Charles Lewis Cocke, Founder of Hollins CollegeSmith, William Robert Lee
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Charles Lewis Cocke, Founder of Hollins College
Smith, William Robert Lee
Cocke, Charles Lewis, 1820-1901; Hollins College
The improvements on the grounds and buildings, and on the farm, have
been many. A beautiful Library building, made possible by the Alumnæ,
was erected in 1908, as a memorial to Mr. Cocke. The Susanna Infirmary
was built in 1911, as a memorial to Mrs. Cocke. In 1914, the Science
Hall was built. Meanwhile important changes were being made in the
courses of study. The curriculum was gradually enlarged, and eight years
after the Founder's death, the institution was standardized on the basis
of a four years college course. When this change was recognized in a new
charter from the legislature of Virginia, the name "Hollins Institute"
gave place to that of "Hollins College."
The realization of the Founder's dream is an endless process, and the
motto will ever be, "Forward and Upward." In the very atmosphere of the
place, the sensitive soul feels a brooding presence. The trees on the
campus, nearly all of which he planted, seem to whisper the revered
name. His Ideal lives, and his Spirit interfuses all. His monument is
building still. Let it go shining down the centuries!
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