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The Wellington (KS) Daily News published an article on June 6, 2018 by Adam Catlin, " Thirty-two years after its closure, St. John's College still brings back its alumni ."   St. John's College operated in Winfield, Kansas from 1893 to 1986 and Catlin reports on a recent successful gathering of St. John's alumni.  His article includes comments from a number of alumni he interviewed and also provides information on the institution and several historical images. The city of Winfield maintains the campus as  Baden Square  and has successfully repurposed a number of the building for other community activities.  You can read an earlier College History Garden post from several years ago that includes links to a couple of alumni web sites .

The Selma Times-Journal  published this week that, " Concordia College Alabama to close at the end of spring semester ."  Reporter Blake Deshazo visited  with  Dr. James Lyons, chief transition officer and interim president for the college, who had shared the news with faculty, staff, and students on Wednesday.  Concordia is a historically black Lutheran College with approximately 400 students. Deshazo of The Times-Journal previously reported the institution was facing financial pressure on February 6, 2018 that " Concordia College in need of investors to remain open ." The institution was founded as Alabama Lutheran Academy & College in 1922 .   Alabama Luther College graduated its first class of four women in 1926, but discontinued the college program for a time during the Depression and it was renamed Alabama Lutheran Academy.  College coursework was added back and the name changed to Alabama Lutheran Academy and College.   Then ...