Throughout Geneva’s history there are some crazy, funny, and interesting occurrences. Five Fun Fact About Geneva’s History (Part 1) was posted a little while ago (https://www.geneva.edu/blog/the-college/geneva-did-you-know). However, there were too many interesting facts about Geneva to stop there! So, here is a part two of five fun facts about Geneva College.
Whether in Student Center, in the library or heading to class, all Geneva students have read or seen copies of the school newspaper, the Geneva Cabinet. Through the hustle and bustle of campus life, this wonderful piece of literary work is sometimes overlooked even though it is a historical piece of the Geneva community. In 1879, the first Geneva Cabinet newspaper was started in Northwood, Ohio (Geneva College’s previous location) and first published in October 1880.
Throughout the years, Geneva sees many graduates come and go. There may be hundreds of graduates in a given spring graduation ceremony. However, when Geneva first started there were not many. For the first graduating ceremony in Beaver Falls (1881), there were only six graduates, five men and one woman... but I bet they became best friends.
When walking through campus you may come upon the old house called Ferncliffe. While its surroundings look very populated now with the tennis courts, McKee residence hall, and parking lots, it was quite the opposite when it was first built. In fact, it was named for the location it was built upon originally… a wooded cliff.
While under financial strain, a devastating fire hit the newly erected science building in 1912. Thankfully, no one was hurt, however, it was rebuilt in the same location, with fire safety as a new precaution. Was it caused by an experiment gone wrong?
In the early 1900s, a Geneva College tradition of “capture the flag” was established. The freshmen class would put a flag on a pole and would attempt to defend it from the sophomores. In 1917, the freshman had a victory and successfully kept the sophomores away from their heavily guarded flag. This mad “Flag Rush” left the two classes with a few bumps and bruises, but in the end it proved to be a fun Geneva College tradition.
Fires, flags and Ferncliffe?!! Who knew all that happened on Geneva College’s campus? Geneva has a very interesting history that contains many more fun, crazy and weird facts. In fact, there are so many more that you just might want to keep an eye out for Five Fun Facts About Geneva’s History (Part 3)!
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Jul 18, 2019
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We can learn much from those who came before us. In 1923, President of Geneva College Archibald A. Johnston wrote a forward for the college yearbook highlighting the history, purpose, and doctrine of Geneva. Only 75 years from the founding of the college at Northwood, Ohio, Johnston had a clear understanding of not only the how behind Geneva’s establishment but the why.
Here in Beaver Falls, there is a ton of history and a load of fun facts that go right along with it. Take a break and read part 3 of our series of fun facts about Geneva.
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