Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . The Tower, Santa Barbara Girls School. The undertaking of establishing such an in-stitution was a tremendous task, but being per-sons of courage, high ideals and large vision,they went to work with vigor to accomplishtheir aim. A stock company was formed with aBoard of Directors to manage the school they were able to secure Miss Mar-ion L. Chamberlain, of Boston, as Principal,without whose unselfish service, high standards, 205 SANTA BARBARA and unfailing loyalty it would have been impos-sible to achieve such a success. During
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . The Tower, Santa Barbara Girls School. The undertaking of establishing such an in-stitution was a tremendous task, but being per-sons of courage, high ideals and large vision,they went to work with vigor to accomplishtheir aim. A stock company was formed with aBoard of Directors to manage the school they were able to secure Miss Mar-ion L. Chamberlain, of Boston, as Principal,without whose unselfish service, high standards, 205 SANTA BARBARA and unfailing loyalty it would have been impos-sible to achieve such a success. During the period of the war, it was onlypossible to have the school in private houses,w^hich soon became insufficient for its growingneeds. In a few years the resident departmentgrew from four to twenty-four pupils, and the. Lower Corner from Playground, Santa Barbara Girls School. day-school from thirty-five to one hundred andfourteen pupils. Early in 1919 the school company w^as re-organized into a corporation of twenty-one Trus-tees, all of whom are representative people ofthis community, who take a keen interest in theprogress of the institution. They have issuedbonds to finance the purchasing of a beautifulproperty known as Miradero, located at Con-stance Avenue at the end of Santa BarbaraStreet, formerly the home of Miss Anna Blakeof Newport. In this large homelike residencewith a w^onderful view of mountains, valley, andsea, there is accommodation for twenty-five girls, 206 AND MONTECITO all of them sleeping in porch dormitories. Anadjoining property has been purchased for theday-school, and new buildings—most of themopen-air class rooms—have been completed. Abasket ball field -and several tennis courts arealso on these grounds, together with a charmingwooded canyon beside a stream. As the equa
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