Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE EMERSONIAN 1934 [ 6 -

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DEDICATION This book is dedicated in grate- ful recognition of the generous and splendid spirit of those to whom we owe the beautiful building that is now the home of Emerson Col- lege: JESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICK and MR. and Mrs. D. C. TRONDSEN

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THE EMERSONIAN 1934 Emerson’s New Home For years every loyal student, alumnus and faculty member of Emerson has shared a common dream — to see the college established in a permanent home of its own. This fall, that dream was gloriously realized when President Harry Seymour Ross announced the purchase from Harvard College of the Brownstone residence at 130 Beacon Street which we have come to know so well and of which we are so proud. The new building was made possible by two gifts to the college: one from Mrs. Jessie Eldridge Southwick, as a memorial to our beloved Prexy” who was president of Emerson for nearly a quarter of a century: the other from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Trondsen, as a memorial to their daughter, Alfhild Trons- den, an Emerson alumna. These gifts, together with Emerson’s endowment- building fund, financed the purchase. The big, brownstone building is on the river side of Beacon Street and commands a beautiful view of the Charles with the Esplanade for campus. Its four stories have been made over into the class-rooms and executive offices of a college, but they have retained their air of high-ceilinged, spacious aristocracy. The key-note of the building is set by the wide staircase which winds upward from the ground floor to the third with its cream- white wood work and deep wine paneled walls. In contrast to the ancient staircase is the modern broadcasting studio, for the college, recognizing the need of skill in radio address, has installed a studio resembling in every detail that of a professional broadcasting station. The library occupies the entire fourth floor so that its well lighted rooms and wide shelves offer every incentive to study. For relaxation, the “browsing room” offers literature other than that of class assignments. Any casual visitor must needs feel the worth, the beauty, and the artistic taste which this building represents as a professional college of Emerson’s char- acter, but only to us, who as students are privileged to use and to know the building intimately, is given the power to appreciate it fully. 1 7 ]