Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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M Symbolic of the progress made by Seton Hall are the magnificent Gymnasium- Auditorium and the antenna of Seton Hall’s Radio Sta- tion WSOU-FM. The Wonder Five” basketball team which made history in the early 1940 ' s. Paced by All-American Bob Davies, the Seton Hall team was heralded from coast-to-coast. Immaculate Conception Semi- nary built by Archbishop Walsh. S MOST REVEREND THOMAS JOSEPH WALSH, S.T.D., J.C.D. ARCHBISHOP OF NEWARK When Archbishop Walsh came to the Newark Diocese in 1928, he told the graduating class that “I shall dedicate my energies to the end that Seton Hall will become the outstanding institution of dio- cesan education in the United States.” In 1928, Seton Hall had only a few hundred students and one school of liberal arts and sci- ences; today, there are more than 9,100 students and the college, founded almost a hundred years ago, has now become one of Amer- ica’s great universities. Tribute de- servedly goes to Archbishop Walsh for his untiring efforts to evolve Seton Hall to its present status, and for his great interest in the univer- sity’s future. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was awarded an hon- orary degree by Seton Hall in 1947, and is pictured with Archbishop Walsh on the campus grounds. Following World War II, the great influx of returning veterans made necessary the construction of new build- ings, among them the above classroom hall. 1928 1951

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mm Mi ■ JOHN BARRYMORE BAYLEY HALL 1903 ro- as During a near-century of existence, Seton Hall has probably p duced no student who had so colorful an undergraduate period that of the Great Profile— John Barrymore, whose legendary esca- pades include attempts to burn-down the buildings on several occa- sions! . I RT. REV. MSGR. JAMES F. MOONEY The longest presidency was that of Msgr. Mooney, who guided the college through the disastrous fire of 1909, and the World War. He built Bayley Hall, and the Prep School buildings. RT. REV. MSGR. thomas h. McLaughlin The separation of the Seminary from the secular college was completed under Msgr. McLaughlin, and the begin- ning of the eventual evolution of Seton Hall College to- ward one of America’s great universities commenced.

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