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THE 1936 DONNYBROOK FAIR Goucher in Outline Dr. Thaddeus P. Thomas the founders of our College. Gaucher was founded to celebrate the centennial of the deed of even earlier uadventurers in romancellithe hardy Methodist pio; neers who, in 1784., at the Lovely Lane Meeting House in Baltimore, had organized the Meth- odist Episcopal Church in the United States. Ninety-seven years later, in 1881, the Bal- timore Annual Conference appointed a Committee to consider the establishment of 3 Con- ference Seminary tfor womenl as a centennial offering. The committee, however, took no im- mediate action, since a previous attempt to establish such an institution had not been suc- cessfully financed. The education ofwomen was not popular. JDVENTURERS in romance is the title which Dr. Gallagher might have given to Notwithstanding many discouragements, Dr. and Mrs. John F. Goucher in 1882, be- lieving thatTlWhat ought to be done can be done,,, determined to urge the founding of a sem- inary. Dri Goucher in the Conference of I883 Was fortunate in securing the appointment of Dr. John B. Van Meter as chairman and Dr. C. W. Baldwin as secretary ofa committee to de; Vise the necessary plans. In December, 1883, Dr. and Mrs. Gaucher OfFered the committee either the lot on which Goueher Hall is now situated, valued at twenty-five thousand dollars, or that much money, provided the Conference would raise the total contributions to two hundred thousand dollars. The lot was accepted instead of the money; and Dr. Van Meter7 Dr. Gaucher, the members of the committee, and especially the women of the church began Working earnestly to raise the rest of the sum necessary to found such an institution. In the Baltimore Conference 0f1884, Dr. Van lVTeter read an ably written report in favor of founding a female college. This precipitated a lively debate lasting for parts of three days and ending in a decisive Victory for those desiring a college. A committee of twenty- four, afterwards enlarged to twenty-five, was appointed to carry on the work. By January, 1885 nearly $140,000 had been subscribed. The committee obtained a Charter on January 9.6, 1885. This was regarded officially as the date of the founding of the college. On hiarch 5, 1885, a rally was held to secure the rest of the money needed. Dr. and Mrs. Goueher had already doubled their original donation and now added twenty thousand dol- lars more. Other gifts were made until slightly over two hundred thousand dollars had been subscribed and the goal reached. The committee made its final report on March 12, con- gratulating the conference on the success ofits centennial effort. Editorls note: The remarkable and indispensable part Which the women of the Baltimore Conference have played and the romantic story of their campaign will be described fully in the llHistory 0f Goucher now being prepared by lVIrs. Anna Heubeck Knipp and Dr. Thomas as a part of the semi-centennial celebration.
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THE 1936 DONNYBROOK FAIR ELEANOR W. FALLEY, B.S. Librarian ELSA HAYDEN Household Manager EMMA L. CHILDs, B.S. Dietitian EDMUND SERENO ENDER Organist GERTRUDE ONNEN Director of Dramatic: N0 PICTURES HENRIETTA BAKER Low Dirc'ctor of Music CLARA ELIZABETH COUNCELL, A.B. Assistant in Economic; and Sociology E. RUTH HEDEMAN, A.B. Amistant in Astronomy ELIZABETH MUELLER, A.B. dxsixtant in Physiology and Hygiene GRACE HILLER, A.B., M.D. Plzysicz'an GRACE BAKER, M.D. dsxociate Phyjician M21
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