Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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Photo Varden Studios Growing Up With TUFTS T ufts College was born in 1852. Built on Walnut Hill, donated by Charles Tufts, the College has grown up from a small hill top school founded by a group of Universal- ists into one of the most prestigious schools in the nation. Incorporating their ideals of brother¬ hood and optimism, the Universalists applied their philosophy in establishing a beacon of knowledge for men to ponder the complexities of mankind. Hosea Ballou II, the first president, was dedicated to a dream of putting a “light on the hill.” It was in its early stage when Ballou started the expansion of Tufts which has pro¬ gressed and matured into the university of today. Ballou Hall, as the only building on campus, served many purposes. It not only housed a stu¬ dent body of seven and a faculty of four, but also the Admissions, the Registrar’s and president’s offices, the library, the dormitory, the cafeteria and the classrooms. While it was a far cry from the Tufts we know today, with a population of 5000 and a multitude of buildings, a one struc¬ ture college did have its advantages. Where else could one find such an exceptional student fa¬ culty ratio, know their entire graduating class and never have to venture out into the cold New England winters? Since the beginning, Tufts College has been a unique academic institution. It was the first Universalist venture into higher education and their first institution that was not coeducational. Chauvinistic reasons did not guide the decision to exclude women from the original college; rather, it was a lack of substantial funds, a prob¬ lem that still plagues Tufts today. By 1892, Tufts agreed to admit a female population, and the men have been much happier since. The addition of women on campus was followed in 1898 by the establishment of the College of Engineering. Both of these were dedicated to the very same dream of expanding Tufts horizons. 4

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Photo Varden Studios B y its fiftieth year, Tufts had expanded to a student population of 1000 and an instructional staff of 175, ranking 38th in size in the nation. Women constitut¬ ed a large percentage of the student body, thus creating a need for separate facilities. In 1910, this need became a reality when Jackson College for Women was founded. Women were then given the choice of receiving a Tufts degree or a Jackson degree. However, in 1963 this practice was abolished and all degrees were standardized. 6