[6] It offered preparatory and college classes, modern languages, music, field hockey, and preparation for foreign travel.
[5] Theodore Halbert Wilson, a former principal of St. Johnsbury Academy, was president from 1930 to 1932 and also taught philosophy classes.
[12] At the time, Henry Gratten Doyle was the dean of junior college at George Washington and the provost of Chevy Chase.
[14] In 1940, Isabelle Farrington died and bequeathed a 13/15 share of the college to the Scudder Association Foundation, a charitable organization previously established by her family.
from Columbia University and was previously the dean and president of Arlington Hall Junior College.
[13] Because Arlington Hall was taken over by the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service in 1942 for the war effort, Sutherlin was able to bring many of its faculty and administrative staff to Chevy Chase Junior College.
from the University of Chicago and had led the English department at Arlington Hall Junior College under Sutherlin.
[13] As president of Chevy Chase Junior College, she oversaw the addition of a science and technology building and other expansions to accommodate the growing number of students.
[13] Student enrollment continued to grow, reaching the highest numbers in the college's history.
[17] Surprising its alumnae and students, the college closed for good at the end of the academic year in June 1950.
[18][17] Brown said the college was closing due to "low enrollment, rising costs, and the uncertainty of the international situation".
It consisted of 11 acres (4.5 ha) that were "a sanctuary from the negative elements of urban life" in nearby Washington, D.C.[3] The campus was 35 minutes from the city via the Rock Creek Railway, an electric trolley line.
[6] In 1911, the high school curriculum included algebra, American history, botany, English, French, German, and zoology.
[2] Its college students studied art history, astronomy, French, geology, German, Latin, literature, mythology, sociology, and trigonometry.
[25] President Marshall developed a new program of study in political problems where students observed government in action and supplemented their lectures and seminars by conducting primary source research.
In each of them, the college will draw on Washington’s resources in leaders and institutions – for seminars, round-table discussions, and for observations by students.
[28] The students held holiday parties, dances, and proms on campus and in Washington, D.C. hotels with male guests from nearby schools.
[31] Students also took field trips to Mount Vernon and to Washington, D.C. where they visited the United States Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the national museums.
[15] In the 1920s and 1930s, lecture series brought artists, politicians, and writers, to the campus, including Amelia Earhart, Hamlin Garland, and Thornton Wilder.
[15] From its beginnings, students participated in physical activities such as basketball, billiards, croquet, golf, and tennis.
[33] Intermural sports included archery, baseball, basketball, field hockey, horseback riding, soccer, swimming, and tennis.