Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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-.A . 'x... x - -,-f, J 0 Xe fx. , -2-' I E , Department of Physical Culture An incident in the history of' physical training at Mount Holyoke, though told in the History ofthe Seminary, is worthy of' repetition here. During anniversary week,in 1863, John A. Andrews, Governor of Massachusetts, was present at the reading of 'compositions. One of' these, read by a member of the graduating class, was an earnest, impressive plea for a gymnasium. When she had finished, Governor Andrews started a subscription, heading it with his own name, and before night nineteen hundred dollars had been subscribed. Later, three of the trustees gave generous contributions and the first gymnasium was completed in 1865. MARGARET ELLA HUGHES, D1'rz'rtor of Gymna.r1'um MISS HUGHES School of Exprsssion, Boston, School of Physical Education, Chautauqua, New Yorkg Director of Gvm nasium, Stanford Female College, Stanford, Kentucky, Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, Supervisor of City Schools, Charleston, South Carolina, Member of American Playground Association. - 2.71 Church Street, Marion, Ohio ELIZABETH COLEDIEN UNnERH11.1., M.D., Resident Plzysibian Woman's Medical College, New York, Cornell University Medical College, Clinical Assistant in Dis pensaries of Woman's Medical College and Bellevue Hospital. New York City, Private Practice, Poughkeepsie, New York. FLORENCE S. IEDGERTON, B.A., .4.ts1'.ttantD1'redor in Gymnasium Mount Holyoke, Oberlin. IVY G. EATON, flrrirtrznt in Gymnzzrium New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics. L11.1.1AN Lo1us'1'rA KUliS'l'lEll, Corrmiw Gymnarrirs Poughkeepsie, New York 337 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusttts 2 High Street, Stafford Springs, Massachusetts New York Normal School of Physical Education. 1 179 Bergan Street, Brooklyn, New York 33

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KYTYTF' as m e-e E LLLAZLQQ Department of Music During the Hrst fifty years at Mount Holyoke the training in music consisted mainly of required choral singing, in which a high standard was maintained. Not until later was any oppor- tunity for private study in instrumental or vocal music given. With the building of the chapel and the gift ofa fine organ came the increased facilities for work, until at present students may receive private instruction in piano, organ, voice, violin, violon- cello and liute, as well as in various theoretical classes. Interest in choral work has steadily increased. The choir, vested and enlarged a few years ago, is now an important factor in the Sun- day services. G MR. HAMMOND WILLIAM CHURCHILL HAMMOND, Professor Piano, Hartford, Boston, New York, Organ, Hartford, New York, Theory, N..H. Allen, Organist of Second Congregational Church, Holyoke: a Founder of the American Guild of Organists. Holyoke, Massachusetts. JULIA BANGS DICKINSON, Assorfate Professor Voice, Worcester, Boston, New York. 14 Berkeley Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. NATHAN H. ALLEN, Lerturer in Harmony and History of Musz'c Studied with Hampt and Crell, Berlin, Germany, Van der Stucken, New York, Charter Member of New York Manuscript Society: a Founder of the American Guild of Organists, Former Vice-President of the National Music Teachers' Association. 97.6 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut. REBECCA WXLDIER HOLMIES, Instrurtor in Violin Royal Conservatory, Berlin, Germany, Pupil of Josef Joachim, Berlin, Germany, of Hugo Herrman, Frankfort, Germany, of Julius Eichberg, Boston. ALBERT M. TUCKIEIQ, ffssistant Orgnnist, Instructor in Piano Piano and Organ, Professor Hammond, Piano and Harmony, Bishop, Springfield, Organ, S. P. Warren, New York, Organ, Guilmaut, Piano, Wagner Swayne, Paris, Associate Member of American Guild of Organists. South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. GEORGE VVEBSTER, Instrurtor in Ffutr' Studied with C. K. North, Boston. ' Boston, Massachusetts. ESTHER ELLEN IDALIE, Instructor in Vocal Must.: Voice, Ottawa, Canada, Chicago, Ill. 2.6 Berkeley Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. BLANCIIE SARAH SAMUELS, .4ssistrmt Instructor in Musical Pedagogy Theory, New England Conservatory, Boston. South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. 32

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Y A-A, v x.. A,- f ef THE LLAMARAD X at . ra The Library A library and reading room was provided in the first year, 1837. The room Was twenty feet square. In 1855 a larger room was Htted up, and in 1870 an attractive fireproof building was erected. This met the condition imposed by Mrs. Henry F. Durant with l1er gift of 510,000 for books. In 1887 a stack room was added. With the increasing enrollment after the fire and the larger demands of students, the library became entirely inade- 1904., toward a new building, was made good in June through 1, the special efiorts of President Woolley and the response from trustees, alumnre, students, Faculty, and other friends with ,85o,0oo. 257' In September, 1905, the beautiful Tudor Gothic Library, designed after Westminster Hall, by Mr. George F. Newton, Architect, MISS BLAKELY was opened with seats for 380 readers and an ultimate book capacity of I60,000 volumes. After Miss Nutting, the first librarian, was appointed in 1870, the 4,000 volumes were increased to 8,000 in three years, then there was slow, constant growth until 1899, since when larger appropriations have brought the numbers to 42,000 in 1909. MARY O1.1v1A NU'l FING, Librarian, 1870-1901. Mount Holyoke. N South Hadley, Massachusetts. BERTHA ELIZA l3l.AKI5LY, B.A., Ll-bfllflillfl B.A., Mount Holyoke, New York State Library Schoolg Member of American Library Association, of the Massachusetts Library Club, and of Western Massachusetts Library Club. Laconia, New Hampshire. FRANCES E. HAYNES, B.L., 14.v.r1'.ttz1ntL1'brar1'11n B. L., Mount Holyoke, New York State Library School, Member of American Library Association, of the Massachusetts Library Club, and of thc Western Massachusetts Library Club. South Hadley, Massachusetts. BERTHA Hoivrewsiz GAULT, B.L., Cataloguer B. L., Oberling Member of American Library Association. Savanah, Ohio. STELLA S. BEAL, B.S., flsristant B. S., Simmons College, Member of the Western Massachusetts Library Club. Brockton, Massachusetts. 34 quate. Mr. Carnegie's conditional pledge of 850,000 in January,