Hill
, Missouri. From 1878 to 1934, the college offered four years of preparatory school
and two years of junior college
work.
Will Mayfield was founded by William Henderson Mayfield and Dr. H. J. Smith as the Mayfield-Smith Academy in Smithville (now Sedgewickville
) in Bollinger County
. It was governed by the St. Francois Baptist Association.
In 1880, the college was moved to the county seat
at Marble Hill; the first building was completed in 1885. The name of the school was changed in 1903 to Will Mayfield College in honor of William Henderson Mayfield's son, Will, who was a graduate of Mayfield-Smith Academy and who had died the previous year at the age of 20.
Will Mayfield College permanently ceased operations in 1934 due to financial reasons. The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History is now operating on the grounds of the college.
Marble Hill, Missouri
Marble Hill is a fourth-class city in central Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. Located at the intersection of State Highway 34 and State Highway 51, it is the largest city in Bollinger and serves as the county seat . The population was 1,502 at the 2000 census...
, Missouri. From 1878 to 1934, the college offered four years of preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
and two years of junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
work.
Will Mayfield was founded by William Henderson Mayfield and Dr. H. J. Smith as the Mayfield-Smith Academy in Smithville (now Sedgewickville
Sedgewickville, Missouri
Sedgewickville is a village in northern Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 197; a 2009 estimate, however, showed the population to be 189, a decrease of 4.06%....
) in Bollinger County
Bollinger County, Missouri
Bollinger County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 12,363; despite a 2009 estimate that showed the population to be 11,841. The county seat is Marble Hill, which is the only city in Bollinger County...
. It was governed by the St. Francois Baptist Association.
In 1880, the college was moved to the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
at Marble Hill; the first building was completed in 1885. The name of the school was changed in 1903 to Will Mayfield College in honor of William Henderson Mayfield's son, Will, who was a graduate of Mayfield-Smith Academy and who had died the previous year at the age of 20.
Will Mayfield College permanently ceased operations in 1934 due to financial reasons. The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History is now operating on the grounds of the college.