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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.

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   Lon Morris College. 800 College Ave. Jacksonville, TX 75766. If you are mailing your $35 application fee or $200 housing deposit, please send a check or money order only. You can also pay by credit card over the phone by calling our Admissions Office at 903.589.4005.

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   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).

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   After attaining state accreditation in 1915-16, the school began, in 1919, to advertise itself as the oldest junior college in East Texas. In 1924 it took the name Lon Morris College to honor financial benefactor Alonzo Morris.

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   Lon Morris College is a 2 year liberal arts, faith-based private college located in Jacksonville, Texas. The student body averages above 300 students. Lon Morris College has been serving young people in East Texas and from around the world for over 150 years.

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   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.

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   What is Lon Morris College known for?

   • Lon Morris College (LMC) is a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States, and is known for its A. Frank Smith Fine Arts Building, which hosts theatre, music, and dance. It was the only school affiliated with the United Methodist Church that was owned by an individual conference and not the denomination as a whole.

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   What happened to Lon Morris College?

   • Lon Morris College, which was founded in 1854 as the New Danville Masonic Female Academy near Kilgore, Texas, was closed in 2012. The 112-acre campus was auctioned on January 14, 2013, in Dallas, Texas; the primary purchasers were a local school district and an office supply company.

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   When was Lon Morris College founded?

   • Lon Morris College was chartered on January 15, 1887 and moved to its final location in Jacksonville in 1909. After R.A. 'Lon' Morris of Pittsburg, Texas, gave his estate to the school, and with approval of the Texas Annual Conference, the name of the institution was changed again, in 1924, to Lon Morris College.

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   When did Lon Morris College become a junior college?

   • In 1927 Lon Morris College became the first junior college in Texas accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, and two years later it also became the first approved for a chapter in Phi Theta Kappa, a national junior college honor society.

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   Who was the last president of Lon Morris College?

   • Dr. Miles McCall was the last president of Lon Morris College before it filed for bankruptcy; he resigned effective May 24, 2012. Lon Morris College filed for bankruptcy on July 2, 2012. The 112-acre campus was auctioned on January 14, 2013, in Dallas, Texas; the primary purchasers were a local school district and an office supply company.

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   Is Lon Morris still in existence?

   • Lon Morris is also the only one of the pre- Civil War schools in East Texas still in existence ( see EDUCATION; ANTEBELLUM TEXAS ). In 1935, when the college faced severe financial difficulties during the Great Depression, Cecil E. Peeples took over as president.

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   Lon Morris is one of only a few schools to offer a dual-degree curriculum with a Service Learning component – giving students the opportunity to earn a second transcript for community volunteer work.