, ▁H oll ins ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁h ire ▁high - quality ▁fac ulty ▁or ▁assemble ▁an ▁up - to - date ▁library ▁or ▁labor atory , ▁making ▁acc red itation ▁hard ▁to ▁achieve . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁time ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁only ▁seven ▁southern ▁women ' s ▁college ▁were ▁cert ified ▁by ▁professional ▁organizations ▁as ▁" standard ," ▁while ▁both ▁H oll ins ▁and ▁S weet ▁B ri ar ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁" appro xim ate ". ▁The ▁C ock e ▁family ▁agreed ▁to ▁turn ▁over ▁ownership ▁if ▁sufficient ▁funds ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁De pression ▁slow ed ▁their ▁efforts . ▁A ▁sc ath ing ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁letter ▁from ▁al um na ▁E ud ora ▁R ams ay ▁Richard son ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Qu arter ly ▁ind icted ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Women ▁for ▁regional ▁bias . ▁Richard son ' s ▁letter ▁and ▁prompt ing ▁from ▁the ▁pres idents ▁of ▁Mount ▁Holy oke ▁and ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁sp ed ▁up ▁the ▁acc red itation ▁process . ▁The ▁C ock e ▁family ▁turned ▁the ▁school ▁over ▁to ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁and ▁President ▁C ock e ▁tender ed ▁her ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁finally ▁gained ▁acc red itation . ▁▁ 1 9 3 3 – present ▁H oll ins ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁exhibition ▁gallery ▁in ▁the ▁Ro ano