The Principia

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The Principia

Motto	As The Sowing, The Reaping
Type	Private school, Private college
Established	1898
Undergraduates	480
Location	St. Louis , Missouri , United States
Campus	2 Campuses
Colors	Blue & Gold
Website	The Principia

The Principia is an educational institution for Christian Scientists located on two campuses in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area of the United States.^[1] Principia School, located in West St. Louis County, serves students from early childhood through high school, and Principia College, located about thirty miles away, is on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Elsah, Illinois.

History[]

Founded by Mary Kimball Morgan, Principia School was officially opened in 1898 in St. Louis.^[2] By 1906, Principia had graduated its first high school class and in 1912, the Junior College was added, becoming one of the first such colleges in America. The year 1917 marked the first graduation ceremony of alumni from the Junior College. In 1934 Principia College awarded its first bachelor's degrees.^[2] Principia College students moved to Elsah, Illinois, in February, 1935. Principia School later moved to its current location in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country, Missouri in 1959.

Institutions[]

Principia School[]

All three schools of Principia School are located on a 360-acre campus in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country.^[3] Principia School follows a British-style organization and as such its schools are as follows:

• Lower School
• Middle School
• Upper School

Principia College[]

Principia College is a private liberal-arts undergraduate college located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Elsah, Illinois. The college does not offer graduate programs. The school offers various B.A. and B.S. majors, comprehensive experiential programs, study abroad and field programs, includes a high participation in athletic programs, and is remarkable for its small size.^[4] Distinguished architect, Bernard R. Maybeck, of Maybeck and White, worked through his largest design commission during the original construction phases of Principia College. Principia College was designated a National Historic Landmark and placed on the Registrar of Historic Places in 1993.

Alumni[]

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Notable Principia alumni include:

• Larry Groce, American singer-songwriter and radio host.
• Robert Duvall, American actor and filmmaker; Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards nominee.
• Ngozi Mwanamwambwa, Zambian sprinter.
• Joy Omanski, American actress.
• Christie Enke, American chemist.
• Chris Shays, former United States representative.
• David Lovegren, film producer.
• Arend Lijphart, political scientist.
• Ron Charles, book critic.
• Peter Horton, American actor and director.
• Candy Crowley, American news anchor.
• Egil Krogh, American lawyer.
• Dean Smith, American pioneer pilot.
• David Rowland, American industrial designer.
• Robert Bruegmann, historian.
• Chandler Burr, American journalist and author.
• Charles Remington, American entomologist.
• John Andrews, American politician.
• Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter.
• Ann Dunnigan, American actor and translator.
• Arend Lijphart, political scientist.
• Aaron Goldsmith, American sportscaster.
• Steve Sydness, American politician.
• Joe Fitzgibbon, American politician.

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