I find some of the claims about being the second oldest higher education institution west of the Mississippi a bit dubious, but I’m unsure where to find better information. Certainly in 1829 Lindenwood was a finishing school for girls, enrolling 12-year olds. This is at odds with what would be considered higher education even in the early nineteenth century. Can anybody shed some light on this? Grey Wanderer (talk) 05:34, 14 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
- Found several references for the claim so added it back in since it is a very notable addition now that it is cited. I am no expert in early-mid 1800s education system but that does appear true to other colleges and universities of the time, starting as boarding schools. I did a quick google search on 1800s higher ed and found that was considered higher education at the time and many of those institutions expanded into what we know today as time went on. It also fits with several other Wikipedia articles such as History of higher education in the United States where the Nineteenth century Curriculum details that "Many students were younger than 17" and it was essentially a liberal arts education with older teenagers as well as boarding school girls mixed into the same curriculum. --Bhockey10 (talk) 23:18, 10 April 2020 (UTC)Reply
- Thank you for taking the time to do that. Maybe we can search together for a higher quality source? The Arcadia publishing series is not really a good source for history, they are riddled with errors and undergo minimal editorial review (the one about Columbia has pictures in it identified as Columbia that clearly aren’t). Ideally we could fine something academic that is unaffiliated with the school. Grey Wanderer (talk) 05:14, 18 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
