From 1901 to 1945 there were only the two residence halls on campus. Waldschmidt, which also housed classrooms, the administration, and the high school program; and Christie, which had the library and semi-legendary bowling alley folded into its limited square-footage. Out of necessity, the Holy Cross faculty and the boarding students lived side-by-side in close quarters, which today is an intentional hallmark of the Holy Cross model of residentiality: keeping pace walking together. Check out the mission and community definitions found in our earliest self-articulation of purpose. Beginning with the original 10-point list of House Rules that will grow into the conduct code found in the current Student Handbook, check-out the new PortLog entry from Archives & Artifacts about the ‘Catholic’ label in the history and DNA of UP at: https://sites.up.edu/museum/1901-1928-more-catholic-or-more-college/
For more information, contact museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly at museum@up.edu