Louisville Male Traditional High School is a public secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District.
Established in 1856, Louisville Male is the oldest public high school west of the Alleghenies. A growing 19th century river city needed a place to prepare its men for leadership, and so in 1861, Male was designated "The University of P...
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Louisville Male Traditional High School is a public secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District.
Established in 1856, Louisville Male is the oldest public high school west of the Alleghenies. A growing 19th century river city needed a place to prepare its men for leadership, and so in 1861, Male was designated "The University of Public Schools in Louisville". From 1856 until 1912, Male High School conferred Bachelor degrees on its graduates, and in some instances conferred Master degrees to exceptional students. Originally open to males only, it is now co-educational and is considered one of the most prestigious high schools in Louisville.
In 1798 the Kentucky State Legislature authorized the creation of a college for young men to be built in Louisville. In 1816, after 18 years of bureaucratic blundering, the trustees were able to open the Jefferson Seminary. The...
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