That was the happiest time of my life.

Female students arriving at Cook Hall dormitory received a welcoming letter that promised refuge from the strangeness and perplexities of campus life, a place to fight the battles of adjustment to new surroundings, and a chance to gain understanding of community living and friendship. Storer College offered refuge from the pressures of segregated society, and students flourished within the structure of the Storer community. Football teams played on the field, while literary clubs and musical groups met in the surrounding buildings. In the words of Storer alumna Ruby Reeler, students loved the school, and the building was part of who they were.

Lovettsville, Maryland · United States