ethics and logic classes. Mathematics classes around that time included Algebra, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, and Arithmetic and Accounts. Other classes included Dramatic Expression, Bible (required every Sunday), and Poetry (required every Monday). Activities and clubs Sports In 1917, Mrs. Dow's required a physical examination for each student, including a doctor's certificate ensuring their heart and lung health. The school limited its student assignments to allow two hours of outdoor exercise daily. Sports included basketball, field hockey, soccer, and tennis. Lawn Tea Briarcliff College operated numerous clubs, including one honorary organization, called Lawn Tea. The organization planned social events for the college, and served as the official hostesses for visiting guests. It was the oldest club there. Members were chosen for their "social charm, capabilities, and poise". Notable people Presidents Mary Elizabeth Dow (1903–1919) Edith Cooper Hartmann (1919-) Doris Flick (-1942) Clara Tead (1942–1960) Charles E. Adkins (1960–1968) James E. Stewart (interim) Thomas E. Baker (1970–1973) Josiah Bunting III (1973–1977) Students Dorothy Burgess, a stage and motion picture actress Attallah Shabazz, campaigner and speaker Susan Crocker, photographer Anne Windfohr Marion, rancher and horsebreeder from Fort Worth, Texas Mary Elsie Moore, an heiress Sushma Seth, an Indian actress P. J. Soles, an actress Diana Walker, a White House photographer Teachers Frank DuMond, art director Myrtle B. McGraw, a psychologist David E. Mungello, a historian Kurt Seligmann, a painter and engraver Howard F. Bremer, a historian and author See also Pace University History of Briarcliff Manor References External links Pace University Briarcliff Campus Princeton University letters about the school Accounts by and accounts of the school by Janet McDonald Educational institutions established in 1904 1904 establishments in New York (state) Defunct universities and colleges in New York (state) Education in New York (state) Pace University Briarcliff Manor, New York Universities and colleges in Westchester County, New York University and college campuses in New York (state) Educational institutions disestablished in 1977 1977 disestablishments in New York (state)