Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)
- Class of 1917
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prftp? rli! Of cffjui-nisft The Massasoit Volume Fourteen XXX Published by The Junior Glass of the International Young Men’s Christian Assoeiation College Springfield, Mass. XXX Board of Editors Leslie J. Tompkins, Ronald T. Veal, Associate Editor A. H. Marvill, Athletic Editor J. C. Lewis, Historian Charles G. Hewett, Art Editor Editor-in-Chief George A. Brown, Business Manager H. L. Patrick, Associate Business Manager G. H. Thompson, Photograph Editor J. F. Landis, Poet W here the pines stand on high o’er the far-shining water, Where winds whisper soft thro’ the forest of yore, There rise thy towers, our beloved Alma Mater, There sounds thy praise from each echoing shore, l et each noble deed in our mem’ry be dwelling. When vic’try has crown ' d us on track, field, or Hoor; Then our voices, we raise in a glad chorus swelling, To thee, dear Old Springfield, our anthems we [tour. Editors’ Greeting The 1917 Massasoit is submitted to the Student body in the hope that in the years to come it may prove a serious and mirthful remi- niscence of the days spent at Old Springfield. 3 REV. J. HERMAN RANDALL, D D. Dedication The brilliant course ot lectures given by Rev. J. Herman Randall, D.D., before the class in Religious Education during the fall term stands out as one of the most valuable contributions to the curriculum. These are times of storm and stress and readjustment in the world of thought, and every earnest student wishes that he might hear the great fundamentals of religion discussed and restated in harmony with the best thinking of to-day by some scholar familiar with the whole range of the newer science, philosophy, and literature. Fortunately I)r. Randall possesses just the qualifications for this prodigious task. His astonishingly wide reading in philosophy and literature, his sympathetic understanding of varied points of view, and his unusual faculty of lucid statement fit him as few are fitted. Aside from the valuable information conveyed by his lectures the members of the class have appre- ciated the opportunity of becoming acquainted with his rare personality. It is in appreciation of his work and sympathetic interest in the ( lass of 191 7 that this volume is gratefully dedicated to him. o 3 n JHemonam + + + + limits fflarchanb (Class of 101 1 Lost at Verdun, June, 1916. Robert Warren (Class of 1012 Killed in action on the Somme, September, 1916. Clarrp Whiteman Class of 1013 Died of overwork and exhaustion, rendering service to the soldiers “somewhere in Prance,” April, 1916. Si ' cljupler W. Cine Class of lOlo Killed in an accident at Mexican border, rendering service to American Expeditionary Porce, August, 1916. Charles IB. Cjetoson Class of 1010 Killed “somewhere in France,” April, 1617. + + + + “ Altho their earthly work is done, Their spirits brave will still live on And challenge us to do and dare For God and truth and freedom. ' ' A Look Forward The value of an educational institution depends on the greatness of the idea which it embodies. A vocational college gives a large share of its time to laboratory work and normal practice, but such a curriculum of activities is designed to mould the mind of the student and to furnish the impressions which will illuminate the work of the class room and give a mental basis for formulating general principles and judgments. The work of a college is in the realm of ideas. “There is no impression without expression,” but the activities of student life should be so supervised and graded as to contribute to the highest growth of personality and they should be so directed as to fit a man for greater service. These aims have been worked out in a remarkable way in the four-year curriculum at Springfield. The first course to be put on a four-year basis was the one for training men for county work. By an arrangement with the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College at Amherst the junior year of this course is taken at that institution. It has been found that this plan makes the men rural minded and fits them for dealing with boys and young men under rural conditions. In carrying out the four-year program it will be necessary next year to add to the faculty in physical education an instructor in physiological chemistry. The new work undertaken the past year by Prof. Stacy B. Betzler in medical gymnastics has proved a great advance. This department has secured addi- tional equipment and has rendered valuable service to a number of persons in removing the after effects of poliomyelitis. Mr. Betzler has also organized the physical training for the Secretarial men in a satisfactory manner. The work in biology taken by all the students given by Prof. Donnell B. Young is proving of great advantage in laying the foundation both for scientific method and for scientific thinking. The same can be said tor Professor Affleck ' s new courses in nature study. I hese are designed especially for workers among boys, but they are taken by all the students at the College and fit the men for outdoor usefulness. Professor Affleck has also enlarged his course in camp craft. In the Secretarial course an important matter is under consideration. The new plan for the four-year course provides for a year ' s training in modern business administration. It is proposed that the winter term ' s work for the Secretarial Juniors be conducted in New York City, covering a period of about three months. 