Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Completed in 1938, the West Building was the first product of the campus plan. The College of Liberal Arts began in 1935, with 35 students on the co-op plan. According to the 1935 Catalog, the School of Arts and Sciences was established on two principles: that a man should have a broad understand- ing of the main currents of human activity ; and that studies without sacrificing their liberal value, should prepare a man for a useful career. Contribution to human welfare, in short, is regarded as the chief end of scholarship. Concurrent with the academic growth, was the continuing growth in student activities. The second Direc- tor of Student Activities, from 1926 to 1929, was Professor Harold W. Mel- vin, who had joined the faculty in 1920 and became head of the English department the following year. In 1929, Melvin was appointed the first Dean of Students and his position in activities was filled by Edward S. Par- sons. Under these men new activities grew and existing activities flourished. Sigma Delta Epsilon, an honor so- ciety in the new College of Business Administration was founded in 1925. A revamped Student Council came to life in 1924. In the same year a Stu- dent Union was formed, with Milton J. Schlagenhauf as its faculty advis- er and its purpose stated to broaden engineering education by lectures, trips, and religious activities. From 1922 until 1926, the new Col- lege of Business Administration de- veloped a group of activities parallel- ing those of the Engineering School. Architect ' s plans called for a series of intercon- nected buildings. They organized their own dramatic club. Student Union, Student Coun- cil, orchestra, newspaper (The Bulle- tin), and yearbook (The Administra- tor, first published in 1926). The im- practicality of such duplication led to the combining of groups in the next few years. The Bulletin fused with The Tech to become The Northeast- ern News, in February, 1926; and in 1929, The Administrator joined with The Cauldron. In dramatics, a series of annual all- university shows took place between 1924 and 1934. Six of these were orig- inal musical comedies combining the talents of students and certain faculty members, including Melvin himself. The climax of the series was Banned in Boston — a production with a cast of 75, an orchestra of 50, and a puppet prologue — which was presented in the Arlington Theatre. A new dramatic club formed in 1934, operating under several handi- caps for many years including poor facilities (before Alumni Auditorium was completed in 1947), and no female actresses (before co-education was adopted in 1943).

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The immediate construction of at least one building became vital as it was realized that the College of Engi- neering would not be accredited un- less it had more adequate facilities. Funds for the first building were raised by widespread solicitation. When the building was completed, its $800 thousand cost had been met by a mortgage which was cleared in 1940. Ground was broken for the first building on September 29, 1937, and the cornerstone was laid in November. The new structure, designated as the West Building, was occupied in June, 1938. In October, 1938, at the Fortieth Anniversary and Dedicatory Exercis- es held in the Boston Opera House, the West Building and the university ' s new building at 47 Mount Vernon street were dedicated. The latter was called the School of Law Building, and had been bought and renovated to provide space for day and evening law classes which had begun in September of that year. The West Building provided more classrooms, laboratories, an enlarged bookstore, and general service areas. The new Department of Chemistry, offices were dedicated in the For- tieth Anniversary Ceremonies as the Charles Hayden Memorial Laboratories. On May 7, 1941, the Trustees gave the West Building a permanent name and unveiled a tablet in the lobby des- ignating the building as Richards Hall, after James Loring Richards, an indus- trialist and honorary degree recipient from Northeastern. Richards had been on the Board of Trustees since 1935 and had been a charter member of the newly organized Northeastern Uni- versity Corporation. He was responsi- ble for raising more than half of the money which paid for construction of the West Building. While the campus was becoming a visible entity, the colleges were ex- panding and developing, simultane- ously requiring the provision of more space. In 1936, the Cooperative Engi- neering School became the College of Engineering, but the greater develop- ment was happening in Liberal Arts. The Noptheastefn News VoL XII. No. 27 Published Weekly by the Day Collegiate Schools Thursday, March 19, 1931 BUD RYMPH RE-ELECTED TO CAPTAINCY OF BASKET BALL TEAM AT CLOSING BANQUET LETTER AWARDS TO NINE MEN AT FINAL MEETING : Tiffany, Symancyk end Hassell ; Have Played Final Game for Northeastern DEAN PRAISES TEAM UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB BROADCASTS FROM WLOE Last Thursday evening. 9.30 p.m., the Uiii ersity Glee Club broad- ca. todfr.r one-half hourover WLOE. Tin ■ club a)jpL- ircd before the mike ill llif main studio at 5 Winthrop Square, Boston. CliflFord L. Chatter- ton ' 31E. leader and Altjert H. Spry ' :J2BA, manager, had charge of the Dr. . TV. Davis Speaks At Special Meeting Delivers Address on Profession of Engineering to Group Dr. Harvey N. Davis, President of Stevens Institute and Vice-Presi- dent of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, addressed the combined Engineering and Busi- ness Conference sections last Mon- day noon on The Profession of Engineering. President Frank Palmer Speare and Dean Carl S. Ell of the Univer- sity were present as guests of the student A. S. M. E. branch, under the direction of which the meetine BUILDING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER STUDY ARCTIC EXPLORER TO TALK AT THE NOON ASSEMBLY Under the Northern Lights will be the subject of an illustrated talk that will be given by Capt. Donald B. MacMillan, the noted Arctic explorer, at the University Mass Meeting tomorrow noon in Sym- nhonv Hall, PLAN RECITATION AND ENGINEERING BUILDINGS FIRST Extensive Development of Hous- ing Conditions to be Carried Out in Near Future FINISH PART 1934 The original artist ' s conception of the Quad included an obelisk tower — All Hail !

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™ MB ' liiW-r Hockey was initiated by H. Nelson Raymond ' 28, who coached the first season in 1929-30. Another important figure in the growth of hockey at Northeastern was Herbert Gallagher, who played as an undergraduate, coached the team for fifteen seasons, and finally became Athletic Director of all sports activities . Football was a product of adminis- trative rather than student initiative. The first varsity season, in 1933, con- sisted of five contests and was coached by Alfred M. McCoy. By 1935, athletic activity at North- eastern had reached intercollegiate status as the university held member- ship in the New England Association of the Amateur Athletics Union, ana several other regional and national amateur athletic associations. In 1935, the need for a mascot for the athletic teams became evident. A suggestion contest held by The News aroused various responses from an ant, to an elephant, to a bee: finally a Husky was the chosen symbol. Dean Carl Ell made a winter trip to Poland Springs, Maine, returning with the news that Leonard Seppala, internationally known breeder and racer of Siberian Huskies, had given a dog to the university to serve as mascot. The dog arrived in Boston on March 9, 1927, and was met at North Station by a parade including 1200 m r ■■■ ' ■ -.1 imi 1 ' 1 0 mB fc r ' SlT ' w r% ■ ' ■ ' ij ' m 1 - 1 . 1. y r tp ' M r y ' i» ' . 1 ?.-. gs , ' • - i opv The Banjo Club - c. 1940. l O k I M B BS MBV mus;cal m HI I Kt !; CLUBS . f- ' l t The Engineer ' s Orchestra — c. 1923 . Students, the Northeastern Band, and a float on which King Husky I was to be carried to his realm. On the march back to the campus there was an inci- dent of egg- and snow-throwing by students in the Boston University business administration building on Boylston street. The Boston Police moved into the building and confis- cated crates of eggs and vegetables, while the Northeastern boys refused to retaliate and continued back to campus. King Husky I was the university mascot until March, 1941. In that time he appeared at student gather- ings, won prizes at the Eastern Dog Show, and in many respects lived up to his royal name and significant position. Harold W. Melvin First Dean of Students