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He was followed by the Reverend Robert Fulton, S.J. who, because of his literary attainments and forceful energy is considered by many, as the founder of the college. In the year 1888 the increased enrollment of students necessitated ex- pansion; at the cost of a quarter of a million dollars a new addition was built which doubled the classroom accommodation. The cares and worries of oflBce had taken their toll from Father Fulton and one year later, he was forced to withdraw. He had been the most distinguished president of the college thus far; and his memory is immortalized to this day in one of the most popidar and successful extra-ciu-ricular student activities, the Fulton Debating Society. Father Fulton was succeeded by the Reverend Edward I. Devitt, S.J., who was appointed to complete the work begun by his predecessor in office. In 1894 he was succeeded by the Reverend Timothy Brosnahan, S.J., famed for his refined refutation of Charles W. Eliot ' s theory of electivism directlj attacking scholastic education in general and Boston College in particular. Expansion was again imperative. The addition of another year in philos- ophy made by the Reverend W. Read Mvillen, S.J., sviccessor to Father Brosnahan, increased the necessity of separating the high school from the college. To Father Gasson, S.J., who may justly be considered the second founder of Boston College, special tribute must be given for his vision of con- ceiving the present college. The first step in the realization of his wish was taken on December, 1897 when the trustees of the college acquired the present site of University Heights. To erect buildings that would harmonize with the natiu-al beauty of the site Father Gasson announced competitive bidding for plans of the buildings, which was entered into by a dozen of the most prominent architectural firms of the East. The board of judges awarded the contract to the firm of Maginnis and Walsh who strictly adhered to the English Collegiate Gothic design. The first sod was turned by Father Gasson on June 1909 and on March the twenty- eighth 1913 the new college was formally opened by the Rector in the pres- ence of Mayor Hubbard and other dignitaries. Following a policy of rotation in office Father Gasson was succeeded by Rev. Charles W. Lyons. Under his direction Saint Mary ' s Hall, the resi- dence for Jesuit members of the faculty was constructed. With the help of Father Matthew L. Fortier, S.J., a faculty member , Father Lyons under- [14]
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