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Margaret Taylor Johnston Bard, ca. 1855.
No full textMargaret Taylor Johnston Bard was a woman of means from a family of devout Scottish immigrants. Though few of her personal papers remain, Margaret Bard was known for her intelligence and religious devotion. Her family fortune brought wealth to John Bard through their marriage in 1849, and her dedication to religious and social causes was clearly a spur to the legacy of philanthropic activity for which the Bard name is remembered. Her passion for education led her, with her husband, to use her fortune to found and support two educational institutions: St. Stephen’s College in Annandale, and Trinity School in nearby Tivoli. She made a personal appeal to James Starr Clark to build Trinity Church and School in neighboring Tivoli (then Myersville)--a cause to which he subsequently devoted almost three decades of his life. She was an integral part of early decisions regarding the College, as reflected in the fact that she was named a charter trustee of St. Stephen’s. This was an unusual role for a woman in 1860, and it stands as a testament to her own gifts, as well as to the strength of her partnership with John Bard. After her death in 1875, the St. Stephen’s community memorialized her with a headstone in the Bard cemetery, and “St. Margaret’s Well,” which still stands beside the chapel, erected a year after her death in 1875.
Here, she poses for a formal portrait, wearing a long velvet dress.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1000/thumbnail.jp
The interior of the Chapel of the Holy Innocents, late 1800s.
No full textDue to water damage in the 1980s, a new floor was installed, and most of the pews were replaced with chairs, affording greater flexibility for the many uses the Chapel serves today.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1006/thumbnail.jp
George Bailey Hopson, late 1800s.
No full textRev. George Bailey Hopson served as acting warden three times, 1898-1899, 1903-1904, 1907-1909, and was professor of Latin from 1863 to 1916. He also served three terms as acting warden, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, always maintaining the steady atmosphere set by Warden Fairbairn, with whom he had worked for almost forty years. His expectations as a teacher were high. When students complained of not having enough time to complete their lessons he replied: There was all the time there was. As Acting Warden Rev. Hopson preached a sermon in honor of the previous warden, Rev. Fairbairn, in the chapel of St. Stephen\u27s College on January 29th 1899. But while training their intellects, he did not neglect their morals. Christian education demands spiritual as well as mental culture. The formation of character during the period of College life is vastly more important than mere literary acquirements.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1010/thumbnail.jp
Aspinwall Hall, late 1800s.
No full textAspinwall Hall, first named Occident, was constructed as a dormitory in 1861 thanks in large measure to the generosity of John Aspinwall of Barrytown. Aspinwall was later a trustee of the College.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1008/thumbnail.jp
Campus scene, late 1800s.
No full textSt. Stephen’s students gather in front of a building known variously as “The Janitor’s Cottage” or “The Old Stone Jug. ” Later a post office, it initially served as the first dormitory on campus, housing twelve students within its twenty five square foot walls. Students reportedly had to step outside to put on their shirts.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1007/thumbnail.jp
The Chapel of the Holy Innocents, late 1800s.
No full textRobed St. Stephen’s students can be seen gathered outside the chapel. The Bards built two chapels at Annandale. The first burned to the ground in 1858; the building was not insured. The present Chapel of the Holy Innocents was consecrated on February 2, 1860. It was the Chapel, and the religious services held within, that formed the nucleus around which all other education developed at St. Stephen’s.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1005/thumbnail.jp
Ludlow-Willink Hall, late 1800s.
No full textThe cornerstone for Ludlow-Willink was laid on June 13, 1866. The building was the gift of sisters Elizabeth Ludlow and Cornelia Ann Willink, and originally built to house the president, then called warden, and his family.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1017/thumbnail.jp
Stone Row, late 1800s.
No full textThe first two sections, Potter and McVickar, were completed in 1885, with money given by Carolyn Bard, a sister of John Bard. Despite financial difficulties faced by the College, North and South Hoffman were completed in 1891, thanks to the sustaining contributions provided by trustee Rev. Charles F. Hoffman.https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bardbw_ststephensearly/1009/thumbnail.jp