College of St. Thomas track team members traveling to a meet. From left to right: Mallick Schaffer, George Desmond, Francis Murray, Marcus Maher, Edwin Okeniski, Joseph Lapinski.
In 1921, an addition was made to the 1909 building: the tower from the original plan was constructed, the north lateral wing was extended and a gymnasium was built. Thomas Ellerbe of St. Paul was the architect. This view from the southwest shows what was still the main entrance.
In 1921, an addition was made to the 1909 building: the tower from the original plan was constructed, the north lateral wing was extended and a gymnasium was built. Thomas Ellerbe of St. Paul was the architect. In this view from the northeast, the new tower is prominent, and the addition to the north wing. The boiler room and chemistry lab building is in the rear.
Tower Hall at Villa Sancta Scholastica was completed in 1927 with the addition of a second tower (not in the original plans) separated from the original tower by an elaborate lobby and main entrance, and the northward extension of the eastward-facing wing. Mother Agnes Somers chose the St. Louis architectural firm of O'Meara and Hills. The original college bus is parked in front of what is now called Tower Hall.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown at the post office. Pictured left to right are Jean Shea, Doris Gleason behind window, and Mary Kelly.
Nursing students from The College of St. Scholastica nursing students are shown posing for their graduation picture. Pictured left to right in the front row are Clara Meyer, Evelyn Plutt, Virginia Christiansen, Helen Davich, and Mary Agnes Adamski. Pictured left to right in the back row are Gladys Zormier, Catherine Rieder, Louise Jacobsen, Irene Reiser, Frances Floriano, and Betty Kreidler.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica and their dates all dressed in formal attire attend the Rheumatic Fever Charity Ball. This event took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, MN with music by The Vagabonds.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica and their dates all dressed in formal attire attend the Rheumatic Fever Charity Ball. This event took place at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth, MN with music by The Vagabonds.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown working in the household arts laboratory in the ground flloor of Tower Hall. Three of the students are sewing, one is standing for a dress fitting, and one is taking the fitting.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown relaxing around a television. Pictured left to right are Yvonne Stuer, Bonita Pouchnik, and Margaret Fitzgerald.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown performing a Christmas program titled "A Ceremony of Carols" in the Rockhurst Auditorium. Some students are identified are Elaine Bossert, Mary Sutter, Marge Sullivan, Jean Lennihan, Mary Kay Manning, Mary Ann Torro, Joanne Garfield, Fran Reed, Mary Patnaude, Mary Jean Nordlum, Lois Anderson, Ruth MacMillan, Barb LeBeau, Julie Slattery, Denise Quello, and Pat Nelson.
The student body and faculty of Sacred Heart Academy in 1893. When the Benedictine Sisters came to Duluth to establish and independent foundation in 1892, they moved into two rented townhouses in the newly-completed Munger Terrace. They immediately established a school for girls, Sacred Heart Academy, which occupied one of the townhouses. The school enrolled students from elementary through secondary grades. The 1893 students are shown here. In the third row from bottom is Mother Scholastica Kerst, in the fourth row Sister Pauline Dunphy and Sister Florentine Cannon, and in the fifth row Sister Leonissa Sauber.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica students are shown playing cards in their dorm room. Pictured left to right are Janice Fisher, Janet Kopp, and Carol Bratsch.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in a Christmas pageant in Rockhurst Auditorium. Some of the students identified are Jean O'Malley, Jean Huong, Pat McMeeken, Pat Duffy, and Maria Gross.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in a style show during the Women's Athletic Association Convocation. The event is taking place in the Rockhurst Auditorium.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica students are shown playing piano, reading, and writing in the Tower Hall Alpha Chi Lounge. This lounge was for day students who lived in Duluth and traveled daily to the college to attend classes.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown playing harps at a recital in Rockhurst Auditorium. Pictured left to right are Dea Bowden, Betty Dunlap, Ann Sander, Vivian Schuldt, Elverna Stalvig, and Diane Smith.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown golfing during physical education class. This three-hole golf course on campus was located west of Tower Hall.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in the decorating the Maypole ceremony; this tradition is also sometimes called "the weaving of the standards". Colorfully-dressed junior students are given ribbons or "standards" by the senior students dressed in their graduation gowns; this act symbolically illustrates the passing of the torch.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in the decorating the Maypole ceremony; this tradition is also sometimes called "the weaving of the standards". Colorfully-dressed junior students are given ribbons or "standards" by the senior students dressed in their graduation gowns; this act symbolically illustrates the passing of the torch.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in the decorating the Maypole ceremony; this tradition is also sometimes called "the weaving of the standards".
