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

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me mznmnanna Mary C. Whitman Eddy X'-F Mary Chapin Pease Sophia Hazen Stoddard 6

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zne ccnmnnann Mary C. Whitman Eddy MaryV'l..yon's successor was Mary E. Whitman Eddy, who entered the Seminary as a student in the first year, and was for some time associate principal. Owing to ill health, Mrs. Eddy remained principal only during the year I849-l850. Mary Chapin Pease Mrs. Pease was connected with the Seminary from its earliest days. She was successful as a teacher from IS43-l860. From i850-l852, she acted as principal. In the position of principal, i852-l865, with great wisdom and unusual hnancial ability, she met the exigencies of the hard years, including those of the Civil War. Credit is due to Mrs. Pease for the full and accurate records of the early alumnae, which she made in compiling a catalogue of the Memorandum Society. It is interesting to note here that the auditorium of the Student-Alumnae Building is to be called Chapin Hall in memory of Mrs. Pease. Sophia Hazen Stoddard When Miss Chapin resigned, the duties of the principal fell upon Mrs. Stoddard. She had been teaching in the seminary for some years and, well-acquainted with its policies, she ably guided it until the new principal, Miss French, was elected. 8

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me asznmnnnnn Helen French Gulliver Among those who made the history of Mount Holyoke between 1860 and l890 and put their stamp on its traditions, there is no name more loved and honored than that of Helen French Gulliverf' She taught at Mount Holyoke for ten years, was made principal in l867, and though illness obliged her to give up this position in l872, she kept up her helpful interest in the college until her death in I9l0. Julia E. Ward ' Miss Julia E. Ward was principal of the' Seminary from 1872-1883. During her administration, Williston Hall and the Observatory were built and the grounds were greatly enlarged by the acquisition of Goodnow Park. Modern languages were introduced into the prescribed courses, and other important changes in the curriculum were made. l 'Q Elizabeth Blanchard Miss Elizabeth Blanchard and Miss Anna Edwards were associate principals of Mount Holyoke Seminary during the years l872-1883. ln l883 Miss Blanchard was made principal and from I888-1889 she served as acting president of Mount Holyoke Seminary and College. She was the first teacher in History of Art in the Seminary. During her administration the college charter was granted. - I0