In the Spirit of Kemper Hall
By Kemper Hall Alumnae Association
In the Spirit of Kemper HallMar 11, 2021
Episode 9 Sister Mary Grace Interview Part 1
In 2011, members of the KHAA Board interviewed Sister Mary Grace as part of the DVD In the Spirit of Kemper Hall. This is the first installment of the interview.
Graduation 1920 Super Play
The extravagant graduation pageants of 1919 and 1920 contrast sharply to the scandal of 1920.
Episode 7 Sorrow, Resignation and Scandal, Part Two
1920 was a year of change and scandal.
Episode 6: Sorrow, Resignation, and Scandal! Part One
Two sisters leave the Community, one Latin teacher throws in the towel, Mother Margaret Clare endures.
A Snapshot of Life at Kemper Hall around the turn of the Century
A biography of a famous alumna as Kemper Hall edges carefully into the Twentieth Century
Pier Cottage, the summer home for waifs at Kemper Hall
Every summer from the late 1890s until 1920, the fresh, clean air on the shores of Lake Michigan at Kemper Hall provide respite for hundreds of children from the slums of Chicago.
Episode 3 Non Stop Expansion from the 1880s to 1911
Kemper Hall grows from Durkee House to a ground breaking school for young women.
Episode 2 The Foundations
Sister Margaret Clare is the driving force for Kemper Hall from 1878 to 1918.
Episode One: A Little History
Episode One tells a brief history of Kemper Hall's founding and previews some of the interviews with alumnae, teachers, and Sisters.