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Hill Military Academy was a prominent military school in Portland, Oregon, during the first half of the twentieth century. The school’s founder, Joseph Wood Hill (1856-1930), modeled the private boys secondary school after similar institutions in the United States.
State of Oregon v. Hill Military Academy. In 1923, the Hill Military Academy of Portland filed suit with the U.S. District Court against the State of Oregon to challenge legislation that would have outlawed private school education as students’ primary form of instruction.
Jul 20, 2015 · Opened in 1901 in Northwest Portland, Hill Military was the brainchild of Joseph Wood Hill, a Yale-educated Ph.D., medical doctor and college friend of William Howard Taft, who would go on to...
Hill Military Academy was a private, College preparatory military academy in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1901, it was a leading military boarding school in the Pacific Northwest. Originally located in Northwest Portland, it later moved to Rocky Butte where it remained until...
State of Oregon v. Hill Military Academy. In 1923, Hill Military Academy of Portland filed suit with the U.S. District Court against the State of Oregon to challenge legislation that would have outlawed private school education as a pupil’s primary form of instruction.
In 1901, Joseph Wood Hill founded the Hill Military Academy, modeling it after other military academies around the nation that were popular before and after the turn of the century. He believed that school uniforms, military drills, and discipline taught boys obedience, respect, and self-restraint.
Hill Military Academy. In 1923, the Hill Military Academy of Portland filed suit with the U.S. District Court against the State of Oregon to challenge legislation that would have outlawed private school education as students’ primary form of instruction.
