Author: Sarah Jablon ’16 St. Mary’s College of Maryland ended its yearlong 175th anniversary celebration with a bang in November. A culminating week of events included fireworks over the St. Mary’s River, a celebratory luncheon, a performance by spoken word artist Clint Smith, and a performance by alumni band “Byzantine Top 40.” The week also Find out more »
May Russell, the “Pax Plan Co-ops,” and the Early Expansion of St. Mary’s College of Maryland By Sarah Jablon ’16, English major The late-1940s and 50s was a period of rapid expansion, in both size and diversity, for St. Mary’s Seminary Junior College. During this time, under the presidency of May Russell, the size of Find out more »
A reading from “This Place Where We Are” by Jeff Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves distinguished professor in the liberal arts. Click here to watch the video
“…if we don’t put on one of the premier boating events on the Chesapeake next summer, we’ll have only ourselves to blame.” – Jack F. McJunkin, Dean of Students in 1974 It is August. For St. Mary’s College, this means the practice of many of our school’s most sanctified rituals is underway. Preparing the residence Find out more »
Maxine Angle, who attended St. Mary’s Female Seminary-Junior College between 1943 and 1945, was an aspiring photographer in her own right. During her time at St. Mary’s, Maxine (then Maxine Slyder) took several photos which have now contributed to the SMCM archives, allowing a glimpse into life at St. Mary’s during World War II. Maxine Find out more »
During the 1930’s, St. Mary’s Junior College housed around 80 students during the academic year, ensuring that it would be a tight-knit albeit sparse community tucked away from the larger urban areas of Maryland. However, there has been the rare instance when St. Mary’s comes to center stage and the world seems to be nowhere Find out more »
For anyone who’s had the chance to make their way to the Bottom County and familiarize themselves with St. Mary’s College, it’s obvious that Maryland’s honors school is a quintessential institution of the Old Line State. Standing as a monument to the location and ideals of Maryland’s founding, it is as much a reflection of Find out more »
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 »
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 »
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 »