Chronological History of Marywood

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1916

Marywood College acquires the Cleland country estate, Mt. Cobb, called St. Joseph 's Place. Because of the large conservatory, the new property will serve as a valuable adjunct to the College's Biological Department.
1916

The St. Brigid Society, fostering the study of journalism, produces the first College newspaper, The Marywood Quarterly.
1916

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart is established in memory of Sister M. Carmel Gallagher, I.H.M., by her brother, John Gallagher, of Kansas, MO, September.
1916

A resolution is passed at a meeting of the Members of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart, directing its officers to procure a charter under the name of Marywood College, for the purpose of conferring degrees under the provisions of the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, known as the College and University Act of 1895, November 11.