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Lon Morris College ( LMC) was a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States, and was the only school affiliated with the United Methodist Church that was owned by an individual conference and not the denomination as a whole. Lon Morris was an accredited two-year institute of higher learning, which provided instruction ...
Mar 17, 2018 · Hundreds of schools were established in East Texas before the Civil War. Lon Morris College outlasted them all until it closed its doors in 2012. The college had its beginnings in the early 1850s, as a Masonic School located in the community of New Danville, in Rusk County.
Aug 31, 2021 · The Texas Historical Commission recognized Lon Morris College as the oldest junior college in Texas in 1972 and approved a marker for the campus. Lon Morris is also the only one of the pre-Civil War schools in East Texas still in existence (see EDUCATION; ANTEBELLUM TEXAS).
In 1924, the name was changed to Lon Morris College after Mr. R.A. (Lon) Morris left his entire estate to the school. Graduates in each generation of the school's history would become leaders in all walks of life. Many in Texas, especially in Jacksonville, still grieve the closing of this storied institution.
Lon Morris College - Office of Admissions. 903.589.4005. 1.800.259.5753. Fax: 903.589.4006. admissions@lonmorris.edu. Lon Morris is a 2 year private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church with an international student body, division 1 NJCAA sports and a 10 to 1 faculty to student ratio.
Aug 16, 2009 · Hundreds of schools were established in East Texas before the Civil War; Lon Morris College alone still exists as the oldest two year college in the entire state. This month marks its 100th anniversary as a junior college in its current location.
Dec 13, 2018 · Once a Bear cat, Always a Bearcat: Lon Morris College Remembers. By: Sherri Gragg. For 158 years, Lon Morris College nurtured the minds, hearts, and souls of the young men and women who crossed its threshold in search of an education; They were not disappointed. According to former Lon Morris president, Dr. Faulk Landrum, the school was named one of three of the best two-year colleges in the Unit