Students from The College of St. Scholastica students are shown celebrating the Marian Mass at the Gethsemane Chapel. Also pictured are a priest and two altar boys inside the chapel and the students wearing graduation caps and gowns outdoors.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown celebrating Mother-Daughter Day in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel by crowning a statue of the Virgin Mary with flowers.
Students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown caroling outside of Tower Hall. Pictured left to right are Marj Sullivan, G. Schafer, S. Davidson, Mary Kay Manning, and Denise Quello.
1909 photo showing modifications to strengthen ceilings in Tower Hall. When Franklin Ellerbe of St. Paul took over the completion of Villa Sancta Scholastica in 1908 steel support columns were added in all of the rooms below fourth floor, and steel beams were added to shore up the ceilings. These beams were covered with wood, and provided a somewhat Tudor flavor to the decor. This is the high school students' recreation room on first floor of the building.
A view of campus of the College of St. Thomas with Science Building and the Administration Building in the background and Lake Mennith in the foreground.
A 1938 photo of Stanbrook Hall. In 1937, Mother Agnes Somers hired the St. Louis architectural firm of O'Meara, Hills and Quick to plan two new buildings for the Villa Scholastica campus. This is the new high school, Stanbrook Hall, which was completed in 1938. Stanbrook Hall High School operated until 1967, after which the building was converted to the administrative offices of St. Scholastica Priory.
A 1906 photo of Sacred Heart Institute. In 1904, the Duluth Benedictine sisters moved into their first motherhouse, Sacred Heart Institute, constructed on a two-lot site at Third Avenue East and Third Street. This building housed both the sisters and the girls' academy of the same name. In 1909, the Academy and many of the sisters moved to the new Kenwood site, and the building eventually became the residence for St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing.
Planting trees at the newly-constructed Villa Sancta Scholastica in 1911. Soon after the completion of the first section of their building on the Kenwood site, the sisters brought in and transplanted fully grown trees for the front of the building.
1938 panorama of Duluth Benedictine Sisters property. In 1937, Mother Agnes Somers hired the St. Louis architectural firm of O'Meara, Hills and Quick to plan two new buildings for the Villa Scholastica campus. Due north of Stanbrook Hall, and connected to Stanbrook and Tower Halls by cloister walks is the combined Chapel of our Lady Queen of Peace and the College library.
Exterior view of The College of St. Scholastica's Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, which was built in 1938. This photograph was taken from the southeast corner of the building.
The first segment of Villa Sancta Scholastica, the motherhouse and academy of the Duluth Benedictine sisters was completed and occupied in 1909. This shows trees being planted in front of the building and the statue of St. Scholastica in its original location.
Nursing students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown planning the 1956 Rheumatic Fever Charity Ball. It was held on February 3, 1956 at the Spalding Hotel Ballroom in Duluth, MN with music by The Vagabonds.
Nursing students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown posing for their graduation picture on a stage. Three students are identified as Jane Eastman, Katherine Erickson, and Alida Bocchi.
Nursing students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in a capping ceremony in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel. Pictured left to right are Father Popish, Jean Ann Ross, Carol LaRome, Sister Rita Marie Bergeron, Jean Michela, and Mary Margaret Reisenger.
Nursing students from The College of St. Scholastica are shown participating in a capping ceremony in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel. Sister Rita Marie Bergeron is capping a nursing student with Beverley St. John and Rose Marie Franklin to the left and to the right.