American International College - Taper Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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The famouf Jofcer team compared of men from eleven naliony f1922j from a curriculum which emphasized the French lan- guage to one which stressed courses in English and citizenship. It was Lee's philosophy that the ultimate glory of the city of Springfield lay not in the manufacturing of in- struments with which to kill man, as is personified by the Springheld Armory, but in the development from all races of men and women who shall go forth among their own to make alive. The administration of the next President, R. DeWitt Mallary, which Hlled the years 1908-1911, and which were brought to an end by his untimely death, further liberalized the religious atmosphere, and helped place the institution on a more stable hnancial basis. It was while President Mallary was head of the College that Chester Stowe McGown was added to the staff in the capacity of held secretary. Dr. Mallary's death resulted in Dr. McGown's being placed at the helm, and now truly began the expansion period of the College. To increase the number of students enrolled, Dr. McGown immediately set about contacting churches, missionary boards, and other Christian and patriotic Prefident McGown with the graduating flair of llae Arademy, 1925.

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Football team before Street Hall and The Cottage, where D .A. R. Dormitory now Jtarzdf. to construct a building for women students. In 1892, the first women were admitted as students, even while Women's Building fnow known as Lee Hallj was still in the process of construction. The College Calendar of 1889-1890 gives the name of seven faculty members who were teaching the fol- lowing subjects: Theology, Mental and Moral Philos- ophy, Mathematics, English, Greek and Latin Lan- guages, History and Political Economy, F rench, Natural Sciences, Physiology and Hygiene. The spirit of self-government was manifested in the formation of the Conseil, a representative body of stu- dents and faculty to deal with certain cases of discipline. The Athletic Association dates from 1889, and the first football game was played in 1890, between the First Preparatory class and the Hill Negro boys, with a vic- tory of 7 to 1 in favor of the college. May, 1893, brought the resignation of Mr. Amaron as President, after eight years as the guiding hand in the affairs of the college. Samuel H. Lee, who had come to the College as financial secretary in 1890, now became the second President of the College. The turn of the century in the United States saw many immigrants coming to the country. While these immigrants were looked upon mostly as a source of cheap labor in the expanding industries of the land, our College sought to give the immigrant higher under- standing and greater opportunity that we take for granted in the best scions of the native stock when they attain their majority. By the year 1910, fourteen nation- alities were represented in the enrollment of 105 stu- dents. Meanwhile, the building now known as Science Hall was raised. Though planned for a gymnasium, it was never used for that purpose. Instead, the building was first put to use as a training school for young boys of from 8 to 15 years of age, most of whom came from immigrant homes. This was entirely elementary educa- tion, and most of the young men later continued on into the preparatory training for college fThe Academy, as this branch was knownj , and then entered the College itself. During the years 1893 through 1911, thirty-three students completed the degree requirements of the College. july 1 3, 1905, brought yet another significant change. Petition was made to the state, and was granted, to change the name of the institution to the American In- ternational College, a name more appropriate to the great work being done. The lifteen years of President Lee's administration had seen Lee Hall built, had made the college definitely non-sectarian, had made it co-educational, and had done much to raise the academic standards. A transition had been made from a school for French-Canadians to a school for the foreign-born of all nationalities, and

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STUDENTS AND FACULTY 1924 AIC, In vm GJ 4.1 6.1 040 rn O U-4 V7 V5 E rn 'U s.. G! .-C1 .2 an 5 2 J 2 S Q QC m 5 LL 55 oward, Mrs. Eld- DH cGown, DM oreaux, Am L, s.I m.I E G, O vm CI 15 o Q6 E 2 2 'U TE cd E an O cn C1 GJ C-'J rn 2 2 0. O0 'U GJ a-4 -I YU B H4 I-1 1. O o 3 .x U o P-I Q 2 G. .-1 .4.a x.4 68 2 Robinson, Mrs