Winona Academy 1909
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Front: Script at top center reads, The Winona Academy, : : Winona Lake, Indiana, For boys aged 12 to 20. Christian influence. Campus of 800 acres. Most beautiful and healthful location in Central West, 2 3/4 hours from Chicago on Pennsylvania Main Line. Certificate admits to leading universities. Expenses $350. F.N. Palmer, D.D., A.B., Pres., address P.C. Emmons, Principal., The Westminster, the home of the Winona Academy. (Handwritten script continued from back...)Back: Date and location read, Winona Lake, Ind. Box 885, Aug 28, 1909. Body of message reads, Dear Mrs. LaPraik:- Your card received and I was so glad to hear from you. How are you any way? We are all well. Bess is visiting in Chi. and Papa has bee there all summer and the rest of us are still holding the forte in Winona until the summer campaign is over. I am busy now waiting [continued on front] table and as soon as I am through will write you long letter and tell you all the news. Write soon [...] and tell me all about yourself. With much love, Louise M. Little. Addressed to, Mrs. Vina LaPraik, 4156 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, Ill. Louise Little, the writer, is waiting tables during this summer in Winona Lake. It is unknow if she is working at the Westminster. The Westminster was a hotel in the summer and Winona Academy during the school year.Winona Academy was a school for boys aged 12-20. It was a Christian college prep school that admitted students who have completed the eighth grade and prepare them to enter the freshman class of the best colleges and universities in America. The tuition was $350 per year and the Westminster was the home of Winona Academy. |
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| Origin: | 1909-08-28 |
| Created By: |
Winona Academy |
| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/841 |
| Collection: |
Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards |
| Copyright: |
Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions |
| Geography: |
Winona Lake (Ind.) |
| Subjects: |
Winona Academy |
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