Mrs. Lydia Patterson was a Methodist laywoman. At the beginning of the 20th century there were very few educational opportunities for poor Hispanic boys. Mrs. Patterson recognized this problem, and in 1906, she began to set up classes for boys. Upon her death in 1909, her husband Millard Patterson, a local attorney, decided to memorialize her by establishing the school that she had envisioned, and in 1913, construction began on the Lydia Patterson Institute. In 1921, Lydia Patterson Institute became one of the first schools in the country to emphasize the teaching of English as a Second Language.
Mrs. Lydia Patterson was a Methodist laywoman. At the beginning of the 20th century there were very few educational opportunities for poor Hispanic boys. Mrs. Patterson recognized this problem, and in 1906, she began to set up classes for boys. Upon her death in 1909, her husband Millard Patterson, a local attorney, decided to memorialize her by establishing the school that she had envisioned, and in 1913, construction began on the Lydia Patterson Institute. In 1921, Lydia Patterson Institute became one of the first schools in the country to emphasize the teaching of English as a Second Language.
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