Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Departments of Economics, Sociology, and Anthropology Left to right: Dr. E. Nurge, Dr. E. Pancoast, Dr. S. Sulker, Dr. F. Reuss. The Social Sciences fields from sign post to sign post, each of which announced the location-to-he of a college building. The campus adornments consisted of a small Athletic Association structure called 46The Shack and a stream named in honor of the annual. New Coucheres nearest neighbor was Hutzlers7 predecessor, the Towson Inn, which looked down upon the present parkingr lot, then a wild greenery sheltering a small country chapel. Meanwhile, city life was becoming more and more dimcult. Classroom area was being radically consolidated as chances to sell buildings arose. Department of Psychology X. Left to right: Dr. A. Rose, Dr. S. Osler, Dr. D. Warfield. Moreover, termites were taking over old Katy Hooper. 64They had headquarters in the northeast corner of the building;7 recalls Mr. Lloyd with the light of battle in his eyes, aand moved on us from there,7 The loss of her Katy Hooper area was the first of several blows for Miss von Borries7 who found the Phys. Ed. departmental area gradually reduced from three gymnasiums to the area under one stairway. While science departments moved onto the gym floors, Phys. Ed., operating from its stairwell, eventually moved out to hold classes

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Department of Chemistry Left to right: Dr. B, Otto, Dr. L. Kelley, Dr. H. Lloyd, Dr. M. Schmidt. Coucher had been a city college for many years after 1885 before the difficulties of old buildings and the lack of suiiicient space began to tell. No one suggests that the decision to move as soon as possible from the city campusrwas in any way prompted by the home-run hit from the Goucher soft-hall field which smashed through the window of a Maryland Avenue streetcar; nonetheless, the incident was a symbolic reminder of GoucherTs problem. The old campus had its wonderful memories, but the College was ready for the announcement which came from President Guth in 15 Departments of Physics and Mathematics Left to right: Dr. M. Torrey, Dr. S. Dieke, Dr. M. Humstrom, Dr. V. Barton, Dr. J. Lodge. Absent from the picture: Mr. B. Wilson, Mrs. V. Current. 1921. The cry of ti4-2-153 went up, as many students and alumnae pledged four hundred and twenty-one dollars each, an amount representing the number of acres of the new Towson grounds. The 7twenties and athirties saw growing enthusiasm as the entire College community worked toward the goal. The campus had been purchased in 1921, and in 1938 plans for its physical development began with an out- door celebration of the Collegeas fiftieth anniversary. The first campus tours, conducted that day, were managed by students who led Visitors through the

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Department of Political Science Left to right: Mr. B. Corrin, Dr. C. Winslow, Mr. D. Pettengill. contemporaneously at State Teachers7 College, City College7 Friends7 School, a Methodist church, two bowling alleys, and a skating rink. The effort ahead loomed enormous. After all the bright hopes and anticipation, could the College actually both finance and survive such a move? At last, in much excitement, September of 1939 saw the order given for the commencement of building operations. That month World War II began. ttWe had every alibi in the world for giving it 1113,79 recalls Miss Spencer, utaxes, the war, everythinv. 17 Departments of Education and Child Development Left to right: Dr. H. Loane, Dr. B. Tatum, Dr. J. Morrell, Dr. A. Rose, Dr. M. Bennee. There were many who wanted us to take the easy way, to stay in Baltimore and to become a strictly city college by giving up dormitory accommodations; but we went ahead.a7 The fall of a42 saw the opening of Mary Fisher Hall to dormitory residents, initiates 0f the life of commutation which was to prove the test of Coucher mettle for years to come. On that first class morning of September, 1942, one hundred and eighty Mary Fisher girls were given an official academic welcome by President Robertson and Mr. Winslow as they stepped