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Ossolian Literary Society
(1909-1910)
Milligan College, like most other colleges and universities of the time, had literary societies, clubs focused on readings and recitations. Despite Josephus Hopwood’s history of having helped combine literary societies at ...
German Class
(1907-1908)
German class. Miss Anne Beatrice Grayson in center, teacher of ancient and modern languages. Magie M. Wright, George Robert Lowder, George Bowman, Alta Agnes Carpenter, Persie Owen, Birch, Alvin J. Combs, Stella Lee Sutton ...
1915 Ad
(Milligan Light, 1915)
This ad from a 1915 edition of the Milligan paper The Light proudly lists being coeducational as one of the college’s merits.
Milligan College Faculty
(1904-1905)
This photo of Milligan College Faculty (1904-1905) shows both men and women as faculty.
Math Class
(1909-1910)
Mathematics class. Back row: Frank Knight, Ollie Mae Shelburne, Wise Worrell, Catherine Thomas, Edith or Mary Campbell. Seated: Charmain Thomas, Minerva Shelburne, Nell V. Front: Raleigh H. Tabor
Elma Ellis
(Cargille's Art Gallery, JC, TN, 1908)
Milligan faculty was also mixed, although typically there were more male teachers than female. Elma E.R. Ellis, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, taught at Milligan for several years, beginning in 1899.