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! tives and friends of the students. L. T. j Barclay, second vice-president of the Board I opened the proceedings with a history of the i college. Rev. D. C. McDowell offered a dedicatory prayer, followed by Rev. Dr. E. i H. Dewart with the dedicatory address. Miss ' Massey attended the ceremony but asked not to be called upon to speak. ' Frances Hall allowed for the addition of 40 to 50 more boarders to the roll. The concert hall with its admirable acoustic properties could seat an audience of 400 without any over- crowding. The new steam heating system and electric lights added a modern touch to this newest and finest addition to the Ontario Ladies ' CoUegCo One of the principal features of Frances Hall is the open passage along the facade knov n as the loggia. It was a suitable place for stu- dents to gather during the warm months of spring and fall, and also served for many years as the place where the May Queen ' s throne was set up. In recent times, the five large archways have been filled in with storm windows, making the loggia available for year- round use. The Ontario Ladies ' College has reason to be grateful to the Massey family for its sup- port of the school, not only at the time when Frances Hall was built, but in the early years of the 20th century when Miss Massey, later Mrs. Treble, contributed to the establishment of a domestic science department. Victoria College students at tennis match outside Frances Hall, 1906.
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Lillian Frances Massey Chapter Eleven Frances Hall As early as 1886 the college directors be- gan to consider a second addition to the school ' s facilities. In December 1891 they took the first step by deciding to erect a hall to cost not less than $25,000. Initial plans called for a grand conservatory of music with a large pipe organ. The urgent need for new buildings became apparent the following year when the college was unable to ask for students from the United States for want of room. By commencement day 1893 Dr. Hare was able to tell the students the Board had raised $28,000 of the estimated $50, 000 for the new addition. At the Board meeting of 1894 the directors decided to appeal for subscription of $50, 000 new stock to pay off the balance of the debt on the college property and for the erection of the new wing. By October, Rev. D. C. McDowell had obtained subscriptions for $36, 000, and a concerted effort was made especially in Toronto to raise the remaining $14,000 in a few weeks. In March 1895, the building fund got an un- expected boost. Hart A. Massey, who built the Massey Music Hall in Toronto the year be- fore, made an offer of $10, 000 toward the erection of the new addition once the fund had reached $40, 000. With this new-found money the construction of the long-awaited addition was assured. For his generous donation, Mr. Massey was unanimously elected to the Board of Directors and by special resolution the di- rectors decided to name the hall after his daughter. Miss Lillian Frances Massey. The original motion called for the name to be The Lillian Massey Hall, but it was soon shorten- ed to Frances Hall. The construction of the new hall and the completion of the university extension program were now assured. The directors forecast that the school ' s enrolment would double and it would soon be granting university degrees. Not long after the Massey donation was an- nounced the college proceeded to demolish the old wing to the south of the main building that had once been the servants ' quarters of Tra- falgar Castle. Frances Hall, 130 by 52 feet and three storeys high, was designed to join the main building with the Cottage. The earth excavated for the basement was placed north of the gymnasium to provide the base for a new skating rink. On a bright June afternoon in 1895 the cornerstone for Frances Hall was laid amid great rejoicing. The program opened with a half-hour ' s exhibition of physical culture by 48 students, followed by the cornerstone cere- mony itself. President of the Board, George A. Cox, of Toronto, presented Miss Massey with a silver trowel as he expressed the thanks of the directors for her father ' s generous gift. The Massey family had a special interest in education for they also made gifts to Vic- toria University, Toronto; Albert College, Belleville; Alma College, St. Thomas; and Methodist Colleges in Winnipeg and British Columbia. Miss Massey assisted in spread- ing the mortar, as copies of all Toronto daily newspapers and literary journals, all Metho- dist publications of the day, local papers and current coins were deposited in the cavity. H. B. Taylor, secretary of the Board, de- clared the stone well and truly laid and the company adjourned to the gymnasium for the speeches. Mr. Massey himself, although aged and feeble, delivered the first address. What a magnificent home these young lady students have, he declared as he contrasted the state of female education of 50 years before with that of 1895. Rev. Dr. Potts congratulated Dr. Hare and the directors on the day ' s work and the grand prospect it opened up for them. Following the suggestion of Dr. Massey he hoped to see OLC devote some special effort toward training of women for the missionary field. The remarks by several other speak- ers brought high praise to both Dr. Massey and Dr. Hare for their efforts in the field of female education. The cornerstone ceremony was followed by the college ' s 21st annual com- mencement exercises. By September 1895, the roof was already completed on Frances Hall. An Edison dynamo to operate the electric light system was install- ed, along with two 50 horsepower boilers for heating the enlarged premises by steam. The new hall, constructed of white brick and Cleve- land freestone, was built in the style of the original castle, providing a concert hall, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor and dormitories and baths on the upper floors. Frances Hall was finally dedicated in De- cember 1895, six months after the corner- stone ceremony, before a large crowd of rela-
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