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Hartshorn Memorial College received its name from Deacon Joseph Charles Hartshorn, of Providence, R. I., afterwards (at the time of his death) of Newton Centre, Mass., by whose benefaction the institution was planted. As suggested by the name the institution stands as a memorial for Mrs. Rachel Thurber Hartshorn, whose death occurred shortly before its founding. The spirit in which the school was founded is expressed in the following mural inscription: