Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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In this 125th year of Loyola ' s existence, we are turning the corner toward a future characterized by growth and modernization while seeking to celebrate Loyola ' s traditions. But, long after the fireworks of of the official 125th anniversary celebrations have melted into the night, we, the members of the Loyola community, celebrate the past by remembering it, by using its light to guide our steps into the darkness of the future. Memories, whether they are like small flames flickering in the wind or unextinguishable torches, weld us to the chain of the decades. Every year, the Evergreen Annual strives to rekindle the memories of one year. In this 125th year, however, we have tried to record some of the trials and errors, defeats and successes, and the spirit of all Loyola ' s years. The staff of the Evergreen Annual hopes that the fragments and glimpses of history in this yearbook will conjure up memories for those who turn its pages. We hope that in some small way we will keep the flame of the past glowing, and, with it, inspire the future for graduates who turn away from the corner of Evergreen as well as for all members of Loyola College.

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History The oldest chartered college in the City of Baltimore, Loyola College first opened its doors on September 15, 1852, with some 58 young men enrolled. Operating in two rented houses on Holliday Street, across from City Hall, Loyola had as its first president Rev. John Early, S.J. Eight Jesuits comprised the faculty of the young institution. Classes continued on Holliday Street until February, 1855, when overcrowded conditions brought about a move to a new building on Calvert Street at Madison (today, the home of Center Stage). There, for more than seven decades, Loyola students received sound academic preparation for careers of leadership in busi- ness, government, and the professions. With no room for further expansion downtown, in 1922 Loyola College moved to a 20-acre site at North Charles Street and Cold Spring Lane. With a 1971 merger with nearby Mount Saint Agnes College, Loyola became the first fully coeducational Catholic college in Maryland. Today, day and evening undergraduate programs, plus a variety of graduate division and professional development programs, serve the state ' s citizens with a wide range of educational offerings, combining a value-centered, liberal arts tra- dition with strong professional preparation and up- dating. An independent college in the traditions of the Jesuits and Sisters of Mercy, Loyola is the largest private college in Maryland with some 4,600 students enrolled. Its record of service; its high academic stand- ing; the accomplishments of its nearly 15,000 alumni; plus its response to the needs of the community — all account for the College ' s prominence in the educa- tional, professional, and cultural life of Maryland. Loyola ' s first home on Holiday St. in the F. Knapp Institute building. Photo taken 1867 Loyola ' s second site at Calvert and Madison Streets. Plaque in Maryland Hall representing Loyola ' s one hundred year history.