Illinois College

Illinois College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Jacksonville, Illinois. It is the oldest college in Illinois, founded in 1829 by one of the famous Yale Bands -- students from Yale University that travelled westward to found new colleges. It briefly served as the state's first medical school from 1843-1848, and became co-educational in 1903. Beecher Hall, the first college building erected in Illinois, is named after its first president, Edward Beecher, sibling to Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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United Church of Christ - Presbyterian Church (USA) - Jacksonville, Illinois - 1829 - Yale Bands - Yale University - 1903 - Edward Beecher - Henry Ward Beecher - Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Illinois College is the alma mater of William Jennings Bryan, Illinois politician Richard Yates and poet/songwriter Jonathan Edward Spillman. The college boasts a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, one of only eleven in the state.

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William Jennings Bryan - Richard Yates - Jonathan Edward Spillman - Phi Beta Kappa

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