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Founded 1905 by North Texas Conference of Methodist Church as the North Texas University Training School (coeducational), in Terrell, Tex. Raised in 1909 to junior college status and renamed. With support from local people, moved to Greenville for the fall session of 1912. Curriculum emphasized liberal arts. Presidents were the Rev. J. J. Morgan; the Rev. S. M. Black; Dr. D. H. Aston; S. E. Green; Dr. G. F. Winfield; Dr. J. E. Roach; Dr. G. B. Jackson; J. E. Blackburn; J. G. Roach. Before closing in 1938, Wesley College enriched the lives of thousands of students. Incise on base: Erected by the Alumni and Ex-students Association. |
