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Title
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In Memoriam: Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D.
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Date
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1900
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Transcription
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It was while boarding on Fourth Street that she became acquainted with two gentlemen, Mr. George Jervis and Mr. A. Howard Merritt, who remained her life-long friends, and I take pleasure to here quote from one of Mr. Jervis's letters concerning her:
"Becoming a widow and childless, she devoted her time to church work, and was for some years Superintendent of the infant Sunday-School of Old St. Peter's, Philadelphia, where she devoted herself not only to the spiritual welfare of the children, but to their physical condition, visiting and ministering to them in the worst parts of the city, even at great personal risk. Owing to ill health, she was obliged to visit Germany for the benefit of the waters.
"She was first engaged as a teacher at Bonney & Dillaye's boarding school for young girls, and during the summer vacation attended the courses of lectures at Harvard on chemistry, securing the Harvard certificate. Resigning from Bonney & Dillaye's, she was appointed Principal of the Foster School at Clifton Springs, N. Y., and after being there some years, accepted the position of head of the Women's College of Pharmacy in Louisville, Ky., as well as that of Prufessor of Literature in the Hampton College in the same city; but wishing to take a degree, she began the study of German and sailed for Zurich, where entering the Polytechnic, she continued her studies in chemistry, meeting with opposition from some of the professors and students yet came off triumphantly with the degree of Ph.D. Being sent for by Prof Frankland, of South Kensington, to experiment with him, she visited London, and it was while there she received notice that she had been appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the University of Nebraska in Lincoln."
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It was while boarding on Fourth Street that she
became acquainted with two gentlemen, Mr. George
Jervis and Mr. A. Howard Merritt, who remained her
life-long. friends, and | take pleasure to here quote
from one of Mr. Jervis’s letters concerning her :
“ Becoming a widow and childless, she devoted her time to
church work, and was for some years Superintendent of the
infant Sunday-School of Old St. Peter's, Philadelphia, where
she devoted herself not only to the spiritual welfare of the chil-
dren, but to their physical condition, visiting and ministering
to them in the worst parts of the city, even at great personal
risk Owing to ill health, she was obliged to visit Germany for
the benefit of the waters.
“She was first engaged asa teacher at Bonney & Dillaye’s
boarding school for young girls, and during the summer yaca-
tion attended the courses of lectures at Harvard on chemistry,
securing the Harvard certificate. Resigning from Bonney &
Dillaye’s, she was appointed Principal of the Foster School at
Clifton Springs, N. Y.,and after being there some years, accept-
ed the position of head of the Women’s College of Pharmacy
in Louisville, Ky., as well as that of Professor of Literature in
the Hampton College in the same city; but wishing to take a
degree, she began the study of German and sailed for Zurich,
where entering the Polytechnic, she continued her studies in
chemistry, meeting with opposition from some of the professors
and students. yet came off triumphantly with the degree of Ph. D.
Being sent for by Prof Frankland, of South Kensington, to
experiment with him, she visited London, and it was while there
she received notice that she had been appointed Assistant Pro-
fessor of Chemistry in the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.’
