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Shimer Great Books School (pronounced / ˈ ʃ aɪ m ər / ⓘ SHY-mər) is a Great Books college that is part of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to 2017, Shimer was an independent, accredited college on the south side of Chicago, originally founded in 1853.
Small throughout its existence, Shimer enrolled 141 students as of 2012. [1] As of 2008, Shimer had 5,615 living alumni. [2] On June 1, 2017, the college became the Shimer Great Books School of North Central College. The school was known for its Great Books curriculum, and also for its early entrance program, both of which have been in effect ...
William Parker McKee in 1930, at the end of his career. William Parker McKee (1862–1933) was an American educator and Baptist minister. He served as the chief executive of Shimer College from 1897 to 1930, a position known at the time as "Dean". [1]
The town sought and secured two recent graduates of the New York State Normal School. [7] Frances Wood (later Frances Shimer) and her friend Cindarella Gregory, arrived from Ballston Spa, New York and classes began on May 11, 1853, with 11 students in a single room in the Presbyterian church in Mount Carroll . [7]
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Students repainting the Shimer College sign to reflect its change from a four-year junior college to a regular college.. A four-year junior college was a type of educational institution in the United States in the 20th century that provided education from the 11th to the 14th grades, corresponding to the last two years of high school and the first two years of college.
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