Historical Hamline

Voiceover (George Vane); period music—under throughout (optional):
When Hamline reopened in St. Paul in the fall of 1880, college tuition was 30-dollars a year, plus an incidental fee of 6-dollars. Room and board was two-fifty to three-fifty a week. Some students lived with members of the faculty.

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Module title:
The Early Modern Period (1880–1914)

Image (NEW):
Two images (l-r) of President John AND grade report fall term 1880 (p. 17, Alumni Directory 1854–1966)

Cutline:
President David Clarke John (1880–1883) AND Leroy G. Davis grade report, fall 1880

Events:
1880
• Hamline reopens in St. Paul (September 22)
• David Clarke John is president
• 113 students (5 college freshmen, 95 preparatory students, 5 status uncertain)

Title:
Hamline reopened in St. Paul in the fall of 1880 with a brand new campus, a new president (David Clarke John), and a new class of students—5 college freshmen, 95 preparatory students, and 13 others of uncertain status.

Timeline highlight:
1880

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