Rowland Hall Saint Mark's - Hallmark / Lantern Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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HISTOR Y OF RHSM After Utah received statehood in 1896, all Episcopal schools except for Row- land Hall were closed to establish sup- port for Utah’s newly opened public schools. Rowland Hall, however, con- tinued to grow rapidly, and in 1899 the boarding department had to be expand- ed to accomodate 50 boarders. As it entered the twentieth century, Rowland Hall continued to expand rap- idly. Several additions were made to the original building including the chapel which was built in 1910. The house now known as B building was purchased in 1922 to provide more classrooms. St. Mark’s school was not reestablished until 1956. In that year, St. Mark’s was placed under the control of Headmaster Robert Bulbach, and classes were held in C and D buildings. Under the leadership of Headmistress Elizabeth T. Corr, Rowland Hall and St. Mark’s were united in 1964 to form Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s school. The school continued to expand and con- structed a new building in 1970 to house classes for the Upper School. As Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s begins it second century, the students faculty and administration are all eager to continue the outstanding tradition the school has amassed in its first century. Although the future is hidden from ev- eryone, all the friends of Rowland Hall- St. Mark’s expect that the school will maintain and improve upon the excel- lent reputation that it has established in its first one hundred years.

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HISTOR Y RHSM In this 1980 Hallmark, the yearbook staff has vowed to record a view of Row- land Hall-St. Mark’s history on the oc- casion of its one hundredth birthday. Rowland Hall- St. Mark’s can trace its roots back to 1867, when the rapid growth of population in what is now Utah necessitated the formation of a number of new schools. Among these schools was St. Mark’s Grammar School, established by George Foote and Thomas W. Haskins. The school was placed under the direction of The Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle, and classes were held in an abandoned bowling alley. A second school, St. Mark’s School for Girls, was established four years later. The school admitted girls and boys younger than ten years of age. Classes were held in the basement of St. Mark’s Cathedral. The history of Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s present campus began in 1880 when a plot of land was donated in memory of Benjamin Rowland by his daughter and wife. The school estab- lished on the property was named Row- land Hall. The left wing of present day A building, which had been constructed in 1862, was included with the property and served as the first of the school’s buildings. A close relative of Bishop Tuttle, The Reverend G.B.D. Miller, was Rowland Hall’s first headmaster; the principal was Miss Lucia M. Mar sh.

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CENTENNIAL The centennial year of Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s was officially opened on January 5, 1980 with the cele- bration of a commemorative service honoring the school’s one hundredth birthday. The service was held in the sanctuary of St. Mark’s cathedral, the traditional setting for the commencement service. Acolytes, flags, torches, and banners processing to the strains of Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in G”, aid- ed in establishing the mood of formal celebration. Led in prayer by school Chaplain Walter Ellingson and The Right Reverend Otis Charles, the congrega- tion was also audience to readings by Mr. Purdy, Jeffrey Anderson, and The Very Reverend William Maxwell. A service was offered by Dr. David Deem- ing from the University of Connecticut who spoke on “A School Curriculum for a New Age”. Following the service an opportunity to visit with old friends and to form new friendships was offered at the gala recep- tion given by the Home and School Association. 1 r V A 1