Spring Hill College - Torch Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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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

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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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The High School Faculty buildings which were to be completed by 1930, were drawn up and accepted by college authorities. In the spring of 1927, the contracts were awarded for the first building, Mobile Hall, which is to be a residence hall of three stories for students, and is to be finished by the beginning of the 1927-28 school term. First ground was broken for Mobile Hall on May 1, the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. August J. Staub's professorship at Spring Hill. As Bishop Portier's first official act as first Bishop of Mo- bile was to devise ways and means to found Spring Hill, so Bishop Toolen, our latest Bishop, was present three days after his installation at the laying REV. R. F. SAMPSON, S J Prefect of Discipline MR. J. W. BARRY, S. Latin, Matheinatits MR. D. R. LORIG, S. Spanish, History MR. T. A. SHIELDS, S Latin, English MR. J. S. BOGUE S J J , . J. Latin. Matherrzatics . Q J