1950

Duchesne Hall dedicated on the original campus.
The building contained a student lounge, dining
room, faculty room and theater.

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1939

Honors Program established by Mother Marion Bascom, ’25, based on the Oxford tutorial system.

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1933

Maryville co-sponsored the first meeting of the Associated Alumni of the Sacred Heart (AASH), alumni of Sacred Heart academies and colleges throughout the United States and Canada.

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1929

Maryville College and Academy separate when Academy classes move to Villa Duchesne.

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1923

Maryville became a four-year college. The
gymnasium, a gift of the alumni, was formally opened.

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1921

Maryville officially became a junior college. Two highest classes given full accreditation by the state of Missouri. The lower classes were now known as academy classes.

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1913

Maryville Alumni Association was formed.

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1889

The original Maryville chapel was built and included stunning stained-glass windows, a white marble high altar and bronze communion rail.

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1873

First degrees awarded. The plan of studies at the time resembled the French academic model; the two highest classes were the equivalent of junior college work.

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1872

Maryville was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart as an academy for young women. Maryville’s first campus was built on Meramec and Nebraska Avenues in South St. Louis.

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