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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train Black teachers?
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Which one of the following cities did NOT have a private school in the early 1800s?
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Which one of the following is NOT an argument used against consolidating schools?
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Which institution of higher learning was founded in Sylvester in Boone County?
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What is West Virginia's oldest continuous institution of higher learning?
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The founding of this institution of higher learning was funded by a candidate for vice president of the United States and a sitting U.S. senator.
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In which county is Ohio Valley University located?
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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College was originally founded as part of which institution of higher learning?
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This person established the first teacher-training program at what is now West Virginia State University and was the first superintendent of the State Industrial Home for Colored Girls in Huntington.
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Which one of these West Virginia University presidents served the longest time in that role.
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