▁a ▁former ▁private ▁college ▁in ▁Ch app ell ▁Hill , ▁Texas . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁co ed uc ational ▁school , ▁first ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁de cade ▁became ▁a ▁Method ist ▁institution ▁and ▁was ▁re char tered ▁as ▁a ▁women ' s ▁college . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ; ▁the ▁building ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁school . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁replacement ▁school ▁building ▁that ▁pres erves ▁the ▁college ▁bell . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁with ▁five ▁teachers ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁students ▁as ▁Ch app ell ▁Hill ▁Institute , ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ; ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁Jacob ▁and ▁Mary ▁Hall er . ▁It ▁was ▁char tered ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Legisl ature ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁as ▁Ch app ell ▁Hill ▁Male ▁and ▁Fem ale ▁Institute . ▁A ▁second ▁building ▁was ▁added ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁separate ▁the ▁sex es . ▁In ▁fall ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁it ▁became ▁Ch app ell ▁Hill ▁College ▁and ▁P . ▁S . ▁R uter , ▁who ▁had ▁taught ▁at ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁University , ▁became ▁president . ▁His ▁sister ▁Charlotte ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁department , ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Kno x ▁head ed ▁the ▁female ▁division . ▁Tu ition ▁for ▁a ▁session ▁of ▁five ▁months ▁was ▁advert ised ▁as ▁r anging