Chillicothe Business College
{{Short description|Private college in Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.}}
Chillicothe Business College (CBC) was a private college located in Chillicothe, Missouri, that operated from 1890 to 1952. The college was founded in 1890 by Allen Moore as the Chillicothe Normal School and Business Institute.{{cite web |author= |title=Old Chillicothe Business College |url=https://www.chillicothecity.org/community/our-local-history-grand-river-museum/pages/old-chillicothe-business-college |publisher=City of Chillicothe |access-date=November 28, 2024 }}
Chillicothe's sports teams were known as the Ducks. The school's colors were purple and gold.{{cite web |author= |title=De Sales College |url=https://www.lostcolleges.com/desales-college |publisher=America's Lost Colleges |access-date=November 28, 2024 }} CBC joined the Interstate Conference at its founding in 1938.{{cite news |author= |title=Wentworth To Be Member Of New Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-advertiser-news/159842409/ |newspaper=The Lexington Advertiser-News |location=Lexington, Missouri |date=March 15, 1938 |page=1 |access-date=November 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Notable alumni
- Carl E. Bailey, attorney and the governor of Arkansas from 1937 to 1941
- Lester Dent, pulp-fiction writer
- Huger Lee Foote, planter Mississippi state senator
- Elmo M. Haney, master gunnery sergeant in the United States Marine Corps
- William J. Hopkins, White House executive clerk from 1948 to 1971
- Cal Hubbard, professional football player and Major League Baseball umpire
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1890
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 1952
Category:1890 establishments in Missouri
Category:1952 disestablishments in Missouri
Category:Defunct private universities and colleges in Missouri
Category:Business schools in Missouri
Category:Education in Livingston County, Missouri
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