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hundred and ten feet deep, on either side of which were fire-proof alcoves containing iron stairs and wings, extending from these each one hundred feet long, by forty feet wide. The building was constructed of stone with inside walls of brick, was designed to be practically fire-proof, and was admirably adapted to the purpose for which it was built. Besides the necessary "collecting" and school-rooms, it contained a library, museum, and chemical laboratory, parlors, dining-room, kitchen, dormitories, bathrooms, and every convenience for the comfort and health of a large number of resident pupils. The great structure was reared under the management of a building committee, of which Hugh McIlvain was chairman, and Elwood Burdsall, Edward Hoopes, Gerard H. Reese, and S. B. Worth were members.

On the occasion of the inauguration, Nov. 10, 1869, about eight hundred friends of the college were present. The exercises were quite interesting. The company assembled at an elevated spot east of the building which had been selected for the planting of trees to commemorate the event. There the venerable Lucretia Mott, assisted by her son, Thomas, placed in the ground two oaks which had been raised from acorns by the late James, "contributed for the purpose and to serve as fitting memorials of his interest in the cause of education and the erection of this college." The other exercises were conducted in the hall of the college and presided over by Samuel Willets, of New York. Hugh McIlvain, chairman of the building committee, laid the key of the front-door of the college upon the desk, thus formally handing the structure over to the corporation. He stated that though not in all respects completed, the building was fit for occupation, and that the sum expended upon it had been two hundred and five thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. Edward Parrish, who had been chosen as president of the college, then delivered the inaugural address. Other speakers were John D. Hicks, of New York; William Dorsey, of Philadelphia; and Lucretia Mott.

The college opened with an attendance of one hundred and seventy students of both sexes, and the whole number in attendance during the year 1869-70 was one hundred and ninety-nine. The faculty consisted of Edward Parrish, president; Helen G. Longstreth, matron; Edward H. Magill, principal; and Clement L. Smith, secretary. The resident instructors were Edward Parrish, professor of Ethics and of Chemistry and Natural Science; Edward H. Magill, professor of the Latin and French Languages and Literature; Clement L. Smith, professor of Greek and German Languages and Literatures, and acting professor of Mathematics; Emily Hallowell, teacher of English branches; Susan J. Cunningham, teacher of Mathematics; Susan W. Janney, teacher of Penmanship and Botany; Maria L. Sandford, teacher of the English Language and Literature; Elizabeth G. Macy, teacher of Vocal Culture and Reading; Elizabeth W. Caheen, teacher of French and English Branches; Virginia L. Dolby and Annie C. Green, assistant teachers. The non-resident instructors were Ann Preston, M.D., lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene; Adrian G. Ebell, Ph.B., M.D., lecturer on Natural History; J. A. Congdon, professor of Penmanship.

The board of managers during the first year consisted of William Dorsey, Isaac Stephens, Joseph Powell, Edward Hoopes, Hugh McIlvain, Clement M. Biddle, S. B. Worth, Samuel Willets, Daniel Underhill, Edward Meritt, Elwood Burdsall, John D. Hicks, Charles T. Bunting, William H. Macy, B. Rush Roberts, Gerard H. Reese, Deborah F. Wharton, Rachel T. Jackson, Letitia S. Cadwallader, Martha G. McIlvain, Anna M. Hopper, Elizabeth Dorsey, Elizabeth S. Worth, Jane P. Downing, Elizabeth M. Booth, Hannah W. Haydock, Lydia A. Lockwood, Caroline Underhill, Eliza H. Bell, Margaret G. Corlies, Ellen Riley, Elizabeth B. Smith; Treasurer, Henry M. Laing; Clerks, Clement M. Biddle, Edith W. Atlee.

That the affairs of the college progressed smoothly may be inferred from the statement that in the second year, 1870-71, the number of pupils was two hundred and sixty-one, an increase of sixty-two over the attendance of the previous year. Of these, fifty-one were in the collegiate department and two hundred and ten in the preparatory department. Edward H. Magill succeeded Edward Parrish¹ as president of the institution, in 1871, and was duly inaugurated. Concerning the experiment of the co-education of the sexes tried by this college, we cannot do better than to quote from President Magill's inaugural address. He says that "it has been eminently successful here so far," and "not one of those connected with the management of this institution would for a moment entertain the idea of a change. Good, and only good, has resulted from this feature of our organization; nor has the salutary influence been felt by one sex more than the other, but both have been mutually benefited even beyond the expectations of those who were most sanguine when we opened three years ago. That we have escaped censure or unfriendly criticism during these opening years we do not pretend; but it has been a source of great satisfaction that this censure comes invariably from those whose views have been formed on theoretical grounds, and who have never witnessed the practical workings of our system for themselves. That the public generally is becoming convinced that we are right we have gratifying proofs on every side, - the various colleges are gradually opening their doors for the admission of women."

The affairs of Swarthmore were uniformly prosper-