Napa Collegiate Institute
Napa Collegiate Institute was founded in 1860 by A. H. Hamm.
Background
In 1861 the land was quitclaimed to Angus L. Boggs and again in 1862 to Rev. William S. Turner when it was "received into the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church."[1] The campus was bounded by Jefferson Street, Calistoga Avenue, Seminary Street, and Clay Street in downtown Napa, California.
A "Primary Department" was opened in 1870 that focused on the education of children, but was discontinued in 1887.
The school was reorganized in 1871 with Principal Thomas C. George. "In the perspective of subsequent years, the rules and regulations under which students were placed in Napa Collegiate Institute seem almost unreasonably strict, savoring strongly of early Puritanism. While there was no avowed purpose of making Methodists of the boys and girls, the faculty members were all members of the Methodist Church."[1]
In 1885, Napa Collegiate Institute became Napa College.
In 1896, the school was merged with the University of the Pacific, which was located in Santa Clara County at the time.
Napa Valley College, formerly Napa Junior College and Napa Community College, were not associated with Napa College except for their locations in Napa, California.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hunt, Rockwell D. (1951). History of the College of the Pacific, 1851-1951 written in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of its founding. College of the Pacific. OCLC 610595058. Search this book on
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