International College: a top Prep School for the University

Preparatory Students ca. 1936

Archives and Special Collections, Jafet Library, AUB

the International College moves to Beirut from Smyrna

"At the end of the First World War, the International College suffered greatly from the political events. First came the Greek invasion of Smyrna, followed by the Greek collapse and the burn­ing of the city. Then there was an active Italian propaganda pro­gram to gain influence in Southern Turkey. This was followed by the intensely nationalistic spirit of the new Turkish Republic."

 Dodge, B. (1958). The American University of Beirut: A brief history of the university and the lands which it serves. Beirut: Khayat's. p:69

Masters in American High School for Boys (later International College), Smyrna. Turkey, ca. 1879

 Blatchford Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Jafet Library, AUB

IC: A prep school for the University

"The situation became so difficult that in 1936 the Board of Trustees of International College accepted an invitation to move to Beirut and to become affiliated with the University. Three trustees of the College joined the Board of the University, several professors became members of the Beirut faculty, and Dr. Mac-Lachlan's successor, President Cass Arthur Reed, spent a year at Beirut.

All of the classes at Beirut from the elementary years to the Sophomore Class were included in the re-established International College, with Archie S. Crawford as the Principal. As the College had an endowment fund of nearly a million dollars, the combined endowments of the College and the University together totaled over six and a half million. The interest from these endowments, added to the income from the students' fees, made it possible to finance the institutions without incurring deficits."

 Dodge, B. (1958). The American University of Beirut: A brief history of the university and the lands which it serves. Beirut: Khayat's. p:69