Hood College
Logo of Hood College
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| Motto | Corde et Mente et Manu |
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Motto in English
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With Heart and Mind and Hand |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1893 |
| Affiliation | United Church of Christ |
| Endowment | US $70 million |
| President | Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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120 |
| Students | 2,365 |
| Undergraduates | 1,359 |
| Location | Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
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Urban 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Blue and Grey |
| Colors | Blue and Grey |
| Athletics | 21 Varsity Teams Middle Atlantic Conferences NCAA Division III |
| Nickname | Blazers |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Website | Hood |
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Hood College Historic District
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| Location | 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, Maryland Population 66,382 |
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| Coordinates | 39°25′21″N 77°25′7″W / 39.42250°N 77.41861°WCoordinates: 39°25′21″N 77°25′7″W / 39.42250°N 77.41861°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Culler, Lloyd Clayton; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 02001581 |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2002 |
Hood College is a co-educational liberal arts college serving 2,365 students, 1,359 of whom are undergraduates. Located in Frederick, Maryland, the school lies 50 miles west of Baltimore and northwest of Washington, DC.
Established in 1893 by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States as the Woman's College of Frederick, the school was officially chartered in 1897 "with the purpose and object of creating and maintaining a college for the promotion and advancement of women, and the cultivation and diffusion of Literature, Science and Art." The college's founding was the result of the Potomac Synod's decision to transition the coeducational Mercersburg College into the all-male Mercersburg Academy and establish a women's college south of the Mason–Dixon line. In 1913, the institution was renamed Hood College by its Board of Trustees to honor its most generous benefactor, Margaret Scholl Hood, whose land donation allowed the school to move from rented facilities in downtown Frederick to its own campus in the northwest region of the city.
An all-female institution until 1971, the college initially admitted men only as commuters. This continued until 2003, when male students were extended the option of residential status. The influx of new students has led to major changes at the school, including extensive dormitory renovations, and the construction of a new athletic building and a new tennis and aquatic center.
The college was founded in 1893 as the Woman's College of Frederick by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States. Dr. Joseph Henry Apple, an educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, only 28 years of age at the time of his appointment, was named the college's first president. In this first year, eighty-three women enrolled, and were taught by eight faculty members in Winchester Hall, located on East Church Street in Frederick. Classes were offered in the liberal arts and music, as well as secretarial trades. In 1898, the first class graduated, with fourteen women earning Bachelor of Arts degrees. Over the next several years, courses in biology, economics, sociology, political science, and domestic science were added.
In 1897, the college received a 28-acre (110,000 m2) tract of land for its campus from Margaret Scholl Hood. In 1913, the Trustees of the Woman’s College announced that the name of the Woman’s College would be changed to Hood College, in honor of Mrs. Hood, who gave $25,000 to establish an endowment for the college, and who firmly believed in higher education for women. On January 18, 1913, Margaret Hood's will was filed for probate. In the will, she bequeathed an additional $30,000 to the Woman's College of Frederick provided that the college had changed its name to "Hood College". Part of this bequest was used to fund the 1914 construction of Alumnae Hall. Today, except for Brodbeck Hall, which was built in the 1860s and stood on the campus at its founding, Alumnae Hall remains the oldest building on the college's campus and serves as the central location for the college's administration, also housing the sociology and social work department. In 1915, the college began its move from its former location in Frederick City to its current campus.
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