Introduction by John Alex Bird ’16 In the spring 1976 edition of The Mulberry Tree Papers, a small feature in the magazine’s alumni notes highlighted what life was like at St. Mary’s College in the mid-1960s. Written by alumna Phyllis Shue ’65, the article was titled “What Student Life Was Like Here Eleven Years Ago.” Find out more »
Spring Has Sprung, 1952
Before it was named the “The Point News” in 1959, the college’s student newspaper was called “The Signal News.” As we approach the first day of spring this year (March 20), here’s an excerpt from an article in the May 1952 edition on spring fashion: “The hot weather is finally getting around to St. Mary’s Find out more »
Homesick Letter, 1898
In a letter dating back to 1898, student Grace Gibson, feeling homesick, pleads with her mother to let her come back home. She wrote, “Dear Momma, please let me come home. I cried myself to sleep last night. The tears are in the corner of my eyes ready to drop at a moment’s notice. Oh Find out more »