After Words
University History
A Bell for All Seasons
OPENING BELL: Nowadays if you want
to get the attention of students to let them know that classes are
in session, you would probably use e-mail or instant messaging. But
in the 1850s, the technology of choice was a very loud bell. First
used in the United States Hotel, when that was the rented home of
the University, and later in Anderson Hall on the Prince Street
campus, the bell was rung on the hour to summon students to
classes. Now housed in the archives of Rush Rhees Library, the
“Anderson Bell” has been part of Rochester’s
academic festivities for more than 150 years. While no longer rung
regularly, the bell sometimes makes itself heard during special
occasions.
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