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From YouTube: This Day In History: Asheville Farm School (November 30)
Description
We all know Warren Wilson College and its distinct niche in higher education. But did you know that Warren Wilson was not always a four-year school?
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A
We
all
know
Warren
Wilson
college
and
its
distinct
niche
in
higher
education,
but
did
you
know
that
Warren
Wilson
was
not
always
a
four-year
school
on
November
30th
1894
Asheville
farm
school
opened
on
the
same
land
that
the
college
occupies
today
it
offered
three
grades
of
elementary
education
had
a
class
size
of
twenty
five
boys
and
three
professional
staff
members.
Within
six
years,
Asheville
farm
school
had
an
enrollment
of
140
students.
A
The
school
grew
despite
local
and
global
setbacks
such
as
the
flood
of
1916
World
War
one
and
the
Great
Depression
in
1942
Asheville
farm
school
merged
with
the
hot
springs
based
Dorland
Bell
school
and
became
a
coed
secondary
school
and
thus
warrant
Wilson
was
established
for
over
20
years,
Warren
Wilson
operated
as
a
junior
college,
but
in
1966
a
gained
recognition
as
the
four-year
college.
We
know
today.