▁co operation , ▁which ▁pers isted ▁up ▁to ▁De we y ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Both ▁men ' s ▁ideas ▁directly ▁impact ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁found ing ▁of ▁Ben ning ton ▁College ▁in ▁Verm ont : ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁College ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁with ▁Kil pat rick ▁soon ▁becoming ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Board , ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 2 ▁houses ▁on ▁campus ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁them . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁teaching ▁job ▁was ▁at ▁Bla k ely ▁Institute , ▁a ▁combined ▁elementary ▁and ▁secondary ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁south west ▁Georgia , ▁required ▁that ▁he ▁attend ▁a ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁summer ▁at ▁Rock ▁College ▁Normal ▁School , ▁Ath ens , ▁G A . ▁ ▁There ▁he ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁educational ▁theories ▁of ▁German ▁educ ator ▁Friedrich ▁Fro eb el , ▁kind erg arten ▁founder ▁and ▁learning - through - play ▁advoc ate . ▁ ▁He ▁again ▁studied ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁summer ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁then ▁taught ▁sevent h ▁grade ▁at ▁and ▁was ▁principal ▁of ▁Anderson ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁Sav ann ah , ▁G A , ▁ 1 8 9 6 – 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁Mer cer ▁University , ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 6 , ▁taught ▁mathematics , ▁was ▁vice - pres ident , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁acting ▁president , ▁ 1 9 0