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Founded, 1884. by Joseph C. Hartshorn. A.M., of Rhode Island, in memory of his wife, Rachel Hartshorn.
Value of property, $50,000. Estimated annual expenses. $12,000. In '907. the American Baptist Home Mission
Society contributed $1,200: the Woman's Society of Boston. $1,650; th.. Slater Fund, $400, and the Woman's
Society of Michigan. Ssoo. Twelve teachers and 165 students in 1908. Rev. Lyman B. Tefft, A.M., D.D., president
from the beginning.
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CHAPEL AND STUDENTS, HARTSHORN MEMORIAL COLLEGE
the world." The college has the following course: ormal
Preparatory, ormal, College Preparatory, College, Industrial,
Mu i , with competent in tructor in each department.
HARTSHORN MEMORIAL COLLEGE, RICHMOND, VA.
/
hoo\. R v. Lyman B. Tift, D,D.
W 1" 1 t n. h I' and 165 tud nt
of tilt'
Th r
A H OL ehart I' d in 1 4. I.,' Ih
I O'i laturl' of VirO'inia. with full eolIl'giat
and ulliv I' ity power.." tand
upon a tra t of ei ,ht and onl'-half a reo in
Richmond 'a. adjoininO' Virginia nion
niver it" It \Va named in honor of a
noble Rhode I lami woman the wife of
Deacon Jo eph . Hart horn, and \Va in<,
orporated 'for the education of younO'
women, to give in truction in cience literatw'e,
and art; in normal. indu trial and
profe ional branche. and l:>el'ially in
Biblical and lui. tian learninO'."
The in cription upon th buildinO' reveal"
the love, ympath~" and purpo e of the
founder. It reads: "For the 10\' of hri t.
who O'ave him elf for th red mption alik
of ever.y ra e; and for th love of country, ,
who welfare d p nd upon the int lliO'f'nc , virtu. and piety of
the lowly a. well f the reat; and with t nd I' 'mpathy for a
I:>eOpl for whom tiJI Int n d I' f h P h b n open and
as pirati n hl b n vain; and with d ir anci hope for the
nlittht nm nt of th Dark ontin nt th Fath rland of th
color d Tn' ; in Jl'I m ry f hi ainted, if ,Ra hcl Hart horn,
that her faith and charity might b I' produc d and perp tuat d
in th Ii,'. of many. this ill -titulion wa found d by .10 ph J.
Hart horn."
Fr 10 th penin
h b n pI' id nt.
eor 1l d in 190 .
PI' id ot Tefft aY in th annual cataloO'u of the olleO' : •
"Th obj t of th institution i n t to 'uppl m nt an in 'uffi-cient
pI' visi n mad by th tat f r ular ducation. It
und rlak 0 work which an b d n well or which can
b don at all by the tat. It cam into xi ten with the
in Ie purpo of ra in up a b dy of th I' ughl? du at d
hri Iian worn n n rat d work r in tb harve t field of
Hartshorn Memorial
College. Richmond. Va.
Rev. L. B. Tefft. D.D..
President
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