Frost Memorial Chapel

The hill on which Frost Memorial Chapel stands was at one time marked with a small wooden cross inscribed with the words "Chapel needed. . ." Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frost of Los Angeles, California, seeing the sign and attending a crowded worship service in the Recitation Hall auditorium, were moved to give the money for a chapel in memory of their son, John Lawrence Frost, who died as a youth. Frost Chapel was designed by Samuel Inman Cooper, of Atlanta, under Miss Berry's supervision. She had the final "say" on every item including the amount of curve in the walkway. The actual building was constructed by students and staff in 1936-37. The handsome oak furniture for the chapel was built in the college cabinet shops by students under the direction of Mr. Walter Oslund, employed by Berry as instructor in woodworking. The chapel was finished in record time because the Frosts were coming for the dedication. When they arrived three days earlier than originally expected, they found the boys working 24 hours a day sanding and finishing the pews and planting the shrubbery by floodlights. The chapel features a heavy wood-beamed ceiling, a flagstone floor, leaded-glass windows, a slate roof and three beautiful stained-glass windows depicting the life of Christ. These windows were donated by Georgia State Society and National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, in memory of boys who died in World War II. The chapel is used for special programs and continues to be a popular site for weddings. Candle-lighting services have been held here to mark the beginning of the Christmas holidays.

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