Hellmuth Ladies' College (founded September 1869; closed 1899–1901) was a private college for women in

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. The college was founded by Reverend

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and was inaugurated by Prince Arthur. The college had no official connection with a church; but under the patronage of its founder and namesake, it was thoroughly

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became its patroness on her visit in 1878.
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. Hellmuth Ladies' College was complemented by Hellmuth College — for young men, founded 1865 — also of

. Hellmuth Ladies' College closed sometime between 1899 and 1901. The properties were acquired by the Sisters of St. Joseph and transformed into Mount St. Joseph Orphanage.

Property

;The land In 1867,

purchased 150 acres with a hill overlooking the

, and commissioned the design and construction of Hellmuth Ladies’ College. ;The main building The main building was designed by Gundry & Langley, a

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-based architectural firm headed by Thomas Gundry (1830–1869) and Henry Langley (1836–1907). Since the closing of the college in 1899, the building served as a convent and orphanage. It stood until 1976, when it was demolished. Mount St. Joseph Academy for girls continued in that location until 1985. As of 2011, the building and its grounds are the official home o
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a retirement residence operated by Revera. The main building took on a new role in 1899, when it was purchased by the Sisters of St. Joseph, a Roman Catholic order of sisters dedicated to caring for orphans and the elderly, educating young girls, and ministering to the poor. Under its new name, Mount St. Joseph Mother House, the building and property served as both an orphanage and a convent for the sisters. ;The chapel Isaac Hellmuth erected a small chapel, just a short walk from the main building, and named it St. Anne's Chapel, in honor of the then Lady Principal, Anne Mills. ;Norwood House Residence of Bishop Hellmuth.

Diplomas, certificates, medals

Hellmuth Ladies' College conferred diplomas, certificates of standing, and medals. Silver medals were awarded for general proficiency; silver and gold medals were awarded for proficiency in special subjects, including divinity, mathematics, science, and languages.

Administration and selected faculty

;Principals * 1869–1872: Ann Mills (1810–1898) – Principal * 1872–187?: Rev. Irwin – Principal * 1872–1874: Rev. Ganon, B.S. Huntingdon, M.A. – Principal * 1874–1883: Rev. Henry Faulkner Darnell (1831–1915) – Principal * 1883–1899: Rev. Edward Noble English (1851–1918) – Principal * 1878–1880: Rev. James Johnson Hill, M.A. (1832–1896) – Resident Principal and Chaplain for 18 months, beginning around the middle of 1878 * 1870: Major Evans ; Lady Principals * 1875–1882: Lucy Hannah Clinton (1846–1932) – Lady Principal * 1872–187?: Mrs. Irwin – Lady Principal ;Lady Superintendents * 1875: Lucy Hannah Clinton (1846–1932) * 1877: Miss McLellan * 1882: Miss H.G. Wight, Diploma of Cambridge, England ;Literary Department * Rev. Edward Noble English, M.A. (1851–1918) – professor of mental philosophy and physics * Rev. J. S. Thomas, M.A. – professor of classical and English Literature * Rev. Charles B. Guillemont, B.A., D.D., Ph.D. (1828–1910) – professor of modern languages * 1879–1880: Rev. William Minter Seaborne (1828–1913) – professor of natural sciences * The Rev. George Bloomfield Sage, B.A., B.D. (1856–1938) – Classics and Mathematics * 1889–1896: Miss Martha H. H. Wray (1862–1947) – teacher of German, English, and mathematics * Miss Henrietta B. English (1864–1946) – English Subjects ;Academic subjects * Miss E. Henstridge ;Music Department * 1883–1888: William Caven Barron, Esq. (1864–1936) – professor of piano, organ, and music history * 1883–1885: William Waugh Lauder (1857–1931) – musical director, professor of piano, music theory, and music history * 1885–1899: Thomas W. Martin, Esq. (1861–1943) – musical director, professor of piano, harmony, and music history * Miss Nelda J. Von Seyfried (born 1856) – professor of singing * Roselle Pococke, Esq. (1859–1925) – professor of violin * 1889–1899: Waldemar Arthur Blüthner, Esq. (1862–19??) – professor of piano and harmony * Stinson W. Wilson – professor of organ * Madame Hausch – professor of violin * Miss. K. Moore – professor of singing and organ * 1874–1876: Kate Sara Chittenden (1856–1949) – professor of piano * 1870–188?: Lucy Hannah Clinton (1846–1932) – musical directress (1881), professor of piano, Lady Superintendent in 1875, Music Directress in 1877 * Miss Anna M. Diller (born 1868; married Edwin D. Starbuck) – teacher of piano * Ida Louisa English (1869–1937), 1900 marriage to Corvin Weld (1868–1942) – professor of piano, organ, and Italian * Miss M. Raymond – piano * 1869: Frances Josephine Hatton (1840–1906), 1871 marriage to Charles Greenwood Moore, MD (1818–1886) – composer, professor of composition and singing (daughter of English composer

