Word: nolen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Tradition is about to be violated on the opposite side of Holyoke Street, where Dunster House and the old Advocate House are to come down, sacrificed on the altar of the tutoring schools. The Manter Hall School, successor to "Widow" Nolen, is to build a new home on will return to the new building, while The Advocate and the Dramatic Club, or phans of the storm, have already moved to Didgely Annex, in the rear of Ridgely Hall...
...Upon Mr. Nolen's death some members of his staff incorporated under the name of the Manter Hall School and moved into their present dwelling at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and Holyoke...
...present Manter Hall School was founded by W. W. Nolen, who graduated from the University in 1884 and at once embarked upon a life career of tutoring college students. Dubbed "the Widow" by some facetious pupil, Mr. Nolan became a pillar of support to countless members of many college generations. His talents and fame were such that his followers increased yearly in numbers and he was compelled to assemble a corps of assistants. He moved into Little Hall, and retained his quarters there until the end of his life...
...Library recently acquired a large addition to its Lincolniana when the late "Widow" Nolen bequeathed his famous collection to the University. This remarkable collection consists not only of a large number of books, but pamphlets, magazine articles, and a very complete collection of busts and statuettes. It is still lying in the basement of the Library awaiting an inventory, but as soon as this is made, it probably will to be on exhibition...
Little Hall was first leased to Mr. Nolen by the Little Brothers, and later purchased by him. A year ago it was acquired by the University, and from now on it will be used as a college dormitory...