Flora Stone Mather College - Polychronicon Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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,.,f X ,... - 'f I Sonnet. Chapel, thou dost belong to us, our own, To Worship in thee is our great desire, Long have we Watched thee rise from ground to Spire, As thou hast climbed toward heaven, stone by stone Beauty and grace belong to thee alone, Thy grandeur cannot help but us inspire, And kindle in our hearts a glowing Ere Qi love for thee, who'rt waiting to be known. How sweet to Worship in thy holy place, To sing and pray Within thy sacred door, To bring ourselves in touch with God once more And ind us all before Him, face to face. Ch, do thou make us better, We irnplore, And fill our hearts with reverence and with grace. 4 17

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Historical Sketch. women to Adelbert Colleoe it was through the efforts of D1 Haydn that a colleoe for women was established Vlfith eioht thousand ' , . HYEN, in the winter of1887, the Trustees decided to admit no more , T S , ' ' ' ' '. e' dollars for immediate expenses, and the offer of the services of the Adelbert faculty for three years, the college opened, the fall oi 1888, in the house at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Adelbert Street. There was an enrollment of fourteen, only two of which were candidates for degrees. This arrangement originated the system of co-ordination by which two colleges, with separate endowments and faculties, are under the control of the same president and trustees, and share the privileges of the same library and laboratories. The needs ofthe rapidly growing college were met in 1891 by the gifts of Mrs. Eliza Clark and Mrs. Samuel Mather, the former presenting the Trustees with fifty thousand dollars for an endowment and fifty thousand for a recitation hall, the latter giving fifty thousand for the endowment and twenty-five thousand for a dormitory. The two buildings, Clark Hall and Guilford House, were erected on the land near 'Wade Park, presented by Mr. I. H, Wfade. lt was with the occupation of these buildings in the fall of 1892 that the real life of the college began. In june of l900tthe corner stone was laid for the Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel, which is now completed, while another new building to be called Haydn Hall is in the process of construction. The enrollment of the college has increased to two hundred and twenty-two. Not only is the College for Vlfomen increasing in wealth and numbers, but in fame as well. It was during the fall of 1900 that, through the inlluence of Professor E. M. Perkins, it was admitted to the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. 16

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l902. Non ratio sed usus. Class Flower-Red Carnation. Class C'0!01'5-Holly-red and Green. Class Oiiicers. President, . SUSAN RAY MCKEAN Vice President, . . GRACE ALICE TAFT Secretary, . . ARABELLA SWIFT CANFIFLD Treasurer, . CORDELIA ELIZABETH CLAFLIN I 18