Monday, May 29, 2017

Sisters Of St. Benedict Inwards Indiana In Addition To St. Benedict College

Leann Burke wrote an interesting article for The Dubois County Herald of Jasper, IN, "When God Calls: Sisters of St. Benedict."  Burke's reporting coincides alongside the 150th anniversary of the arrival of iv Benedictine Sisters from FRG together with provides an overview for the history of the Monastery of Immaculate Conception inwards Ferdinand, IN.  

The sisters operated an university for many years together with opened St. Benedict Normal College inwards 1914 to cook teachers.  The establishment was afterward known every 2nd St. Benedict College.  Admission was opened to all women inwards 1956 together with it was coed after 1960 until it ultimately unopen inwards 1970.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Writing Its History: The Academy Of Pennsylvania

The PennCurrent website features a postal service yesteryear Greg Johnson, "For the Record: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Pennsylvania Album," that provides interesting data close A Pennsylvania Album that was originally published inward 1990 equally business office of the celebration of the University of Pennsylvania's 250th anniversary.

The mass includes 10 essays written yesteryear undergraduate students that render insight into institutional history together with pupil life from 1740.  History professor Richard Slator Dunn together with manager of the academy archives Mark Frazier Lloyd served equally editors.

The University Archives together with Records Center offers .pdfs of the mass through their spider web pages.

Introduction
by Richard Slator Dunn together with Mark Frazier Lloyd
Rites of Passage: Student Traditions together with Class Fights
by Andrew K. Becker together with Michelle A. Woodson
The Quadrangle
by Elizabeth A. Linck
Women at Penn inward the 1950s
by Lisa M. Silverman

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Alice Lloyd: Her Floor As Well As That Of Alice Lloyd College

The Lexington, KY Herald-Leader published an article, "She came to Ky. inward a buggy. 100 years later, thousands bring low-debt college degrees," yesteryear Bill Estep on May 12, 2017.  Estep provides the fascinating story of Alice Lloyd, her function inward eastern Kentucky, as well as how her legacy is hold out today at Alice Lloyd College. 
You tin too view the Alice Lloyd College website to read to a greater extent than almost the institution's history.  You tin too view the The Work College Consortium to acquire to a greater extent than almost the function college concept every bit it is skillful at Alice Lloyd College as well as on the campuses of the other consortium members.

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Duke Honors Dark Architect Who Designed Forty Iconic Buildings On Campus

WRAL-TV inwards North Carolina posted a brusk video segment on Julian Abele, "Duke honors dark architect who designed forty campus buildings inwards 1920s."  The reporting past times Mikaya Thurmond as well as lensman Darrell Pryor provides images of the campus as well as buildings.  Duke is renaming a component of its campus to accolade Abele's contribution.  The segment besides notes that Abele was the starting fourth dimension dark to earn an architectural marking from the University of Pennsylvania.
Duke Today besides offered an article, "Duke Names Quad inwards Honor of Julian Abele," amongst to a greater extent than images as well as details on both Abele as well as the campus buildings he designed.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Closing Services At Brethren Service Center: Site Was Dwelling To Several Colleges

The Carroll County Times published an article past times Kevin Dayhoff, "Brethren Service Center inward New Windsor holds closing worship service," on Apr 30, 2017.  Dayhoff reports on the closing of the Brethren Service Center inward New Windsor, Dr. together with he provides a curt historical sketch of the campus that was habitation to several colleges from 1843-1942 [New Windsor College (Presbyterian), Calvert College (Catholic), together with Blue Ridge College (Church of the Brethren)].

The Brethren convey used the site to travel their diverse disaster relief efforts together with volition hold out consolidating those programs at about other place inward New Windsor.  Dayhoff indicates the site has been purchased past times Shanghai Yulun Education Group that plans to travel a preparatory academy.

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