Spring Hill College - Torch Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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W ..,,Wm.,, ,...., ,., ,W , ...M . .. - . ,vit-c., .. REV. M. J. KENNEY, S. J. Senior Philosophy MR. P. H. TALLUN, S. .l. English MR. S. A. ZIEMAN, S. J. Biology MR. HAROLD A. GALTIJIN, S. J. English MR. A. J. SIAUB, Mus. D. Mzlsic -?....,.....,sl...,...- . H, - ..-..i.....5..4 The College Faculty the encouragement and substantial aid of Rt. Rev. John Quinlan, second Bishop of Mobile, that the college was rebuilt after this disastrous lire. In 1898 the building containing the famous boulevard was erected, one floor only, however, Quinlan Hall being added in 1915. Two years later Yenni Hall was built, and in 1904 and 1905 saw the erection of the natatorium and kitchen. In 1909 came the second dis- aster by fire, when the chapel and the east end of the main building were des- troyed. The present beautiful chapel was erected in 1910. Since 1909 the story of Spring Hill has been one of gradual but steady progress . ,.. .... WW.. . . . ...,....,..,.. . .. . .... ,. , , . . -..W ., ...W . .,.. um... . ..,,... .am-H-qv-yvys-,y--fr.--.,.,..--..,..-.. , .-- ..........- ,. ,.- . .., -4-.f-........

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The College Faculty Spring Hill experienced many hardships and difficulties in the years following 1840, until in 1846 Bishop Portier of- fered the direction of the college to the Society of Jesus. It was accepted, and the next year Rev. Francis Gautrelet, S. J., was appointed President of the college. The music room, which was up to a few years ago the sodality chapel was erected in 1850. The in- firmary was built in 1866. On the night of February 4, 1869, the first big fire at Spring Hill took place, when the large college building, the two frame houses on the South Side, and the church were completely destroyed. The library and museum were also lost. It was due to REV. R. T. BRYANT, S. J Dean of Discipline REV. C. J. QUIRK, English REV. G. J. PICKEL, Chemistry REV. K. A. MAKING Physics REV. GEORl'.E EGANA, Spanish as si R I V 551 - S. J. S. J. S. J. S. J. fftfi' ,149

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The College Faculty towards perfection. For a two year period during the World War Spring Hill did her bit for her country when from 1918 to 1921 she was a unit in the Student Army Training Corps. Dur- ing these two years, Spring Hill de- parted from her ordinary routine of class work, and appeared as a regular army training camp, where the bugle took the place of the old bell, the boys cleaned rifles instead of playing base- ball during free hours, and regular army officers joined hands with the faculty in governing the school. It remained for the year 1926 to be the banner year for Spring Hill. It was , W.. ... ,. ... .. ,. ...,. ,- . , ,,,, ,. ,.- ..,.......,,,..-,,,,,,.x! , Q K, l 1 l i Rrev. F. I. MCDUNNELL, S. J. Chaplain Mu. A. J. SUFFICII, Mus. D. zllnsif MR. W. T. DA1.x', A. B. Eroszomirs Mk. W. S. Ri2u.1,Y, M. I1., M. S. fllllfllflllllfflfi, Drawing MR, J. C. CUUTURE, A. B. Frenrh