Carroll College - Hilltopper Yearbook (Helena, MT)

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World War I saw more than the football team on the athletic field. ROARING 20’S—TIME OF PROSPERITY With the advent of the 1920s there existed a need for more room. The South Wing of Saint Charles Hall was added in 1923. The new addition served as a residence hall and library. Fourth and Fifth South would not be finished until 1948 and Third South was the only residence area. Saint Charles Chapel was built on Second South. The twenties also found Mt. Saint Charles gaining more recognition for her academic achievement. In 1924, the College was approved and registered by the Board of Regents of the University of New York. The College's fame and respectability was growing. The era was aiso marked by sadness and great loss to the Montana Catholic Community. On September 3, 1925, Bishop Carroll, founder of Mount Saint Charles College passed away. His fame was noted throughout the state as he had firmly established the institutions of the Catholic Church not only throughout Western Montana, but erected the great Cathedral of Saint Helena and the college in a predominately Masonic area. The presence of the church could not be ignored. The college lost a great friend, but his contributions will always be remembered. After long somber funeral rites in the Cathedral that he built, the remains of Bishop Carroll were laid to rest in Resurrection Cemetery next to Bishop Brondel. Seven years following his death, in 1932 the name of Mount Saint Charles College was changed to Carroll College in honor of John Patrick Carroll, second bishop of Helena. The college continued to prosper through the twenties, but hard times rapidly approached, culminating in the stock market crash of 1929. The following decade would determine the survival of Carroll College. 21

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City of Helena in 1886. Arrow points to site of future Carroll College. 20 Chemistry lab and students in the teens.

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The South Wing under construction in 1923 adding five stories of expansion. 22 Mount Saint Charles College was widely noted for its drama proauctions. Since there were no co-eds, men had to play women's roles.