Keuka Lake," and that it was "a firm-looking building, four stories in height, of brick and stone." The freshman class in Fall 1890 consisted of eighty students.
The college faced financial troubles and decided to suspend active instruction in 1915.
=== Reopening ===
In 1919, Arthur H. Norton, after whom the Norton Chapel is named, was chosen as the President of Keuka. Under Norton, who would serve as president for the next 16 years, Keuka resumed instruction in 1921 as Keuka College for Women. During this trying time, Norton personally wrote more than 3,000 letters, published and mailed at least 10,000 pamphlets, made 66 speeches, and surveyed 76 colleges in order to advance Keuka's cause. Gertrude Martin, former dean of women at Cornell University, became a Keuka trustee and advised the now women's college.The Ball brothers—founders of what would become the Ball Corporation, a S&P 500 company, and benefactors of Ball State University—were among the key supporters of Keuka at this time. Years earlier, with …
