William Smith College - Pine Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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If I A im. -T 1 Ns- E?-:Verma-QF? :'fS'4 EaaH'eJm'zf,sE w'i5ws?Qff-1fvf?Yf2f PN' rf Qlma ilillater When the lake in silver morning Brightly gleams all blue and clear, When the sunshine Hoods the hillsides Shedding glory far and near, Glad are We that we are with thee, Alma Mater, ever dear. CHORUS : Oh! William Smith, to thee We sing In heartfelt loyaltyg For all the days that we shall live We pledge our love to thee! When a stealing o'er the campus Soft the dreaming noondays fall, And from out the pine trees' shadow Wings a bird with lilting call, Thus in pride and joy We praise thee, Alma Mater, loved of all. When the sun behind the hilltops Radiant sinks at close of day, And the breeze that stirred the pine trees Softly sighing dies away: Then our hearts to thee are turning. Alma Mater, loved for aye. ELIZABETH HAWTHORN 1914 Agassi NQ'f35l9l8gp'XN,Z 9 'fl 2 me-if Asif-filth.

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WILLIAM SMITH 1818-1912 william bmitb Eecennial As this is the tenth year since the founding of William Smith College, it seems fitting that we should print a brief review of its history. William Smith C1 81 8-19125, a prominent citizen of Geneva, desired to found a college in which young women might gain the broadest preparation for life, and together with Dr. Stewardson, the President of Hobart College, he planned the establishment of a college for women in coordination with Hobart. His offer of half a million dollars for this purpose was accepted by the Trustees of Hobart College on December 13, 1906, which we commemorate yearly with Founder's Day exercises. A beautiful estate of twenty-four acres, adjacent to Hobart campus, was chosen as the site of the new college, and the residence was remodelled as a dormitory which bears the name of Blackwell house, in honor of Elizabeth Blackwell, who received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Geneva College in 1849 and who was the first woman to take that degree in America. Her portrait, presented to the college by Mrs. Miller, hangs in the library of Blackwell House. When the first class entered William Smith College in September, 1908, the college buildings consisted of only Blackwell House and Smith Hall, named for the founder of the collegeg but its connection with Hobart provided it with an excellent library and laboratory equipment for chemistry and Physics. In December, 1909, the Gymnasium was opened. In Cctober of that same year the corner stone of Miller House was laid, and the girls took possession of the new dormitory in 191 I. It was named for Elizabeth Smith Miller, a W fm? ' 1 'il'-l 1 -T 4 if r if 1 Ni V Wi E ill -i 1 11 1- it ,wg his 14 W 1. ly, aug l v- ?ew E:?f9f8S'fi'wr1-:swf-' e 'W Quia?-12-Qsiez. 116