Linden Hall School - Leaves Yearbook (Lititz, PA)

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Linden Hall An Historic School INDEN HALL came into existence under circumstances that are worthy of note, since they have left an indelible stamp upon the school and have given it that seriousness of purpose that has characterized it during the one hundred and eighty years of its work. Its story carries us back to the year 1746. It was begun as a dayfschool for the daughters of the hardy pioneers who settled in Lititz and its vicinity, and banded themselves together for mutual helpfulness. It is signiicant of the type and spirit of these early settlers that, at the very outset, they made provision for the educa' tion of both their sons and daughters. The fame of the little Pennsylvania village school, resided over by teachers whose culture had been acquired in the schools of Europe, spread abroad. Parents in various parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland cov' eted for their daughters the excellent training and education en- joyed by the Moravian village girls of Lititz, and urgent requests weris made that their daughters might be admitted as boarding' pu . P Good schools were scarce, under the circumstances it appeared a duty to yield to the entreaties and share the opportunities and advantages of Linden Hall with others. A boarding department was added in 1794. The first board' ingfpupil came from Baltimore. The increasing number of apglif cants compelled enlargement of the plant from time to time. e two rooms at first set apart for the school have grown into the group of buildings which now serve the needs of the School. Spirit and Purpose To send forth young women with abounding health, with minds well instructed and trained to clear thinking, with broad sympathies, with refined tastes, with appreciation of the beautiful world in which they live, with hands trained for the useful tasks of IPlge Swenj

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A Gateway la a Happy Life Filled with Clmmrler-Building Activiliex K Full Equipment Lendx Variety and Intefefl to Phyximl Dezfelopmenl gf

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LINDEN HALL life, and with hearts responsive to the Creator and Saviour-that is, as it ever has been, the mission of Linden Hall. The spirit of service, which led to the founding of the school and to its development as a boarding school later, has always char' acterized it. It endeavors to afford the opportunities and the train' ing that will enable the girls entrusted to its care to reach the high' est development of their natures, physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. It exists only for its students. In their welfare it 'finds its mission. -, Moravian Standards in Education The Moravian Church, one of the oldest of the Protestant denominations, pioneered in the education of women. More than a century and three quarters ago it established schools that have continued to the present day to enjoy a fine reputation and a large patronage. These schools have enjoyed the conidence of the public be' cause of the ine ideals and high standards which have characterized them. The word Moravian in connection with education has won for itself a rich content of meaning. It stands for the highest and best. It connotes thoroughness. Linden Hall affords its students every facility for the complete mastery of the courses of study which it offers. Its definite aim is to provide thorough preparation for college entrance for those whose ambitions tend that way, or a wellfrounded general secondary education for others. It also aiords fine facilities for training along specific lines of preparation for usefulness. Its certiicate is accepted by those colleges into which students are admitted by certificate. The students who maintain the required grade in their work are prepared to take the college entrance exami- nations where these are required. Its graduates have a fine record for achievement in the colleges of their choice. Life Attractive, Homelike Life at Linden Hall is not only wholesome, but it is attractive and appeals to girls. It is our conviction that no girl can do or be her best unless she is happy and contented, in full harmony with her lPage Eigbtj '