The guardian., 1951-12-15

chairman OF Fine AfLS DepaTb
ment of Boston College, was thl
guest speaker at the initia
meeting Of the new project
meet Your Community at 558,
sponsored by the League o.
Women for Community Service
This first meeting was held last
Sunday at z PM. in the Maria
Baldwin Library, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Beryl Robinson whose
idea the project was, presiding
Assisting in the plans were Mrs
Lucy Mitchell, who served as
moderator, and DR.. Mary Wright
Thompson. The great success
of the newly launched project
is also attributable to the warm
cooperation of the League mem
bers. At the Sunday meeting
a solo was rendered by one of
the music students residing at
the house and at the close Of a
most interesting question period
the members and guests were
served refreshments in an at
mosphere Of friendship and cul-
ture. The second Sunday eve
ming gathering will be held the
latter part of January when the
committee promises another eve
ming of the same high calibre.
A word about the speaker: DR..
Rousseve holds the Ph.D. degree
in Architecture from Harvard
University, the MA. degree in
the History of Architecture from
the Univ. Of Chicago and the
BIS. degree in Architecture from
Nit. Before joining the fac
ulty at Boston College, DR.. Roas-
seye was a professor at Howard
and Xavier Universities. In ad-
dition to teaching, he has long
been a practicing architect and
as such he has designed numer-
Gus buildings, including church.
es, schools, Theaters, apartment
buildings and community build
ings in several states. In the
Spring issue of OPPORTUNITY"
Of 1947, DR.. Rousseve was cited
for his outstanding work as an
architect and a citizen. He has
numerous publications to his
credit. In addition to his schol-
arly activities, he finds time to
affiliate with many civic and
prof IS sional associations. of
which the following are only a
few: College Art Association;
American Society of Architect
ural Historians; Executive Board
Of the Catholic Commission or
Cultural and Intellectual Az
fairs; Vice-Pres. Of the Urbar
League Of Greater Boston
Board Of Trustees of the Natl
Urban League; City of Cam.
bridge Planning Board, and thu
Cambridge Civic Unity Commit
tee"
The older Bostonians may re-
member the Hall family who TO
many years lived at 80 Parke
street, Cambridge-Charles tn
father; Ophelia the mother; AM
the children Evangeline AM
Madeline, the daughters. an
Charles, Jr., the son. The par
ents have long since decease,
as has the eldest daughter, Eve
The latter after her graduation
from Radcliffe the first part O
the century, secured her frs
and only teaching post at Chey
ney Institute, Cheyney, Pa, re
tired a few years ago due t
i'll health and went to live wit
sister Madeline in Wilmington
Delaware, where she passe
away. Eva was a college stu
dent when 1t was not exactl
popular tstrange as it may seen
now to present day college girls
for women to 60 to college, es
pecially colored women. Folk
said what would they do will
their college education? But
few braved the criticism, Evi
among them. Gertrude Baker
now just retired from the Cam
bridge school system; Anti;
Hemmings Love who was an EN-
ployee of the Boston Public Ii
brary before her marriage; ou
editor of Wellesley who at thi
50th anniversary of her class il
At was cited as among the out
standing graduates Of her clasi
and was one of the three in
vited to address the class supper
are of that number. 1t paic
these to 90 to college. Eva nevei
married but sister Madeline wa
wed to Mr.. Arthur Wheeler, Jr.
and to the union were b0rr
several childfen. Now the Hal
family is in the news again
Madeline. who was Mrs. Arthur
e Wheeler, widowed severa