University of Rochester - Interpres Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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ill HH. IlHiHHlNi llillili N 1850, when the First group oi men wallced across the quadrangle of the Prince Street campus and up the steps of Anderson Hall, they were beginning their college worlt in an educational world where woman had not yet been given a place. Half a century passed before women were admitted to Prince Street, and it was not until 1902 that women were allowed to teach there. . ll. 1 s A third milestone in college history was passed this year with the appointment of Dr. Kathrine Koller to the post oi chairman of the English department, the First woman in the history oi thefollege oi Arts and Sciences to hold the chair of a major department. wr ' MDL Koller, whose singular graciousness and charm have inspired her students at the University since she came, is lcnown ior her willingness to discuss student problems and for lceen discernment. A stirring personality, Dr. Koller always has been a person to admire and emulate lor her wit, wisdom and charm. To her, the staii oi the 1948 lnterpres dedicates this boolc.

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