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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 provides instruction in the arts and sciences with a core curriculum emphasizing liberal arts. While Lon Morris taught as many as 350 students〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Texas Mentor (XAP Corp. 1999-2006) )〕 in a semester, enrollment reached more than 1,000, a new record, in the fall of 2009.〔(Overcrowding the ‘suite’ life at Lon Morris ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', August 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 The school was south of Tyler.〔"(About Lon Morris College )." ((Archive )) Lon Morris College. Retrieved on May 23, 2012.〕 The person who last held the title of college president was Dr. Miles McCall; he resigned effective May 24, 2012. Lon Morris College filed for bankruptcy on July 2, 2012.〔(Lon Morris College files for bankruptcy )〕 The 112-acre campus is scheduled to be auctioned on January 14, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.〔(Lon Morris campus scheduled for auction )〕 ==History== Founded in 1854 as the New Danville Masonic Female Academy near Kilgore, Lon Morris College was the oldest existing two-year college in Texas. In 1873, the academy moved to Kilgore and became property of the Kilgore Methodist Church, changing its name to the Alexander Institute in honor of its president Isaac Alexander, an outstanding early Texas educator. The Texas Annual Conference acquired the Alexander Institute in 1875. Chartered on January 15, 1887, the Institute moved to Jacksonville in 1894 and to the present location 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Lon Morris College (2004), www.lonmorris.edu )〕 The only two-year Methodist college west of the Mississippi River, Lon Morris has held membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools longer than any other two-year college in Texas, and it is the only surviving pre-Civil War school in East Texas.〔 One of Lon Morris' presidents was John E. Fellers, a Christian writer and Methodist minister, primarily in the Houston area, but also in Alexandria and Shreveport, Louisiana.〔John Andrew Prime, "Ex-pastor of First United Methodist dies", ''Shreveport Times'', July 15, 2007〕 In 2009, the campus of Lon Morris would soon grow to the west, with a gift from the city of Jacksonville of a municipal activity center (formerly a Texas National Guard armory), a rodeo arena, and land surrounding both. The college allowed annual events for the Tops-in-Texas Rodeo at the rodeo arena without any financial outlays from the city.〔(City signs over recreation center, rodeo grounds ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 Lon Morris had plans for construction of new dormitories,〔(Lon Morris College prepares for student housing expansion ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', July 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 which is timely, as there were many students enrolled for the fall of 2009 housed in two Jacksonville motels.〔(No room at the inn: ‘Catch 22’ for city of J’ville ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', August 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 Another addition coming to the campus will be a self-supporting tower in order to access wireless Internet signals; this will assist students in connecting to the web. It will reach 100 feet in height.〔(Just trace amount of hydrilla reported ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', October 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 Students could participate in a variety of sports including men's/women's basketball, baseball and softball, men's/women's soccer, men's/women's golf, volleyball, cheerleading and dance. In 2009, football was added as a varsity sport, although no official games will be played until 2010.〔(Casting call continues for Bearcat football players ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.〕 In February 2010, Lon Morris announced a new agriculture curriculum, with classes having begun in the fall of 2010.〔(LMC Adds Ag Program ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', Nathan Straus--writer, February 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-09.〕 In March 2010, the college acquired a prominent downtown Jacksonville building that originally had housed the city post office for many decades. A local family had owned and operated the building for a time as a hotel and restaurant using the name "The Landmark". Lon Morris announced it would use the acquired property for its new hospitality administration program, for which classes would start in the fall of 2010.〔(LMC Additions ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', Nathan Straus--writer, February 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-09.〕〔(LMC inks deal for Landmark ), ''Jacksonville Daily Progress'', Nathan Straus--writer, March 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-09.〕〔(Sadler's Kitchen Set To Move Into Landmark Building ), ''Tyler Morning Telegraph'', Kelly Gooch--writer, March 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.〕 This is likely the first time in the recent history of Lon Morris that any part of its operation and curriculum has occurred in a venue away from the main campus on College Avenue. By March 2010, a new dormitory, Cooper House, opened on the campus, with room for thirty=two students. Another new dormitory is called "The Lodge."〔(Lon Morris Adds Beds For Students ), ''Tyler Morning Telegraph'', Kelly Gooch--writer, March 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.〕 On May 23, 2012, all college employees, with the exception of 11 core employees, were furloughed indefinitely.〔Valencia, Nick. "(Oldest 2-year college in Texas furloughs staff )." ''CNN''. Wednesday May 23, 2012. Retrieved on May 23, 2012.〕 Over 100 individuals were furloughed. The furlough occurred after the school missed three pay periods.〔Austin, Anthony. "(Lon Morris restructuring could affect city financially )." ''KYTX''. Retrieved on May 26, 2012.〕 Miles McCall, the president, submitted his resignation notice via e-mail. McCall's resignation was effective May 24, 2012.〔 The affected individuals were notified via email.〔(), ''KETK News'', Angela Berry--executive producer, May 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-23.〕 The decision to furlough was made by the Bridge Point Consulting Company. On May 5, 2012 the board of trustees had asked Bridge Point Consulting Company to make recommendations on how to proceed with a planned restructuring of the school.〔Resendiz, Marivel. "(Lon Morris staff furloughed )." ''Jacksonville Progress'' at the ''Corsicana Daily Sun''. May 23, 2012. Retrieved on May 23, 2012.〕 Later that month Tyler Junior College sent an outreach team to help Lon Morris students register for summer classes at Tyler Junior College. It also allowed LMC students to live at the junior college residence halls at discounted rates.〔"(Tyler Junior College to reach out to Lon Morris students for summer study )." ''KYTX-TV''. May 25, 2012. Retrieved on May 25, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lon Morris College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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