Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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' 3 Tfjc itfassasoit and opened. With the completion of the gymnasium the need of a dormi- tory was felt more than ever. The temporary rooms were over a mile distant and the work suffered greatly through inconvenience and loss of time to the Boathouse students. Strenuous efforts were at once put forth to secure the money to make possible the erection of this building. On May io, 1895, the corner- stone was laid. The construction was delayed for various reasons, and it was not until the latter part of January, 1896, that the students began to move into the new rooms in the dormitory. The total cost of the building with its fur- nishings was $41,000. Through the efforts of the students and the generous gift of Mr. Frank Beebe of Holyoke, a boathouse was erected in the fall of 1901, on the borders of Massasoit Take. This boathouse is equipped with a fleet of boats, and Massasoit Lake furnishes an admirable opportunity for training in aquatics.

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JTljr Jtfassasott normal course in physical training. In August, 1887, Mr. O. C. Morse was secured as Corresponding Secretary and Superintendent of the Bible Depart- ment. In 1890, it was decided by the trustees to form a separate corporation for the Association department, which was accomplished in [une, 1890, under the name “Young Men’s Christian Association Training School,’’ to which, the following year, was prefixed the name “ International.” The land owned by the d raining School includes about thirty acres, lying east of the old New England Railroad and on both sides of Alden street. Fifteen acres are used by the school for an athletic field and building purposes. At a special meeting held February 10, 1892, the building committee was authorized to secure estimates and specifications for the erection of a dormi- tory and gymnasium. In the fall of 1894, the gymnasium was duly completed

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4 2Tl)c Jtfassasott As a result of a generous gift from Mrs. E. S. Woods, there is now in course of erection a social and dining hall, the estimated cost of which is $ 20 , 000 . The following have been the presidents of the school: David Allen Reed, 1886 1891; Henry S. Lee, 1891 1893; C. H. Harrows, 1893 1896. In 1896 the trustees reconstructed the school organization. It was voted to give up the form of departments and organize the institution with a president at its head; L. L. Doggett, Ph.D., was placed in this position. Since then the courses of study have been constantly developed and broadened which places the school among the foremost educational institutions of the day. Boats on Massasoit