Spring Hill College - Torch Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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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

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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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REV. J. B. BASSICH, S. J. Principal REV. P. A. RYAN, S. J. Greek, History Rlsv. D. P. LAwi'oN, S. J. Chaplain REV. K. A. NOWLAN, S. J. Greek, Physics REV. JOHN HLTTCHINS, S. J. French, History The High School Faculty fitting that an old Spring Hill boy, Rev. Joseph M. Walsh, S. J., should be Presi- dent of the college at that time, and should be the guiding genius behind the famous drive of 1926, which brought Spring Hill the pledge of 31,000,000 with which to begin the realization of the dream of a Greater Spring Hill. The student body gave the drive an auspic- ious start when they pledged over 390,- 000 for their Alma Mater. Then, a week later, the Spring Hill boys attacked Mo- bile, and the loyal Mobilians gave enough to make the total in excess of S500,000. With such a glorious beginning, Spring Hill lost no time in pushing to comple- tion her plans for a new college. In the fall of 1926 plans for the new group of