The Nichols Latin School was a private college preparatory school that operated in the late 19th century to prepare students of both affluent and mixed income backgrounds.[1] The Free Will Baptist school was linked with Bates College until its closing in 1899. A noted counter to schools like the Boston Latin School, it featured preparatory education for the youth of the northeastern areas of New England.
| Nichols Latin School | |
|---|---|
 The Nichols Latin School in 1873 | |
| Location | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private school |
| Status | Inactive |
| Closed | March 16, 1899 |
The school was located in downtown Lewiston, Maine, and was named after Lyman Nichols. The school was in-between the college itself and the Cobb Divinity School which provided the school with unique position in the secondary school market.[2] The school's academic program included three years of study with a respective number of classes; the classes were organized in such a way that students from other secondary schools could easily transfer in and continue their education before applying to Bates.[2] However, graduating students of the Nichols Latin School were not guaranteed admission to the college, as fewer students were accepted into the college than were graduated from the latin school.[3]
Notable people
edit- Lewis Penick Clinton, African prince and missionary
- Hamilton Hatter, first president of Bluefield State College
- Henri J. Haskell, first attorney general of Montana
References
edit- ^ "Nichols Latin School". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ a b "Nichols Latin School, 1879, Advertisement". Genealogy Today. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ President, Bates College (Lewiston, Me ) (1878-01-01). Report of the President of Bates College for the Academic Year ...
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