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NORTH EAST, Md. – Cecil College is celebrating four decades of excellence in the education of future nurses for the Mid-Atlantic region. This year is the 40th anniversary of the nursing program at Cecil, which is one of the most coveted nursing schools in the State of Maryland, with its graduates highly recruited for employment in the region. Community College nursing programs are critical to meeting the workforce need for nurses in Maryland. Cecil College is preparing nurses to meet the challenges of today s health care environment, said Cecil College President Dr. Mary Way Bolt.
Cecil College s nursing program is fully approved by the Maryland State Board of Nursing and nationally accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Cecil College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
From the Archives: Freedom in miniature: Mary Way’s Coded Portrait of Charles Holt Brian Ehrlich
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Charles Holt (1774-1852) by Mary Way (1769 1823). Inscribed “Mary Way,/fecit/New London,/ Feb. 18th,/1800” on the back. Watercolor and fabric on paper applied to brown fabric, 2 ½ by 2 inches.
Private collection.
The image of New London, Connecticut, Native Charles Holt in Figure 1 was “taken” by his cousin, the talented miniaturist Mary Way in the form of a miniature-in-locket, a standard memento of the time meant to be worn close to the heart
1. It is not known whether he commissioned the portrait as a gift for his soon-to-be wife Marry Dobbs, or whether Way presented the portrait to Holt as a personal token. In the image the artist has portrayed Holt wearing what appears to be an American militia uniform; inscribed “Mary Way,/fecit/New London,/Feb. 18