Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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URING the early years of trials and hardships the foundation for a greater Villanova had been laid. Gas and steam-heating replaced the oil lamps and candles, wood and coal stoves of the early days. A post office was opened at the new railroad station on the college grounds. Enrollment showed a marked increase. Extra- curricular activities developed. A beautiful Gothic Chapel became a travelers’ landmark. The decision in 1895 to undertake immense constructions was a happy turning point in its history. For with the beginning of the new century, the college became a new Villanova. Villanova Today Thirty

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ITUATED on the Main Line in beautiful, historic Delaware County is ViUanova College. There is no main street nor shopping center, in truth, no village of ViUanova. Rather, it is a suburban community, settled years ago in surroundings that manifest nature at its grandest. Its natural environment serves as a barrier to the noise and clamor of the outside world. Quiet and seclusion, so necessary for study to the large number of students, is one of its most desirable advantages. The campus, the fine buildings and the rolling terrain, is one of the show places of suburban Philadelphia. Thirty-one