1 he men would be under the supervision of the instructor in business administra- tion. Two periods daily would be given by him on this subject. The rest of the time would lie devoted to the study of methods of work in the Young Men’s Christian Association, using for this instruction the expert leaders, international, state, and local, who make their headquarters in greater New York. The recitations would be held in the class rooms of one of the Associations. The plan would involve the men living together in some dormitory. By such a New York connection it is believed that the work of the Secretarial course would be greatly strengthened. Courses of training for army Association work have been inaugurated for the College. These will be offered not only to the students now enrolled, but to visiting students who wish to prepare for this form of service. During the past year ten acres of land to the north of Pratt Field have been purchased at a cost of $16,000. It is proposed that a considerable part of this will be used for an additional athletic field, the remainder for faculty homes. The securing ot this property will release land in the center of the campus for building purposes. The past year there have been over 250 students enrolled. It has been an aggressive and inspiring year. The College has never been conducted under more earnest conditions than during the last twelve months. The outlook for the future was never more encouraging. The College needs a large endowment. It needs additional buildings and equipment. With these provided, it will have an enrollment of 350 to 400 students fitting for Christian work among boys and young men in all parts of the world. 8 Ill LAURENCE L. DOGGETT, Ph.D., D.D. President Administrative Psychology, History, and Literature of the Young Men’s Christian Association A.B., Oberlin College, 1886; assistant state secretary Ohio Young Men’s Christian Associa- tions, 1888; student Union Seminary, 1889; B.D., Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1890; A.M , Oberlin College, 1890 ; general secretary town Young Men’s Christian Association, Oberlin, 1890; assistant state secretary Ohio Young Men’s Christian Associations, 1890-93; Ph.D., Leipsic University, 1895; state secretary Ohio Young Men’s Christian Associations, 1895-96; president International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1896 — ; author “History of the Young Men’s Christian Association,” Yol. I., 1896; “History of the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association, 1901; “Lite of Robert R. McBurney,” 1902; principal Silver Bay Insti- tute, 1903-12; D.D., Oberlin College, 1911; editor The Association Seminar, 1912 — . FRANK N. SEERLEY, B.Ph., M.D., M.H. Dean Psychology (General secretary V. M. C. A., Iowa City, Iowa, 1883-85; Davenport, Iowa, 1886-87; Oshkosh, Wis., 1888-89; professor International V. M. C. A. College, 1890 — ; M.D., State Univer- sity, Vermont, 1891; B.Ph., State University, Iowa, 1896; student Clark University Summer School three years; student in psychology at University of Paris and physical director Paris Young Men’s Christian Association, 1903-04; M.H., Interna- tional Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1907; Dean, 1907—. JAMES H. McCURDY, A.M., M.D., M.P.E. Director Physical Course Physiology of Exercise, Diagnosis Coach Varsity Football Physical director Auburn, Me., 1888; International V. M.C.A. College, 1889-90; M.D., New York University, 1893; physical director Twenty-third Street Branch Association, New York City, 1893-95; professor International Y. M. C. A. College, 1895 — ; graduate student in physiology of exercise Harvard Medical School, 1896 and 1900; author “Bibliography of Phys- ical Training,’’ 1905; editor American Physical Education Review, 1906 — ; M.P.E. , International Y. M. C. A. College, 1907; grad- uate student Clark University, 1908-09; A.M., Clark University, 1909. RALPH L. CHENEY, B.S., B.IL Director Secretarial Course Sociology, Association Administration Coach Varsity Tennis B.S., ( (Berlin College, 1898; in business, 1898-99; graduate International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1901; assistant secretary Albany, N. ., Association, 1901-03; general secretary Niagara Falls, N. Y., Association, 1903-07; B.H., Inter- national Young Men ' s Christian Association College, 1907; pro- fessor, 1907 — ; instructor Silver Bay Summer Institute, 1908 — ; graduate work in Sociology and Economics, Columbia University Summer School, 1914. 12 WALTER J. CAMPBELL, A.M. Director County Work Course Rural Sociology, Economics and Methods B.A., Princeton University, 1899; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1899-1902; M.A., Princeton University, 1902; pastor Presbyterian Church, Suffern, X. V., 1902-06; associate State County Work secretary for New York, 1906-11; State County Work secretary for Pennsylvania, 1911-14; director of County Work course, International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1914 — ; member of Faculty, Silver Bay County Work Institute, 1906 — . MRS. CAROLYN D. DOGGETT, M.A. English Literature A.B., Oberlin College, 1890; M.A., Wellesley College, 1898; Leipsic University, graduate work in English, 1894-95; instructor in Greek and general history, Pike Seminary, Pike, N. ' S ' ., 1885-88; principal Women’s Department and professor English literature and English history, Washburn College, Topeka, Kan., 1893-94; instructor English literature, International Young Mens ( hristian Association ( ollege, 1898 — ; instructor Mac- Duffie School, 1906-09. HANFORD M. BURR, B.A., B.D., M.H. C hurch History, Economics B.A., Amherst College, 1885; B.I)., Hartford Theological Seminary, 1888; professor International Y. M. C. A. College, 1892 ; postgraduate work in sociology, economics, and psychol- ogy at C olumbia University, 1897 ; author “Studies in Adolescent Boyhood,’’ 1907; “Donald McRea,” 1911; “Around the Fire,” 1912; “Tales of Telal,” 1914; “The Inner Office,” 1916; M. IF, International Y. M. C. A. College, 1911. WILLIAM G. BALLANTINE, D.D., LL.D. Bible A.B., Marietta College, 1868; A.M., 1874; graduate Union Iheological Seminary, New York, 1872; student University of I.eipsic, 1872-73; D.D., Marietta College, 1885; LL.D., Western Reserve University, 1891; assistant engineer American Palestine Exploring Expedition, 1873; professor Ripon College, 1874-76; professor Indiana University, 1876-78; professor Oberlin Theo- logical Seminary, 1878-91; president Oberlin College, 1891-96; professor International Y. M. C. A. College, 1897 — ; author of ‘‘Inductive Logic” and “Inductive Bible Studies”; student Uni- versity of Berlin, 1907-08. ERNEST M. BEST, B.H., M.Pd. Religious Education Business, 1901-08; assistant secretary, Hamilton, Out., Asso- ciation, 1909; student International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1908-11; B.H., 1911; instructor in Prepara- tory