The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-17
CORNER STONE LAID
At ROWLAND HALL
Interesting Ceremonies Are
Held at Popular Episco-
pal School.
INSTITUTION FOUNDED
TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO
Principal Address Is Delivered
by Prof. Marshall of Uni
versity.

What may be said to be the realiza-
tion of the hopes of the friends of one
of the most important educational IN
stitutions in Salt Lake City, culmin
ated Tuesday afternoon upon the oc-
casion of the ceremony or laying tne
corner stone of the new Rowland Hall
school building.
Rowland Hall IS one OF the Oldest
and most popular educational lnstita-
years ago the school was started under
the auspices Of the Episcopal church.
The funds for the purpose came to the
Episcopal Mission church in the form
of bequest by Benjamin Rowland IN
memory of his daughter Virginia, who
married the Rev. Mr.. Kirby.
For years the institution struggled
along as MISSION scn9ol ana suPpollehu
in large part by the Episcopal church.
There never was a time in the darkest
days of the school history when Its
friends and conductors lost sight OF
the object of its founder, to so conduct
the institution as to impart to the
minds of it's pupils the highest ideals
in education, and on that high stan.
dard enable the youthful, graduates, OF
Rowland Hall TO creditably enter other
and higher institutions Of learning, or
successfully meet the responsibilities OF
life in other spheres, with courage and
fortitude characteristic of every wom-
ON who in youth has had the advantage
of a high class Christian education.
Rowland Hall started from small
beginning, and for years on account of
unfavorable environments its growth
was slow. But like every other institu-
tion which has for Its object the edu-
cation of the youth along correct lines
and the development and upbulldlng of
character. it has overcome all obstacles,
and today Rowland Hall is household
woAS not only in Salt Lake and Utah.
but throughout this entire mountain
country.
School Is Popular.
1t is pre-. eminently a fitting place and
receive a physical, moral and intellect
ual education. The Right Rev. +. S.
Spalding is rector of the institution,
During the last eleven years Row
land Hall school has been under the
principalship of Miss Clara 1. Colburne,
a lady of experience and refinement
and possessed OF unusual executive
ability, assisted by faculty of teach
ers, each one of whom is eminently fit
ted for the work allotted to her. Miss
Colburne is graduate of the Univer
sity of Vermont Rowland Hall, under
her able management, has long been
made self-sustainlng. The school build
ings when completed will accommodate
fifty pupils with board and 100 addi-
tionsl day pupils. To this number the
institution viii be restricted. To main
tain the high standard which has ever
characterized Rowland Hall, pupils are
admitted only upon responsible recon-
mendatiou.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of Rowland Hall school build
ing was commenced by march and
figure drill by the girl pupils, 10 in
number, on the school grounds or cam
pus, in which was demonstrated the
painstaking training to which they
are subject by the grace and precision
of their every movement.
The exercises proper were gone
through with by appropriate singing,
responsive readings and invocations.
While the workmcn were preparing the
stone, the pupils of the school passed
by and each deposited her name in the
chest to be placed in the. stone. In
addition to these names catalogue of
the Twenty fifth Year, 1905-1906, OF
Rowland Hall, a copy each of The Salt
Oct. l6. 1906, were deposited in the
chest. Bishop Spalding then struck
the cornerstone three times with the
mallet and pronounced the work good,
Prof Marshall's Address.
Prof. Geo. n. Marhall of the Uni
versity Of Utah was introduced and
delivered a short address. He con-
graduated the community upon the
he said, "escape the responsibility
which rests upon each one Of US. The
responsibility for the welfare of our