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The Grinnell College Cylone yearbook from 1964 . In collections. Life at Grinnell College; creator: Parkinson, Jim: creator: King, Bunny: creator: GrinnellCollege
- Growing Pains, 1858–1900
- Late-Century Changes, 1883–1900
- Rise of The Residential College, 1901–1931
- Through Depression and Wartime, 1931–1955
- New Gains and New Struggles, 1955–1979
- Rise of The International College, 1979–Present
In 1858, the Trustees of Iowa College decided to move the school westward to Poweshiek County, merging it with what J.B. Grinnellhad imagined as Grinnell University. First to re-open, in September of 1860, was the preparatory academy, which operated into the next century primarily as a feeder for the College. The next fall Iowa College resumed its ...
The remainder of the 19th century was no less undulating for Iowa College’s fortunes. Three replacement buildings — Alumni Hall, Blair Hall and Chicago Hall — were completed in the mid-1880s, followed by Goodnow Hall in 1886, more than making up for the cyclone’s physical wrath. And in 1888 came Mary Mears Cottage, the institution’s first true wome...
The early 20th century saw the College’s founding ideals mesh with the era’s progressive outlook, under the leadership of PresidentJohn Main. Main wanted the College to grow in numbers and in stature but recognized little would happen without successful fundraising, so that became a priority. He also stressed the founders’ challenge to service and ...
President Main died in office in April of 1931, and so John Nollen’s administration began as the worst stretch of the Depression approached, bringing with it faculty and enrollment reductions and salary cuts. Fran Collins James ’34recalled students’ financial realities of her senior year. “As the economy worsened, students were forced to leave the ...
When Howard Bowen came to Grinnell from Williams College in 1955, the College had been through more than three decades of financial struggles as well the tumult of the war years and having hundreds of soldiers and veterans on campus. Bowen saw many areas needing improvement and moved to raise standards. He hired Robert Sauers ’49as Grinnell’s first...
Since 1980, Grinnell College has enjoyed a strong reputation as a liberal arts institution. President George Drake stressed admissions in an administration that began in 1979. “In the fall of 1979,” he notes, “we were getting barely 1,000 applications. And in order to bring in a class of 350 to 400 we were admitting a very high percentage. That did...
Looking forward to our 55th Reunion.in 2018.
1993. Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Classics at Tufts University. [6] Golbeck, Amanda L. 1974. Lead editor of Leadership and Women in Statistics, winner of 2016 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Elizabeth L. Scott Award. [7] [8] Grinker, Roy Richard. 1983.
60th Reunion: 1963-1964 | Grinnell College
Alumni say first all-sports Athletics Reunion was a ‘home run’. Class agent Indhira LaPuma ’00 has a winning formula for engaging classmates. First-year Grinnell roommates reconnect a decade later during Young Alumni Weekend. Golden Reunion attendees ‘have a blast’ in return to Grinnell.