English, 1910-11; assistant secretary West Side Association, New York City, 1912-13; postgraduate work New York Univer- sity, 1912-13; special student Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1912-13; professor International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1913 — . EARL F. ZINN, B.H. Religious Education Physical director Young Men ' s Christian Association, Du Bois, Penn., and Keokuk, Iowa, 1909-12; International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1912-16; B.H. ,1916; student instructor in Religious Education, 1914-16; student instructor in Phvsieal Education, 1913-16; postgraduate work Columbia Uni- versity, summer 1916; lecturer Springfield Bible Workers’ Insti- tute, 1917; acting professor International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1916 — . GEORGE B. AFFLECK, B.A., M.P.E. Field Science, Hygiene Coach Varsity Soccer, Swimming, Hockey Graduate Manitoba Provincial Normal School, 1895; B.A., University of Manitoba, 1897; graduate International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1901; physical director State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1901-07; B.P.E., International Young Men ' s Christian Association, College, 1907; physical director Central Department Young Men’s Christian Association, Chicago, 111., 1907-08; professor International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1908 — ; M.P.E., 1912; associate editor The Association Seminar. DONNELL B. YOUNG, B.S. Biology Coach Varsity Cross Country Team Rockland High School, Rockland, Mass., 1906; Thayer Academy, South Braintree, Mass., 1907; B.S., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., 1911; assistant in zoology, Amherst College, 1911-13; graduate student Columbia University, 1913-16; assistant in zoology, Columbia University, 1914-16; professor of biology William and Mary College, summers, 1915-16; professor of biology International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1916 — . FREDERICK S. HYDE, B.A., B.D. English, Music Director Musical and Dramatic Clubs Graduate Amherst College, 1888; teacher in Syrian Protestant College, Beirut, Syria, 1888-92; graduate Union Theological Seminary, New 5 ork, 1894; pastor Congregational Church, Groton, Conn., 1894-1907; professor International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1907 — ; editor “Springfield College Songs.” 15 ELMER BERRY, B.S., M.P.E. Anatomy, Physiology Coach Varsity Baseball B.S., University of Nebraska, 1901; physical department University of Nebraska, 1899-1901; second lieutenant Nebraska University Cadets, 1901; graduate International Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1902; fellow, 1903; assistant pro- fessor, 1903-04; professor, 1904 — ; M.P.E., 1908; editor “A Manual of Marching”; instructor physiology of exercise and gymnastics, Silver Bay Summer Institute, 1906 — : special student Harvard Medical School, summers 1907-08; student l niversitv of Berlin, 1912-13. LOUIS C. SCHROEDER, B.P.E. ( ivmnastics, Athletics Coach Varsity Track and Gymnastic Teams B.P.E., Internationa! Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1912; chairman gymnastic committee; amateur athletic union, Metropolitan section, 1908-09; member championship gymnastic teams, Indianapolis, 1905; Frankfort-on-Main, Ger- many, 1908; Cincinnati, 1909; instructor gymnastics and ath- letics, International Young Men ' s Christian Association College, 1909-13; professor, 1913 — ; supervisor Winnipeg, Man., play- grounds, 1912-13. STAGY B. BETZLER, B.P.E. Medical ( iymnustics Instructor physical education, Newark Academy, 1892-94: business, 1894-97; instructor physical education, Providence Athletic Association, 1897-98; student University of Virginia Medical School, 1898-99; instructor physical education, Peekskill Military Academy, 1899-1900; Stroudsburg Normal School, 1900-01 ; Y. M. C. A., Cortland, N. Y., 1901-02; Y.MC.A., Madison, N. ]., 1904-12; medical gymnastic department, Vander- bilt clinic, Columbia University ; B.P.E., International . M. ( .A. College, 1916; professor International 4 . M. C. A. College, 1 9 1 6 - . AUSTIN G. JOHNSON, B.Di., B.P.E. Mathematics, Physics Coach Varsity Basketball B.Di., Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1905; principal high school, Zearing, Iowa, 1905-06; B.P.E., Interna- tional Young Men’s Christian Association College, 1908; play- ground supervisor, Louisville, Ky., summers 1909 and 1910; professor International Young Men’s Christian Association Col- lege, 1909 — . J. T. BOWNE, M.H. Librarian Library Methods In business, 1863-77; secretary Y. M. C. A., Hudson, N. Y., 1877-78; assistant secretary Brooklyn Association, 1878-80; secretary Newburgh, N. Y., Association, 1880-83; Secretarial Bureau of International Committee, New York City, 1883-85; professor and librarian International Y. M. C. A. College, 1885 — ; founder Historical Library of the American Y. M.C. A., 1877; founder of the Secretaries ' Insurance Alliance, 1880; author “Decimal Classification for Association Publications,” 1891; M.H., International Y. M. C. A. College, 1906. JOHN F. SIMONS, B.H. Registrar 17 Instructors Library Methods Miss Georgina E. Carr, M.A. Biology Leslie J. Judd C. B. Marvin Association Bookkeeping Miss I. A Richardson R. B. Campbell E. H. Ellis C. E. Crissey A. T. Leary Leslie J. Tompkins E. H. Ellis H. Hoogestkger English J. Y. Jefferson C Public Speaking E. H. Ellis Carl Ruettgers Chemistry Harold D. Drew Religious Education L. E. Ashmls Paul S. Graham George T. Stafford C. E. Crissey H. Hoogesteger C. C. Wilson C. E. Crissey Russell M. Grumman W. 11. Whiting Gymnasium and Field Athletics 1 1 E R M AN H ILLE B R A N DT G. E. Goss I). R. McIntyre H. Roberts s. C. Staley W. H. Whiting R. A. Esbjornsen I . L. Jouannet J. E. Middagh R. II Long Ernest Benatre P. S. Graham W. C. Parker J. II. Smith Ralph Tichenor H. I). Babcock C. E. Horton E. J. Judd Roy Nickerson E. J. Beier E. A. Bode H. C. Buck H. Hoogesteger R. H. Peters G. T. Stafford Robert B. Whetstone E. Bretschneider J. W. Jefferson Leon G. Kranz E. A. Thorn C. C. Wilson is The New Army Course Immediately upon the declaration of war by President Wilson, a meeting of prominent