Springfield College

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Springfield College was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1885 by the Rev. David Allen Reed.

Contents 1 Official Names for the College 2 Noteworthy Events 3 College Presidents 4 Eponymous Buildings and Sites (named for people) 5 Sources

Official Names for the College

The school was originally called the School for Christian Workers. The institution incorporated into the YMCA Training School in 1890 and then as International YMCA Training School in 1891. In 1912, the school changed its name to the International Young Men's Christian Association College. In 1954 Springfield College officially came into being.

Noteworthy Events

• In 1890, Luther Halsey Gulick II (1865-1918) developed the School's logo (an inverted equilateral triangle), which was the basis for the YMCA's official symbol, to represent spirit, mind, and body.^[1]
• Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965), then a student-instructor, introduced football on campus in 1890.^[2]
• James Naismith (1861-1939) invented basketball in 1891.^[3]
• Alumnus William George Morgan (1870-1942) invented volleyball in Holyoke, Massachusetts.^[4]
• Alumnus Edgar Munroe Robinson (1867-1951) was appointed the first national director of boys' work for the YMCA.^[5]
• Springfield College President Laurence Locke Doggett (1864-1957) and alumnus Edgar Munroe Robinson (1867-1951) helped found the Boy Scouts of America.^[6]
• Student George Goss wrote a thesis on lifesaving, which went on to become the first American book on lifesaving in 1916.^[7] Confirmation is needed whether this is George Edward Goss (1886-).

College Presidents

• David Allen Reed (1850-1932) (1885-1891)
• Henry S. Lee (1891-1893) possibly Henry Smith Lee (1834-1902)
• Charles S. Barrows (1893-1896) or more likely Charles Henry Barrows (abt.1855-1918)
• Laurence Locke Doggett (1864-1957) (1896-1936)
• Ernest M. Best (abt.1881-) (1937-1946)
• Paul M. Limbert (1946-1952)
• Donald Crawford Stone (1903-1995) (1953-1957)
• Glenn A. Olds (1921-2006) (1958-1965)
• Wilbert E. Locklin (1920-2006) (1965-1985)
• Frank S. Falcone (1985-1992)
• Randolph W. Bromery (1992-1998)
• Richard B. Flynn (1999-2013)
• Mary-Beth A. Cooper (2013- )

Eponymous Buildings and Sites (named for people)

• Abbey-Appleton Hall
• Appleton Auditorium
• Appleton Tennis Courts
• Archie Allen Baseball Field named for baseball coach Archie Allen
• Art Linkletter Natatorium- See Arthur Gordon (Kelly) Linkletter (1912-2010) and [1]
• Aschermann Family Ability Field
• Babson Library (replaced by Harold C. Smith Learning Commons)
• Benedum Field (replaced by Stagg Field)
• Beveridge Center (often referred to on campus as "the B.C.") (replaced by the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union)
• Blake Arena
• Blake Field
• Blake Hall named for Herbert P. Blake
• Blake Track
• Brennan Center
• Cheney Hall
• Fuller Arts Center
• Harold C. Smith Learning Commons
• Hickory Hall
• Irv Schmid Sports Complex named for long-time soccer coach Irv Schmid
• Kakley Graduate Annex
• Judd Gymnasia
• Locklin Hall named for Springfield College President Wilbert E. Locklin
• Loomis Communities
• Massassoit Hall
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (replaced by the Allied Health Sciences Building)
• Potter Softball Field named for women's softball coach Diane Potter
• Reed Hall
• Reeds Landing
• Richard B. Flynn Campus Union
• Schoo-Bemis Science Center
• Stagg Field
• Stitzer Welcome Center
• Weiser Hall
• Woods Hall (replaced by the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union)

Sources

1. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
2. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
3. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
4. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
5. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
6. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history
7. ↑ https://library.springfield.edu/college-history/timeline-of-college-history

• Garvey, Richard C. and Ronald S. Ziemba. Springfield College: In Spirit, Mind, and Body, Notes and Scenes from Our First 125 Years 1885-2010. Springfield College: Springfield, Massachusetts, 2010.