St. Mary's Hall and Doane Academy, New Jersey (Campus History Series)

by Jack H. Newman, Cynthia McFarland, John McGee

Overview

On May 1, 1837, Episcopal bishop George Washington Doane welcomed

52 young women from eight states to his new school, St. Mary's Hall, in

Burlington, New Jersey. Bishop Doane's radical innovation of giving young

women the same mental training as young men motivated people from far

and wide to send their daughters to this new school. Doane's visionary

efforts soon turned many heads and changed many hearts, and the school

grew accordingly. Today, as a coeducational school known as Doane

Academy, the institution carries forward Bishop Doane's passion to push

the boundaries of education. Located along the banks of the Delaware

River, Doane Academy builds and instills character and a sense of duty into

its students and prepares and guides them as they move "Right Onward"

to change the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738576718
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/02/2012
Series:	Campus History Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

In St. Mary's Hall and Doane Academy, Jack H. Newman, director of archives, has selected from materials preserved within the Eliza Green Doane Archival Library to assemble a concise telling of the long, storied, and ongoing history of this beloved institution. Cynthia McFarland is a descendant of Bishop Doane and a member of Doane Academy's board of trustees. John McGee has driven a powerful transformation at the school since becoming headmaster in 2000.