From Female Seminary to Comprehensive University:A 150-Year History of Beaver College and Arcadia UniversityHere is the story of a remarkable journey in American higher education. From its founding as a small“female seminary” on the banks of the Ohio to its emergence as a mid-sized university in the Philadelphiasuburbs, the 150-year history of Beaver College and Arcadia University is a fascinating chapter in the annalsof collegiate education. Filled with accounts of key historical events and interesting sidelights, and illustratedwith scores of period photographs, this volume traces the development of a private institution that has beendedicated for a century and a half to meeting the changing educational needs of the American people. This is the chronicle of an extraordinary university thathas engendered enormous pride and dedication from allthose who have been associated with it, a story that willinspire everyone who believes in a personalized approachto higher education.The EditorsSamuel M. Cameron, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritusof Psychology at Arcadia University, where he wasa faculty member from 1964 to 2002. The majorpictorial and historical discoveries for this bookresulted from a serendipitous meeting in Francebetween Dr. Cameron and Frank and CarinBatchelor of Beaver, Pennsylvania.“I am a clinical psychologist by training, but if I were to do it all over again, I believe I wouldcome back as an historian. There is some similarity between the two professions. Both play detective, trying to figure out whypeople do the things they do and why thingshappen. That is probably why I have enjoyedboth pursuits.”—Samuel M. CameronMark P. Curchack, Ph.D., is the Dean of Graduateand Professional Studies at Arcadia University. He has been at the institution since 1977, first as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology;then, in 1987, as the Executive Assistant to thePresident, Affirmative Action Officer and, later,Board Secretary.“My greatest satisfaction from working on this project has been the discovery of the factsthat had been papered over in previousaccounts of our history. In the past, there seemsto have been a proclivity to ignore the truths of hard times. In our account, by contrast (and due solely to the digging of Sam Cameron),we learn exactly why the College moved east,how often and how close we came to dissolution, and how we have triumphed overevery adversity. Other highlights, for me, are thepictures of the men’s sports teams of the 1890’s,the tales of the original overseas studies rightafter World War II, and the remarkable story of our ties to Rudyard Kipling.”—Mark P. CurchackMichael L. Berger, Ed.D., was appointed VicePresident for Academic Affairs at Arcadia Universityin 1993, and has been Provost since 2001.“Since I was trained to be an historian, I havealways bemoaned the fact that there were notmore artifacts from this institution’s 150-yearhistory displayed on campus. Part of the reasonfor this neglect of our history was that it wasnot as well known as it should have been. The historical narrative contained in this sesquicentennial book, together with the supplementary essays and an amazing collectionof archival photographs and documents, have brought to light the richness of the historyof Beaver College and Arcadia University. I hope that publication of this book will help us to treasure and preserve our past.”—Michael L. BergerIn the true spirit of collaboration and cooperation for whichArcadia is known,Samuel Cameron, Mark Curchack andMichael Berger worked closely together to bring you this very special history and tribute toBeaver College andArcadia University.In the summer of 1889, RudyardKipling was a guest of PresidentTaylor and his family at BeaverCollege. Kipling visited Beaver during his trip around the world,which he described in From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel. Of all the places he visited in the United States, he seemed to enjoy ‘the infinite peace of the tiny township’ of Beaver, Pennsylvania the best. ‘Imagine a rolling, wooded, English landscape, under the softest of blue skies, dotted at three-mile intervals with fat little quiet villages, or aggressive manufacturing towns that the tress and folds of the hills mercifully prevented from betraying their presence…. It was good to lie in a hammock with half-shut eyes, and, in the utter stillness, to hear the apples dropping from the trees, and the tinkle of cowbells as the cowswalked stately down the main road of the village.’ Despite his appreciation of the town relative to the rest of the United States, Kipling could not totally control his cynical acerbic tongue and, in order to protect the feelings of his hosts, disguised the identity of the town by calling it ‘Musquash,’ an AmericanIndian name for a beaver, and moved the town up the Ohio River to the Monongahela. How did Kipling come to visit the Taylors and this idyllic, but tiny, town and obscure college?Find out about this story and more as this beautiful first-edition hardbound book takes you on a fascinating journey through the decades, from 1853 to the present. To order your advance copy today, please turn to page 21.“”A look