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) ;Art Department * 1883–1892: Julian Ruggles Seavey, Esq. (1857–1940) – director and professor of painting, modelling, carving, decorative art, and design * Miss E. Burwell – Drawing and Crayon * Miss L. A. M. Jones – Modelling, Carving, and Decorative Art * Martha Justina Hardwick ''(née'' Thomas; 1854–1917), 1874 marriage to William James Anderson (died 1887), 1887 marriage to John Wesley Hardwick (1855–1923) * Mrs. A. Kenly, Art Needlework * mid-1870s: William Lees Judson (1842–1928), drawing and painting * Caroline Farncomb (1859–1951) – painting ;Elocution Department * Rev. Edward Noble English, M.A. (1851–1918) – Director * 1889–1894: Elizabeth (Libby) Alberta Oakley, B.L. (1862–1961), 1903 marriage to Walter E. Chrysler ;Business Department * William Charles Coo (1861–1950) – professor of shorthand ;Etiquette Department, Physical Culture, Hygiene, etc. * Mary Stoughton English ''(née'' Mulkins; born 1851), wife of Rev. Edward Noble English – Director * Friend Richard Eccles, M.D. (who lived from 1843–1924) – Sanitary Science ;Ladies' Drill, Department * C. Major Darnley – Department and Family * G. B. Dayton – Dancing * 1884–1999: John Fulcher (born 1850) – Riding and Driving ;Miscellaneous faculty * Frances "Fanny" Barbara Moule (1850–1917), 1880 marriage to professor James Edward Wells, M.A., LL.D. (1838–1898); 1904 marriage to Rev. Oates Charles Symonds Wallace (1856–1947) * Edith Fitzgerald ''(née'' Edith Mary Jones; 1844–1928), 1864 marriage to Frederick Ardiel Fitzgerald (1840–1924) * Constance Meredith (1865–1967), daughter of

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, wife o
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* Maude Cloudman Hudson, married to William Hamilton Merritt, Esq., M.D., C.M., R.C.P.S., Edin (1865–1924) * Buzzie Gurd ''(aka'' Laurie Buzzel Gurd, ''née'' Phoebe Buzzel Gurd; 1872–1895) * Miss Hattie English

Notable alumnae

* Victoria Grace Blackburn (1865–1928), journalist and author * Kate Sara Chittenden (1856–1949), professor of music; received the Dufferin Bronze Medal for Art in 1873, * C. Lucile Dora, professor of the Romance languages and literature,

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* Evelyn Johnson (1856–1937), poet * Maggie Langdell (''née'' Margaret Ellen Huson; 1856–1907), 1875 diploma from Hellmuth, 1880 marriage to

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(1826–1926), Dean of

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* Madge Macbeth (''née'' Madge Hamilton Lyons; 1881–1965), author and first woman president of the

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* Marian Osborne ''(née'' Marian Georgina Francis; 1871–1931), poet"Marian Osborne, Aurthur," ''

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'', September 7, 1931 * Anna Diller Starbuck (1868–1929), professor of music

Publications

* ''The Hellmuth World'', the newspaper of Hellmuth Ladies' College : Notable contributors: *

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(1819–1906) # "Our Summer In The Valley of the Moon," successive issues, beginning May 28, 1881; # "The Lennox Library," April 2, 1881 # "Unconscious Plagiarisms," June 18, 1881

Student organizations

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based sorority, chartered its ''Phi'' chapter at Hellmuth Ladies' College in 1899. Its one-year presence at Hellmuth stands as '' Chi Omega's'' only international expansion in the sorority's years of existence. and Hellmuth's only Greek sorority.

References

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