Boston State College - Bostonian / Lampas Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Boston at the time. After Dr. Dunton ' s death in 1899, leaving twenty-seven years of leadership, his assistant, Wallace C. Boydon, became the fifth Headmaster. Boston Normal School underwent many changes during Mr. Boydon ' s incumbancy. In 1907 it was moved to its present location on Huntington Ave. The new building, built specifically for the Boston Normal School, provided laboratories , a library, and assembly hall and numerous classrooms. The Tower Building, named after Dr. William F. Looney, is the only new addition. In 1913 the course at Boston Normal School was lengthened to three years. In the same year the University Extension Commission, after careful scrutinization, certified seven courses of credit towards the Associates of Arts degree. Again during Mr. Boydon ' s terms as Headmaster an act of the State Legislature in 1922 allowed the Boston Normal School to add a fourth year and award the degrees of Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science in Education. At the same time, the three-diploma course was allowed to continue until 1932. In 1924 the school was renamed The Teachers College of the City of Boston. In 1926 the college was granted the right to award the Master of Education degree. When Mr. Boydon retired in 1929, Dr. William H.J. Kennedy became president and served until his death in 1948. In 1942 the college was accredited by the American Association of Teacher Educa- tion. Dr. William F. Looney became president in 1949 and instituted the first honors system to foster academic pride. Ironically, the Teachers College of Boston wassavedfrom closing in 1951 by being absorbed into the State College System. This ended a one hundred year association with the City of Boston. It became the State Teachers College of Boston. By 1960 it had truly become a multi-purpose college when it was renamed the State College at Boston and given the power to grant Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. Dr. John J. O ' Neil succeed Dr. Looney in 1963 as the college ' s eighth president. When he resigned in 1960, Dr. Robert J. Bond was made acting president, followed by Dr. Robert V. McCarthy. In 1971 Hermit C. Morrissey became the eleventh president of the college. In his nine years, President Morrissey introduced many new career programs to the college curriculum as the demand for teacher training declined. Following the resignation of President Morrissey in 1980, Dr. Robert V. McCarthy was appointed to the presidency to provide new LEADERSHIP as Boston State began its 129th year of education for the citizens of Massachusetts. President McCarthy would be the last president of Boston State College.