James Andrew McCauley

James Andrew McCauley (1822-1896) was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served as President of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 1872 to 1888.

At the session, that body decided to establish a secondary school of high grade for women, and McCauley was assigned the responsibility of inaugurating and conducting the enterprise.

The secondary school for women was a notable success, but at the end of four years McCauley relinquished the trust on account of impaired health.

At the time McCauley assumed the role of President, Dickinson had declined during the Civil War and patronage and income had waned.

But McCauley faced the difficulties with determination and during his tenure increased endowments, built new facilities, enhanced curricula and enlarged faculty.

The relationship did not stop there, with Captain Pratt noting that "from that time forward Dr. McCauley became an advisor and most valued friend to the school" and "we had the advantage of contacting and contending with our distinguished neighbor, Dickinson College, with its more than a century of success in developing strong and eminent men to fill the highest places in our national life.

Professor Charles Francis Himes, Dr. George Edward Reed, Stephen Baird and Joshua Lippincott fostered the relationship between the institutions through religious services, advisory meetings, lectures and commencement speeches.

[4] The presence of Native Americans on campus generated great enthusiasm among Dickinson students, and they volunteered services, observed teaching methods and participated in events.

In addition, at the time of annual Indian School commencement, it was traditional for a half day holiday to be given so Dickinson students could attend the "very interesting exercises."