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Old Cuttington: In 1889, the Episcopal Church in Cape Palmas founded Cuttington Collegiate and Divinity School on the Southern-most tip of Liberia. The School was named for Mr. Robert Fulton Cutting, treasurer of the Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church in the United States, who in 1885 had donated to Bishop Samuel D. Ferguson, then Bishop of Liberia, US$ 5,000.00 to purchase a land on which to build a school. The primary purpose of the money was for the establishment of a manual labor farm, which should afford opportunities for practical instruction of boys in the mission schools and at the same time serve as a pattern for others. On February 22, 1889, Bishop Ferguson laid the corner stone of the first building and named it Epiphany Hall. At the time, Cuttington admitted only men. The students came from all parts of Liberia and also from other West African countries. The enrollment was limited to about 100 and standards of admission and achievement were high. The curriculum

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