Defunct Military Schools

The Christian Brothers College High School (CBC High School) is a
lasallian Catholic College preparatory school which is exclusive for 
young
men.  It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louise 
and
was founded by the De La Salle Christian Brothers Midwest District.  The
school adopted some Army JROTC program, which gave it its military
structure.

In 1998 , the CBC Board of Directors announced that the school would 
once
again relocate to a new campus in west St. Louis County, eight miles 
west
of the Clayton campus.

The Columbia Military Academy can be found on the west side of Columbia.
Its buildings are on a beautiful tract of land containing 67 acres, in a
most desirable section of the city.  It was held under different
administrations as a result of the school being purchased by different
owners over the years.

The academy has since been under financial constraints but its last
purchasers has been financially successful and its work has had the
approval of the public and the Government. These parties spent many
thousands of dollars in constructing many new buildings and greatly
improving the property.

It dropped its military structure in 1979 and focused instead on an
educational curriculum that is more inclined towards a catholic 
tradition.

A renowned military school was established by George E. Merrick in Coral
Gables in the year 1924.  This academy was called the Coral Gables
Military Academy.  The academy moved to a different area in 1932; it
changed its location to the Bayfront Land at 10601 Biscayne Boulevard in
Miami Shores.  It was during this time when the academy was renamed the
Miami Academy.

By sheer misfortune, the academy had to close down in 1974.  Similar to
numerous buildings that have been destroyed and replaced in Miami, there
are no historical markers anywhere to remember the military academy 
on the
bay for 42 years.

LeMans Academy was a boarding middle school for boys located in 
Illinois.
The school was formed through the sponsorship offered by the Brothers of
Holy Cross.  Its original name was Sacred heart Military Academy.  The
school closed during the Spring of 2003 due to financial troubles and
complications on the part of its sponsors.
The last headmaster of the academy was a man named Mr. Steven Cash.

A man named Noah Linsly founded the oldest preparatory school in the 
Ohio
Valley in the year 1814.  The school, later to be called the Linsly
Military Institute, was originally established as the Lancastrian 
Academy.
The academy became an exclusive military school for boys in 1861; but in
1978, the board of trustees voted to change the military structure and
adopt the philosophy of a traditional boys.  preparatory school.

A man named Noah Linsly founded the oldest preparatory school in the 
Ohio
Valley in the year 1814.  The school, later to be called the Linsly
Military Institute, was originally established as the Lancastrian 
Academy.
The academy became an exclusive military school for boys in 1861; but in
1978, the board of trustees voted to change the military structure and
adopt the philosophy of a traditional boys.  preparatory school.

Linton Hall Military School
Linton Hall College started out when Sister Baptista Linton donated a
piece of land to be used educational grounds for poor bpys and girls. 
Two
schools were thus established in this area:  The Benedictine Fathers
established St. Maurus Boys' School in 1893; the Benedictine Sisters
established St. Edith's Academy for girls in the following year.
Eventually, the Benedictine Fathers left the area, so the Benedictine
sisters were left to deal with the situation at hand.

In 1922, the Benedictine Sisters decided to start two schools: St.
Gertrude High School for girls in Richmond, Virginia, and Linton Hall
School, a residential school for boys in Bristow.

Linton Hall began as a military school, but the military curriculum of 
the
school was dropped in 1988.  The school decided to maintain its Catholic
thrust.

The Literary, Scientific and Military Academy is the oldest private
military college in the United States.  It was first established ain 
1819
at Norwich, Vermont.  It is dubbed as the “Birthplace of ROTC”.

The academy is now called the Norwich University.  It can be found at 
the
heart of Northfield, Vermont.

There are many civilian-owned flight schools in the United States, among
which is the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in Lakeland. Florida and the
Lodwick Aviation Military Academy in Avon Park.  Both school were 
formally
opened during the early 1940's and were owned by Aviation Executive 
Albert
Lodwick.
Unfortunately, the existence of both schools were short lived.  The
Lodwick Aviation Military Academy closed in August 1944 and the Lodwick
School of Aeronautics the following August.

Louisiana State University was once called the Louisiana State 
Seminary of
Learning and Military Academy.  Its main building was first 
established in
Louisiana, and was run by first superintendent Col. William Tecumseh
Sherman.
The building was destructed in a fire that took place in the year 1869.
Luckily, the school was able to cope and thus started to resume 
classes a
month after the incident.
The name of the school ws changed to Louisiana State University in 1870.