men from all parts of the country was held in Garden City, Long Island, and under the leadership of Dr. John R. Mott, there w r as formed a War Work Council composed of one hundred men to further and enlarge the present work of the Army and Navy department in meeting the needs of the enlisted men of the Army, Navy, and National Guards. Springfield College was selected as one of the training agencies to prepare and equip men for this special task. Realizing that the men already in the ( ollege, with their splendid previous training and capacity for leadership, should receive the benefit of this special course, plans were made to begin the work at once. The College was fortunate in securing Mr. Arthur Rcdman Arthur Rudman to take charge of this work. For eight years Mr. Rudman w r as associated as an Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary with the enlisted men during the Spanish-American War, on the Pacific C ' oast, and in the Philippines, and in 1916, when trouble broke out along the Mexican border, he was called by the International Committee to take over the supervision of the Association work over a large territory ot the border. His knowledge ot actual conditions in the army together with his experience and broad vision ot the possibilities of Association work for enlisted men, qualify him peculiarly for this tremendous and important task. Four periods a week are devoted to this subject and aim to acquaint the students with con- ditions in this branch of Association service. The lectures include such subjects as: Army Organization; Camp Conditions and their Challenge to Men; Response of the Association to the Needs; The Work on the Mexican Border; I lie Crowd, the Group and the Individual; The Army .M .C.A. Relationships, to the ( Ifficers, to the Men, to the C itvC hurches; The Building, its Plans, Equipment, Organization, and Work; The Sign of the Red Triangle; I he Army Y. M. C. A., Organization, Authorization, and Secretarial Relationships; The Regular Activities and Departmental Organization; Athletic and Educational Departments; Social and Religious Departments; Outside and Miscellaneous Activities; The Program — the Day, the Week, the Month; The Business — Finance, Reports; I.ieut. John B. Minor The Key to the Whole Situation — the Secretary. 19 Along with this course is given the opportunity for actual normal work in the camps located at Springfield, which offers a chance for the practice of the methods secured in the class room work. In order that the men may become thoroughly acquainted with military drill and regulations, a course in military training is given under the direction of Lieut. John B. Minor of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Three companies have been formed and the work is progressing in splendid shape. During the summer a special course designed to give an intensive training for men who wish to render service in the Young Men’s Christian Association in army camps will be given. The course will not only give the men a training in methods but will endeavor to build up their spiritual power and effectiveness for this great task. The course ot study will consist of the following subjects: Army Association Camp Work, Mr. Rudman; Personal Work, Prof. Henry B. Wright, Yale University; Organization of Religious Work, Mr. Rudman; Hygiene (Personal and Sex), Dr. F. N. Seerley; Methods of Teaching and the Use of the Bible, Prof. Earl Zinn; Association History and Principles, Prof. R. U. Cheney; History of the War, Prof. H. M. Burr; Plays and Games, Prof. Elmer Berry; Military Drill, Lieut. John B. Minor; Normal Practice, Mr. Rudman. Unfurling Old Glory, The Union Jack, and The Tricolor The Alumni Association The first class graduated from Springfield in 1887. Four years later a small group of alumni in attendance at the Conference of Employed Officers, held at St. Joseph, Mo., in May, 1891, decided that this school should very properly have an alumni organization. A committee of four, consisting of one member from each class, was appointed to prepare a constitution. On May 8, 1891, during the International Convention at Kansas City, this same group again met and a proposed constitution was presented and adopted. The object of the Association as expressed was “to afford an opportunity for the expression of that devotion which the past students of the school feel toward their Alma Mater, by sustaining the fellowship now existing amongst them and by furthering the interests and extending the influence of the school in its work.” The first officers of the newly-born Association were as follows: Frank M. Pratt, ' 87, President; John W. Cook, ’89, Vice-President; George F. Poole, ’87, Vice- President; Y. Y. Locher, ’90, Vice-President; H. M. Fillebrown, ' 90. Secretary- Treasurer. During all the years since its organization this Association has held an annual meeting, occasionally at a convention or Employed Officers’ conference, but usually at the College during Commencement week. The presidency has in turn been held by the following men: Frank M. Pratt, ’87; G. D. Baker, ’90; A. L. Parker, ’90; ' W. G. Lotze, ' 88; E. M. Aiken, ’88; F. D. Fagg, ’88: I. V. Cobleigh, ’95; Y. H. Davis, ' 92; Robert S. Ross, ’98; Henry D. Dickson, ’90; Christian Lantz, ' 94; L. E. Hawkins, ' 98; J. C. Armstrong, ' 03; M. I. Foss, ’99; John Roy, 05; Donald North, 08; Louis E. Day, 06. Although the alumni body has never been large as compared with other colleges, nor have its members been in a profession which would make large personal gifts possible, yet there has ever been evidenced an earnest devotion to the cause of the College, hearty loyalty to its faculty, and a desire to lend all possible financial aid in its great tasks. At the annual banquet held in Providence in 1892, fifty-two alumni underwrote the sum of $14,800 for the much needed dormitory building. The Alumni Association has presented to the College portraits of Henry S. Lee and Jacob T. Bowne. Its members have contributed to the Student Loan Fund and to the Extension Fund of 1913. In 1914 the Association raised a handsome sum for the purpose of sending Dr. and Mrs. Doggett around the world, thereby giving the President the first real vacation