W. R. L. Smith.

CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I
The Early Years[21]
CHAPTER II
Call of the Southwest[34]
CHAPTER III
Hollins Institute in Struggle and Growth[49]
CHAPTER IV
The Clearing Skies[63]
CHAPTER V
Expansion and Achievement[75]
CHAPTER VI
The President and his Girls[91]
CHAPTER VII
Commencements and Addresses[105]
CHAPTER VIII
Religious Enthusiasms and Activities[123]
CHAPTER IX
Characteristics[132]
CHAPTER X
His Comrades and Co-Workers[142]
CHAPTER XI
His Monument[159]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Charles Lewis Cocke[Frontispiece]
facing page
Charles Lewis Cocke and Susanna Virginia Pleasants, About 1840[30]
The Valley Union Seminary, 1842-1852[36]
The Female Seminary at Botetourt Springs, 1852-1855[46]
Hollins Institute[60]
Mrs. Charles L. Cocke[70]
"Good Morning, 'Gyrls'"[92]
Charles L. Cocke[132]
Mrs. Charles L. Cocke[142]
Mrs. Anne Hollins[150]
John Hollins[154]
Hollins College[160]