He envisioned what would become the Claremont Colleges in 1923 when faced with increasing enrollment at Pomona, so that rather than compromising the small college’s atmosphere, several small schools could coexist and share common facilities such as a library, much like Oxford.
In 1923, he conceptualized the future Claremont Colleges when faced with growing student numbers at Pomona. To avoid diluting the intimate atmosphere of the small college, multiple smaller institutions could be established to share resources, including a library, in a manner similar to Oxford.