since he assumed the burdens of leadership in 1896. The plans for the trip were being fully outlined when the war broke and its postponement was made inevitable. For the purpose of systematizing and unifying the gifts of the alumni to the College, the Association in 1908 adopted the plan of the Living Endowment Union. Membership in the Union is open to all of the alumni and former students. The essence of the agreement consists of the payment of a sum designated which would represent five per cent annual interest on an amount set apart in theory or in fact for the benefit of the College, such annual payments to be increased, diminished, or discontinued at the will of the subscriber. It has been the thought of the Association to have all alumni gifts to the College made through this organization and a large number have been enrolled. With the steady increase in the number of the alumni, it has been possible to organize sectional Associations in different centers, each of which have held occasional gatherings characterized by happy fellowship and with substantial evidences of loyalty to their Alma Mater. The Associations organized are as follows: Eastern New England with headquarters in Boston, Robert C. Cubbon, President; W. R. Challice, Secretary. The Connecticut Valley with headquarters in Springfield, F. E. Seybolt, President; G. B. Affleck, Secretary. Western New York, C. E. Fleming, President; G. W. Watson, Secretary. New York with headquarters in New York City, J. C. Armstrong, President; John Scott, Vice-President; C. C. Shean, Vice-President; P. F. Jerome, Vice-President; H. W. Northcott, Treasurer; A. J. Stearns, Secretary. Nuclei are being formed in several additional centers. The New York and Boston Associations unite with the Senior and Junior classes respectively at a banquet in connection with the annual trips. The particular work of the Alumni Association during these past two years has centered about the securing of funds for the salary of the much-needed fi- nancial secretary of the College. At the last annual meeting, $1,769 was re- ported in cash and pledges for this purpose. - In connection with the Employed Officers’ Conference which will be held at the College next June, immediately following the Commencement season, a most unusual opportunity is afforded for a great home-coming of the alumni. The Alumni Association is planning for a reunion on a scale never before con- sidered. The membership of the Association consists of graduates and others who have attended the College. Any man who has been at least one year at the College and has done creditable work is eligible to active membership by a majority vote at any regular meeting of the Association. The officers of the Association for the year 1916-17 are as follows; Louis E. Day, ’06, President; John H. Scott, ’04, First Vice-President; C. E. Fleming, TO, Second Vice-President; C. IF Line, T3, Third Vice-President; R. L. Cheney, ’01, Secretary; M. L. Dinsmore, ’90, Treasurer. 24 Springfield’s Contribution to the Present World Conflict F. B. Wilson ’16 E. N. Smith ' 17 E. M. Best ’ll L). A. McRae ’13 Springfield now has over fifty alumni and undergraduates who are identified in an intimate way with the war. The letters from these men seem all too infrequent, but the information which the College has received indicates that every man is rendering most valiant service, either as an Association of- ficer or in the ranks. The interest of all Springfield men in the welfare and work of these men is exceedingly keen. The following delightful tribute has been received from a prominent clergyman who has recently visited the war zone: — “After working in a score of the English camps and finding the men without any training whatever, and without any vision to see what the great task offered, it was a marvelous relief to drop in on the group of Canadian Y. M. C. A. captains, there to discover trained, efficient, devoted leaders of men, and winners of souls. Really you cannot imagine the contrast between the work being done by Ernest Best, Ed Smith, and Frank Wilson, and the ordinary Y. M. C. A. workers. Never a meeting did we have to worry about in the Canadian area. Everything was planned. Heartiest co-operation was given. They were as keen for the spiritual appeal as they were for big receipts at the coffee bar, but in addition these men knew the job, they work the social end, the athletic end. They knew how to stir and enthuse a crowd. If you could hear Ed Smith lead his bunch of a thousand men singing, “If You Were the Only Girl in the World and I Were the Only Boy,” as a prelude to a most serious and useful spiritual meeting! Then go over and watch Best manage a championship soccer game and a championship baseball game, and turn from that to take up the business side of his hut work and then sit down with him to plan a spiritual pamphlet for the men! You have evidently given them a training that arms them at every point for this difficult job. Deep experiences and impressions came to me in that month in the camps, but I am sure you are getting many letters from there and from France, and you appreciate how valuable the service is. i wish that a score of your men could go over for the spring and summer work in the English camps, where the same kind of work is so sorely needed. You see they don’t even know what they are missing, because they cannot get that type of worker. It made me proud of Springfield College, and of our American training.” 25 aa! f ' Q Alumni and Undergraduates in the War Armitage, F. G. 1916 Lieutenant 5th Pioneer Overseas Battalion C. E. F. Address: Care Army Post Office, London, England. Begg, R. H. 1917 Gunner No. 339990, 67th O. S. Battery, C. F. A., C. E. F., Petawawa Camp, Ont. Home Address: 229 West Ave. N., Hamilton, Ont. Best, E. M. 1911 Captain (Hon.). Supervisor at Whitley Camp. Address: Care Canadian V. M.C. A. H. Q., 14 Cornhill, London, E. C., England (probably now in France). Boeve, N. H. 1918 Private 171st O. S. Battalion, C. E. F., London, England. Bonnamaux, C. L. 1904 Sergeant au 82e Territorial Hopital Auxiliaire 15A La Malgrange par Jarville (M. M.). Home Address: 80 Rue Laugier, Paris XVII, F ranee. Cameron, E. C. 1916 Social and Educational Secretary Army Y. M. C. A., Military Camp, Vernon, B. C. Campbell, A. A. 1916 Captain (Hon.). Y. M. C. A. Secretary with B. E. F. in France. Address: Care Capt. W. W. Lee, 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England. Cochrane, C. H. 1915 Sergeant Canadian 7th Mounted Rifles (now in France). Corbett, D. W. 1891 Treasurer and Business Manager Canadian Y. M. C. A. with C. E. F. in England. Address: 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England. Eadie, J. G. _ 1914 Sergeant 74th Battalion Canadian Field Artillery, Kingston, Ont. Home Address: 12 Shirley Street, Toronto, Ont. Fice, H. T. 1919 Address: 458 Euclid Avenue, Toronto, Ont. Glanvill, Mark 1916 Captain (Hon.). Y. M. C. A. Secretary with B. E. F. in England. Address: Care Canadian Y. M. C. A., 82 Victoria Street, London, England. Gray, G. L. 1916 Sergeant C. P. T. D. Crowborough Camp, Sussex, England. Gregory, Herbert 1912 Enlisted in expeditionary forces, New Zealand. Home Address: 31 Brighton Street, Kaikorai Dunedin, N. Z. Grobb, F. I. 1902 Lieutenant 125th Battalion, Canadians, Brantford, Ont. Hadcock, H. R. 1902 Supervisor of all military camp work in British Columbia. Address: Vernon, B. C. Hewson, C. D. 1919 Lieutenant 12th O. S. Battalion C. E. F. Care Army Post Office, London, England. Heywood, C. E. A. 1898 General Secretary Military Branch Y. M. C. A., 117th Eastern Townships O. S. Battalion, C. E. F., Sherbrooke, Que. Hillier, E. P. 1915 In Association work with English soldiers. Care Y. M. C. A., Tottenham Court Road, London, W. C., England. Horner, Rudolf 1894 Secretary of the World’s Committee of Y. M. C. A.’s with special work among prisoners of war. . 1 (1 dr ess: 3 Rue General Dufour, Geneva, Switzerland. Hilek, E. A. 1917 Private, 4th Battalion, 8th Brigade, 3d Canadian Division (now in France). Hetchinson, T. H. 1912 In army work with the Canadian troops with Canadian National Council, 15 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. (sailing for England, March 22). Address: Capt. W. W. Lee, 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England. Jessop, William 1898 Supervision of Army Y. M. C. A. work in Egypt. Address: Y. M. C. A., St. David’s Building, Sharia Emad El Dim, Cairo, Egypt. Jones, R. M. 1916 Private No. 525027, C. A. M. C., T. S. Can. Cont’g C. E. F. Care Army Post Office, London, England. Kruidenier, Daniel 1917 Sergeant 171st O. S. Battalion C. E. F. Address: Care War Office, London, England. Lamb, Dr. A. S. 1912 Entering Medical Corps of Canadian Army. Lightbody, C. J. 1914 No. 10948, Lieutenant-Corporal 4th Company, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (now in France). MacRae, D. A. 1913 Major 89th Battalion, Canadians. Address: Y. M. C. A., St. Martin’s Plain, Shorncliffe, England. Mann, Leon 1909 Enlisted with French Army. Address: Le Foyer du Soldat, Benamenil, Meurthe and Moselle, France. Mann, R. II. 1914 Secretary Liverpool Dock Huts Committee, Y. M. C. A. for Improvement of Condition of Dock and other Laborers. Address: 36 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead, England. Marchand, Louis 1911 Corporal- Instructor 3e Cie de Recrus Caserne Delaunay Lisieux (Calvados), France. Lost at Verdun, June, 1916. McGuire, H. O. 1908 Physical Director Army Y. M. C. A., Camp Petawawa, Ont. M odder, M. F. 1916 Detailed for service with British troops in Mesopotamia. Address: Care Y. M. C. A., Fort, Bombay, India. Mountain, J. F. 1920 Military Secretary, Army Y. M. C. A., Hamilton, Ont. Nathanielsz, C. E. V. 1921 Secretary Byculla Branch Y. M. C. A., Reynolds Road, Bombay, India. Also has charge of work among prisoners of war. Palmer, C. A. 1916 Captain 5th Pioneer O. S. Battalion, Canadians. Address: Care Bank of Montreal, Waterloo Place, London, England, Department of Officers’ Mail. Patterson, H. C. 1915 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative Canadian National Council, attached to 59th Regiment. Address: Care Capt. W. W. Lee, 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England. Patton, T. I). 1892 Army Work Secretary, supervision of work in Manitoba, 301 Vaughan Street, W innipeg, Man. Payne, J. W. Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary Indian Expeditionary Force. 1914 Address: Bursa, Mesopotamia. Pearson, O. L. 1918 Physical Director Military Y. M. C. A., Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ont. Pearson, Thomas 1918 Captain (Hon.). Address: Care Army Post Office, London, England. Rideout, M. B. 1893 In Association work for the troops. Address: Care American Express Company, Rome, Italy. Rossetti, Felix 1916 In Hospital work in Bombay, India. Address: Care Y. M. C. A., Fort, Bombay, India. Ryan, E. M. 1911 Charge of work among the soldiers at Trentham Military Camp, Wellington, X. Z. Smith, E. N. 1917 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative with Canadian troops in England. Address: Y. M. C. A., St. Martin’s Plain, Shorncliffe, England (now in France). Smith, J. C. 1912 In England. Storey, Rev. J. W. 1906 Address: Y. M. C. A. National Council Office, 15 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. Summers, J. S. 1911 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative with Canadian troops in England. Address: Care Capt. W. W. Lee, 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England (now in France) Swayze, W. C. 1917 Private, Army Service Corps, Danville, Ont. Talbot, R. V. 1917 Co-Sergeant -Major 5th Pioneer Overseas Battalion, Montreal, Que. Address: Care Capt. W. W. I -ee, 8 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, S. W., England. Trumpour, S. S. 1916 Reported to have been wounded and captured at beginning of war. Van Blijenburgh, W. P. H. 1911 Lieutenant Royal N ' etherland Artillery. Teaching Naval Gymnastics, Holland Naval Academy, Hr. Ms. Wachtschip, Nieuwediep, Holland. Van Bommel, I). J. 1911 General Secretary Y. M. C. A., No. 2 Fresco Apartmen t Passage Petits Champs, Pera, Constantinople, Turkey. Virgo, G. R. 1913 At the front in France with the Canadians. Address: Care Mr. J. J. Virgo, Tottenham Court Road, London, W., England. Warren, Robert 1912 Sergeant First Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action on the Somme, September, 1916. West, James E. 1921 Address: 409 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ont. Whiteman, Harry 1913 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative, attached to 10th Battalion, First Canadian Contingent. Died of overwork and exposure, April, 1916. Wilkinson, W. A. 1911 Address: Pte. No. 3767 Royal Fusiliers B. E. F., France. Wilson, F. B. 1916 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative with Canadian troops. Address: Y. M. C. A. Officer, 31st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2d Canadian Division, Y. M. C. A. H. Q., Canadian Corps, B. E. F., France. Yeoman, R. C. 1917 Captain (Hon.). Overseas representative with Canadian troops in England. Address: Care Army Post Office, London, England. J pressionS,. From An Aluimnu in the - Firing Um£ : j , 31 CLASS OF 1917 C. C. Wilson, Treas. S. Hinman, Sec’y L. Kran , Vice-Pres. W. Whiting, Pres. Senior Class Organization William H. Whiting, President Leon Kranz, Vice-President Strong Hinman, Secretary ( ' . C. Wilson, Treasurer Committee Chairmen Music, C. F. Dahlgren Social, E. Damkroger Academic, J. W. Jefferson Physical, Fred Bode Religious, Paul Graham Historian A. T. Leary Athletic Team Managers Soccer, Burns Beach Basketball, Fred Bode Swimming, J. Smith Fencing, C. P. Hammerstein Indoor Track, E. H. K. Ellis Gymnasium, E. Benatre Outdoor Track, Herbert Roberts Wrestling, F A. Lenhardt Tennis, C. F. Dahlgren Hockey, R. Tichenor Baseball, H. D. Babcock Class History Some one lias aptly said, “There is a time and place for everything.” The Senior class feel that ‘‘having put their hands to the plow,” and plowed steadily for three years.it is now time to turn from the plow and survey the field and note the progress of its development. The fall of 1914 saw a cosmopolitan group of “freshies” awaiting at the portals of “Old Springfield” to have the rough corners knocked off and the grinding and polishing processes applied. To say that the class had the rough corners knocked off is putting it very mildly. King Massasoit in the person of “Goofie” Heidt saw that the task was well done. At this t ime of the year the Senior is a curious mixture; he is neither sad nor glad. He looks back with a feeling of exultation on the work accomplished and the victories gained, and yet he is not happy; he is thinking of that day which is coming all too soon, when he must bid classmates, faculty, and his Alma Mater good-bye. As Freshmen we looked with envious eyes at the Seniors, longing for the day when we should take their places. We have now arrived at that coveted stage, only to realize that we are soon to leave Springfield, and the associations we hold so dear will be but memories. During the past three years we have “grown in knowledge and stature,” and in favor (some in disfavor) with the faculty, that august body who have played the part of the “biological urge” in our process of evolution. That the laws of evolution hold tr ue in college life as well as in the world of nature is easily proven by the fact that only sixty men out of ninety-seven entering as Freshmen have survived. In this struggle for survival there were numerous adaptations that had to be made. Many are the sleepless nights “1917” has spent wondering whether it could “paint in the high lights and intensify the single effect in a logical man- ner.” It is not Professor Burr ' s fault that our knowledge of Church History is limited for he did not start the European War. Not alone in scholarship has the Class of 1917 upheld the College reputation but she has done her “bit” in athletics as well. Eleven of the fifteen varsity football men were in the Senior class. Not only this but she has been well represented in all varsity and class athletics. The class is proud of her six loyal sons who are now serving in the present world conflict in various capacities and from all reports are doing the highest and finest type of service. We cannot look back without realizing to a greater degree than ever the friendship of the faculty members. We appreciate more than we can express the spirit of friendliness and helpfulness they have shown us. Their homes have always been open to us and they have been ever ready to help over the rough places. As we look forward to graduation and the fields of service which await our coming we feel proud that we can be called sons of “( )ld Springfield, ’ knowing that every member of the class will hold high the ideals of our Alma Mater. 35 : s LOUISE WHITING “1917” Class Baby 39 Graduate Students HARRY C. BUCK “ Buck ” Harrisburg, Pa. ( ' •raduate high school 1902. State Normal school Bloomsburg, Pa., one year. Graduate International Y. M. C. A. College, Springfield, 1910. Director physical training and athletic coach grade schools Hammond, Inch, 1910-11. Physical director and athletic coach Wichita, Kan., high school 1911-14. Director physical education and athletic coach Fairmont College, Wichita, 1914-16. Springfield — Post-graduate work 1916-17. Student in- structor freshman football, first assistant instructor junior football, assistant coach varsity football squad. First assistant instructor senior gymnastics, second assistant freshman gymnastics, instructor special gymnasium class. For thesis work made special study of physical training for grade schools and high schools and of playground work for grade schools. Harvard I niversitv summer school 1914, University of W isconsin summer school 1914. GEORGE E. GOSS, B. P. E. “Goss” Fall River, Mass. Silver Bay Army and Navy Institute 1910. Springfield — Varsity football and baseball squads 1906-07, basket ball 1907. Varsity soccer team 1906, 1907, 1911. Stu- dent instructor soccer 1912. Vice-commodore U. S. V.L. S. C. 1910-12. Coach Fall River high school champion- ship football team 1909. Physical director 1 he Presidio Army Y. M. C. A. San F rancisco, Cal., 1910-11. B. P. E. International Y. M. C. A. College 1914. Physical director Y. M. C. A. Manila, P. I. (American department), 1914- lb. Coach Philippine Islands championship basketball teams three years, championship swimming team 1914. Secretary Philippine amateur basketball league three years. Author of “Fife Saving. Post-graduate work Springfield 