The Growth and Development of Clifton Junior College, 1897-1947 Page: 15
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members pf ttie Corporation were the ones most active in
creating a sentiment for raising Clifton College to an
accredited junior college standing. The enthusiastic
supporters and patrons of the institution set forth
several reasons why action should be taken toward the
realization of such an advanced rank by the school. In
the first place, the Norwegian Lutherans felt that the
life of their institution depended upon getting the ac-
credited junior college standing because of the competi-
tion which the public schools were offering. The public
schools were securing better equipment and better
faculties each year. In the second place, the progressive
and culture-loving people who lived in the territory from
which Clifton College drew its students encouraged their
boys and girls to continue in school and to make every
effort to secure a higher education. Obviously, if Clifton
College were to continue on the academy or high school
level, it meant that the college-minded youth of the com-
munity must go away to school. Naturally, this would be
more expensive than if the students could secure the ad-
vanced training in Clifton. It was estimated that the dif-
ference in expense would range from one hundred to four
hundred dollars for each year that the students remained in
school. The Clifton merchants did not expect to realize
much material gain from the school because they usually
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Conlee, Pansy Blossom. The Growth and Development of Clifton Junior College, 1897-1947, thesis, January 1947; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699613/m1/19/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .