2 ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁Dur ham ▁( where ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁now ). ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁G iles ▁sister s ▁arrived , ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁was ▁an ▁all - male ▁college ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁Tr inity , ▁Ther esa , ▁Mary , ▁and ▁Pers is ▁at ▁first ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁schools . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁their ▁younger ▁brother , ▁E . S . F ., ▁Jr . ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁College . ▁ ▁The ▁sister s ▁attempted ▁to ▁en roll ▁when ▁they ▁arrived ▁in ▁town , ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁allowed . ▁ ▁Mary ▁later ▁reflected ▁on ▁this ▁moment , ▁saying ▁" Tr inity ▁was ▁a ▁male ▁school ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁bar red ." ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁sister s ▁had ▁their ▁younger ▁brother ▁t utor ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁even ings ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁home . ▁ ▁It ▁soon ▁became ▁evident , ▁however , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁answer ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁questions , ▁having ▁just ▁learned ▁the ▁material ▁himself . ▁ ▁Ins istent ▁on ▁learning ▁what ▁their ▁brother ▁was , ▁they ▁contact ed ▁a ▁neighbor ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁Tr inity , ▁Lem uel ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁t utor ▁them ▁after - h ours . ▁ ▁In ▁turn , ▁other ▁profess ors ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁did ▁the ▁same , ▁and ▁taught ▁them ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁less ons ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁learned