Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Steam shovels removed the dirt from the Broadway and Madison corner of the campus in 1911. The dirt was sold and used at 12th and Madison as part of a city regrade project. On October 17, 1898. the corporate title of the Immaculate Conception School was changed to Seattle College and the institution was authorized by the State of Washington to confer degrees and honors similar to other institutions in the United States. It was not until June 23, 1909, that the college conferred the bachelor of arts degree on the first graduates: John A. Concannon, James C. Ford and Theodore M. Ryan. In June. 1902, the first Seattle College annual, made up of papers submitted by each class in Seattle College and Seattle College High School, was published. In the years that followed, the yearbook remained a collection of paper-bound volumes. By 1914 the name was changed to the Palestra. The following year many students went off to the war and the Palestra suspended publication, until 1923 when the Echo appeared. In 1932, the banks closed in the depression and publication was limited because of a lack of paper. There was no college yearbook until 1937 when the first Aegis was published by the Associated Students of Seattle College and dedicated to Fr. James B. McGoldrick, S.J. The foreword stated. “Our aim in this, the first Aegis of Seattle College, has been to present school life as it is lived by the students, that it may be preserved for them. Lest the all too quickly passing days spent happily within the halls of Seattle College be forgotten by those who have enjoyed them, these pages shall leave with them a record of memories. If Aegis brings these students, now or in the future, the ability to relive past activities, see school day dreams come true, and ideals realized, its end has been attained.” The Aegis continued until 1943 when a shortage of paper during the war stopped publication. Thin paper books followed in 1944 and 1945. In 1946 the Aegis began to publish annually. 7

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Fr. Garrand was suffering great consternation, he had written. “In Seattle, where it is very humid, there arc only three months of good weather during which it is advisable to build. If one builds during the rainy season, the wood which was swollen by the rain will shrink later on. and all the woodwork will crack making necessary innumerable costly repairs. Finally on July 19. 1894. thirty carpenters with their workers were ready. In the next few days around twenty more workers came to help. The workers were Irish and German Catholics; most of them were my parishioners and had the interest of the church as much at heart as I did; on top of that the Irish wanted to prove to me that their devotion was superior to that of the Germans; the Germans wanted to do better than the Irish. They were proud to work directly under their pastor, they knew that we were poor and that it was to save money that I had neither an architect nor a contractor. To the end they worked with an energy and spirit that surprised the whole town.” On September 8 the new building was under cover and the entire exterior was finished. December 8 the part that was intended to serve temporarily as a church was opened. Fr. Garrand described the new location as follows. “We are bordered by four large streets, of which two, Madison and Broadway, are the principal arteries of the town. There are electric tramways running on Madison and Broadway which bring people to us from any part of the town for only five cents.” As the school slowly expanded the WCTU Hall was purchased and used as a student union. The Garrand Building continued to be used for classes. Work on the Garrand Building began April 16, 1893. The building is still in use today although a fire destroyed the interior in 1907. When repairs were made the roof was flattened and the steeple removed.

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In 1918 war department officials informed all schools of higher education that the government intended to take over the education of most males over 18. A few schools, including Gonzaga, were selected to remain open. All of Seattle College’s students were transferred to the selected schools, bringing classes to an end for the time being. Meanwhile the Seattle College campus was transferred to a new site. This move was necessitated by demands for more classroom space and was made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McHugh. On March 12. 1919, they purchased and presented to Seattle College a seven-acre campus and two buildings at 2440 Interlaken Boulevard, present location of Seattle Prep. The old college at Broadway and Madison was used for night classes by the Knights of Columbus. On September 25. 1922. college classes were resumed at Interlaken with a total of 16 students in attendance. It was not until June 10. 1925, that the first bachelor of arts degrees awarded since 1918 were conferred upon three graduates: Henry T. Ivers, Howard LeClair and George Stuntz. Described in the 1925 Echo as “Distinguished and active students, they struck up a warm friendship that has bound these three young gentlemen together through school and which seems destined to keep them associated in many respects throughout the rest of their lives.” The three were honored by the Alumni Association with Distinguished Service Awards in 1960. for service to the University and for their outstanding professional and personal lives.” On March 6. 1925. Fr. Victor Garrand. the founder and first administrator of the College, died at his mission in Constantine, North Africa. Preparation began for the installation of the Warren West, Lyons-Dobler, Buhr-Sim-mons and Dougherty halls which were purchased from the government in 1947. (Below left) Construction of the Liberal Arts Building began in 1941. The north half of the building was ready for classes in 1947 but due to lack of building materials the rest of the building was not completed until 1948. (Below) The Engineering Building was acquired from the Seattle Transit Company in 1941.