Side view of McAuley Hall, the first campus dormitory.
In March, 1955, the Sisters of Mercy began work on a new, college dormitory; the cornerstone laying ceremony followed on October 3 of that year. In September 1956, McAuley Hall welcomed college students into its seven-story structure; the first...
By the spring of 1964, there was an immediate need for additional, student housing. A campus master plan was constructed, and following the Sisters of Mercy moving to their new convent in March of that year, crews demolished the Greene Mansion,...
1956 class in personal development ("Charm Class").
Courses in personal development were required of all junior college students in the 1950s. This 1956 "Charm Class," lasting for a week, consisted of sessions on etiquette, self-confidence, social graces, posture, and make-up.