Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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building will be a fireproof structure containing two hundred rooms and situated on the southeast extremity ofthe campus where it will overlook both views of the lake. Our next need is a dining hall which will accommodate three hundred students, having a smaller dining room for small suppers and social parlors for the social purposes ofthe College. Woods Hall, our present dining hall, could be enlarged and made to answer this purpose for an expense of 5l525,ooo. Such would add a great deal to the spirit of the institution. The Student Association, while not the largest, is one of the most eflicient in the country. lt is unique in that it embraces all student activities. lt carries a budget of over 3E3o,ooo. For its work to really grow it should have a building of its owng which would contain social parlors, rooms for the various student activ- ities, including committee rooms for the thirteen diflierent depart- ments. Such a building is possible for the cost of SB4o,ooo. lt would be propitious, at the time of the initiation of the four year course and the incoming of biology, to have the science lab- oratories housed in a science building. ln this building physical, chemical, physiological, biological, and histological laboratories could be housed to advantage. Then, too, special provision for our growing collection of natural science could be arranged for in this building. The great need of the Physical Department is for the comple- tion of the gymnasium tower. This would serve three purposes: CID It would give an opportunity for the collection of an historical museum of physical training, Czj it would give an opportunity for historical collection of apparatus, and Cgj it would give ample space for the instruction in medical gymnastics mentioned above. A chapel suitable for public gatherings, religious services, dra- matics, and lectures should be added to grace our campus. Six of the Faculty homes, at least, would add a great deal socially to the institution. Our last need is for a larger endowment. The collegiate standard is 354,000 per student enrolled invested in prop- erty and buildings. If such were true with us our endowment would be approximately 31,1o4,ooo. At present it is 'CliI32,6O0 and so you see that there is room for improvement. Let us look forward with hope for such a betterment of this institution as has been above suggested. 20

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doing something towards coping with this problem, but in the future the Physical Department anticipates turning out the most eflicicnt men as directors in social centers, playgrounds, and men for the directorship in the utilization of school buildings. Special apparatus rooms are to be Htted out and the students given special training in medical gymnastics. This need is accen- tuated when we realize what the value of good posture is to the growing child. The Physical Department has done much along the lines of dict, blood pressure, physiology of exercise, and the study of sport. Special work has been done along the lines of ventilation, gymna- sium lighting, and swimming pools. It is hoped that the time will come when the Physical Department will have a staff of well- inlormed men to assist students in doing research work and to do and make contributions themselves. There is yet much room in the field of Physical Education for scientihc discovery and such a group ol men would do much to aid this discovery. The needs of the College are many and they involve every phase of the College life. The table of growth has made plain some of the ways in which our needs are met and along just what lines the needs have been. A college like this one needing land for athletic work of various sorts should have at least loo acres of land. We have at present 65 acres of land, with 25 on the opposite side of the lake. So our first need is at least 35 acres of land to help carry on our growing work. ' The beautiful lake which separates our property and which adds so much to the life ol' the institution is not under our control and we feel the great need of this. Our campus should be greatly improved, trees should be planted, the grounds made beautiful, drive-ways built, and the lawns cared for. A fence should separate our grounds from other territory, an arch-way should be the hrst welcome to visitors, and upon the campus there should be statu- ary to symbolize the ideals of the College. Two more athletic lields, and a playground, of which we should have exclusive con- trol should be added to our equipment and these would add more to the experience of the Physical Department student in doing nor- mal practicc work. Plans have been nearly completed for a 35,200,000 dormitory buildingg a picture of which may be seen on opposite page. That I9 V HI ' I J ' 1 A plz- H1 jx Wi ., , A --- Q ' x

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