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Historical Sketch of Wesleyan EISLEYAN COLLEGE was incorporated in 1836 by the Legislature of Georgia under the name of “The Georgia Female College.” Two years later, the trustees elected a president and faculty, and in Jan- uary, 1839, the doors of the College were opened to the public. On the lety young women were enrolled, and during the term the number increased to one hundred and sixty-eight. At first the College was under the control of the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church, and is now governed by the North Georgia, South Georgia and Florida Conferences. The College has the distinction of being the oldest college for women in America, and probably in the world, and has for three quarters of a century maintained the highest standards of educational life. It is the aim of its management that it should be not simply the oldest college for women in America, but the best. More than two thousand graduates of the College are widely scattered throughout the world. The diploma of “Wesleyan” has been pronounced the “highest academic honor open to a woman in the South.” The College is located in the best residential section of Macon, which is, perhaps, the most beautiful and cultured of all Southern cities. The campus consists of eight acres, with the buildings located at one end, and the remaining space used for recreation grounds. The buildings in use are five in number, consisting of Main Building. Susannah Wesley Memorial. Roberts Hall, the Dining Hall Building, and Senior Hall. An endowment fund of $300,000 has recently been completed by Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, which goes to greatly increase the efficiency and strength of the College, and gives it an added pre-eminence in the field of Southern education.
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