Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Reynold's Arcade Among the few buildings of Rochester's first growth was the Reynold's Arcade. Besides being one of the largest structures in the youthful city it had the added privilege of being the first home of the Rochester Athenaeum. Colonel Rochester realized that the pioneering people needed intellectual food. Growth was their purpose and for this growth reading could furnish nourishment. Many excellent books and interesting periodicals were brought together to form a library which was called the Rochester Athenaeum.

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ALMA MATER O, Alma Mater, day by day We strive to hold thine honor bright, And pledge anew our loyalty, Defend thy name with all our mi ght. We rise in gratitude to thee For sweet the message thou hast taught, A message crowned with love and pow’r. Resplendent through thy service wrought. Thy noble founders heard the cry That surges o’er the world today, Their dauntless spirit sends us forth, That we their precepts may obey.

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Corinthian Hall By the year 1850 so much interest had been shown in the Rochester Athenaeum that larger quarters were needed. At that time Corinthian Hall was one of the show places of Rochester and it was to this building the Athenaeum was moved. Here regular lectures were given and over fifteen hundred people attended and many were turned from the doors. It has been said that no building in America at that period had housed such a great number of famous statesmen and men of letters. Corinthian Hall was another large stone in the foundation of a great educational venture.