1916-17. Assistant coach varsity football. Coach freshman football team. Assistant instructor soccer. Assistant instructor aquatics. Football official. Central board basketball official. Craduate course thesis “Anthropometric Study of the Filipino. Ill GEORGE W. ANGER “ Angry ” New York City High school two years. Evening course New York Preparatory School three years. Business six years. Director young people’s work and Institute evangelistic committee New York City one year. New York City C. E. U. two years. Springfield — Director settlement work for children State Street Baptist Church two years; Sunday school teacher two years. President Intercolle- giate Prohibition Association 1915. Member dramatic society, Shakespeare chapter, 1915-16. Class cross-coun- try team 1914. Varsity cross-country team 1915, captain 1916. Associate secretary evangelistic committee New York City summer 1915. He will give the Devil his due. HARRY I). BABCOCK “ Babby ” Dexter, N. Y. Graduate Dexter high school 1912. One year St. Lawrence University. Varsity football team. Spring- field — Class baseball, football (captain 1915), soccer and hockey teams. Second varsity football team (captain 1916). Pianist gymnastic team 1913-14. Coach gram- mar school soccer and baseball 1913-14. Coach high school class football. Coach Vermont athletic club base- ball 1914. Lake Ontario Camp one summer. New York Episcopal City Mission camp 1916. Teacher Memorial Sunday school two years. “ A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men. ARTHUR W. BARBOUR “ Barb ” Rockland, Me. Graduate Rockland high school 1913. Member high school football team, relay team, and debating team. Graduate Rockland Commercial College 1914. Teacher English to Italians and Chinese. Teacher boys’ class Y. M. C. A. Member Inner Circle Y. M. C. A. Member county deputation team. Springfield — Teacher boys’ Bible class three years. Teacher English to foreigners. Secretary and director church boys’ club one vear. Member class soccer team. President Pine Free State club. Secretary W’eidensall Literarv Soviet ' . A steady, sober sort of citizen. 11 BURNS W. BEACH “ Burns ” Fort Atkinson, VVis. Graduate Fort Atkinson high school 1913. Varsity football four tears, state champions 1911-12. Baseball four years, track two years, basketball three years. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis., two years. Varsitt football — state champions 1913, Middle West champions 1914. Member athletic board of control 1913. Athletic editor Lorentian. Class basketball. Varsity baseball 1914. Springfield — Class soccer (captain), football, track, fencing. Football official. Director Milwaukee, Wis., playground summer 1916. Member A. P. E. A. Senior academic committee. McKinley Literary Society I ' eacher Sunday school two years. “ His hair is of a good cclor; yea, an excellent color.” C. HAROLD BECKWITH “ Becky ” Albion, X. Y. Graduate Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. V., 1913. Additional year music 1913-14. Member football, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis teams each year. Captain basketball team 1910. Member instrumental and vocal clubs. Assistant physical instructor and boys’ work secretary Kingston, N. V., V. M. C. A. 1915-16. Assistant physical director boys’ camp summer 1916. Springfield — Varsity tennis team. Class soccer, lootball, baseball, track, and basketball teams. Coach grammar school football and track. College orchestra. Leading and singing city choir. Teacher Mittineague, Mass., Sun- day school one year. “If he knew an evil thought, he spoke no evil word.” ERNEST BENATRE “ Benny ” Newark, X. J. Graduate Central high school Newark. arsity track 1914. Playground director Essex County Parks, X. J., summers 1914-16. Springfield — Class soccer, gymnastics, hockey (captain), track. Second varsity soccer 1915 (captain), varsity soccer 1916, hockey squad 1916-17. Student instructor soccer. Coach N. S. A. L. basketball team, grammar school track team. Instructor physical education h orest Park school 1916, Buckingham school 1917. President McKinley Literary Society. Member- ship chairman Student Association. Member A. P. ly. A. ‘‘Good goods come in small packages.” 42 FREDERICK A. BODE “ Ping ” Youngstown, O. Graduate South high school, Youngstown, O., 1013. Varsity track and gymnastic teams 1912-13. Springfield — Class soccer, basketball, track (captain), two years, football and baseball one year. Varsity soccer and gym- nastic teams one year. Student instructor gymnastics. Instructor grammar school soccer and track. Member U. S. V. L. S. C. International Literary Society. Teacher boys ' Sunday school class Park Memorial Baptist Church three years. A kind and gentle mind he had To comfort friend and foe. THORNLY W. BOOTH “ Hoodie ” Paterson, N. J. Paterson high school two years. Football and basket- ball teams. Business four years. Springfield — Class foot- ball, basketball, soccer, baseball, and track teams. Var- sity track team 1915, track squad 1916. Coach grammar school soccer and track teams 1913-14. Assistant director Christ Church boys’ club 1913, superintendent 1914. Director Boston Road school playground fall 1913. Associate leader American International College 1915-16. Member U. S. V. L. S. C. McKinley Literary Society two years. Sunday school teacher two years. “O what a noble mind is here withdrawn. FLOYD L. BROWN, A.B. “F L ” Springfield, Mass. Graduate Peebles, O., high school 1905. Ohio l Di- versity 1905-07. A.B. Miami University 1910. Spring- field — Varsity basketball squad 1916-17. Varsity baseball 1916-17. Eastern Intercollegiate football and basketball official. Umpiring staff Eastern League one season. Football coach New Britain, Conn., high school, 1916, winners state interscholastic championship. Teacher Sunday school Hampden County Institute for boys one year. Teacher boys’ Bible class Springfield V. M. C. A. one year. Leader men’s brotherhood Congregational Church, West Springfield, one year. A great man, exceeding large. 4.3 ROBERT B. CAMPBELL “Caruso” Pawtucket, R. I. Iraduate C umberland high school 1909. Business four years. Physical director Lonsdale boys’ club 1912-13. Assistant physical director Pawtucket Y. M. C. A. 1913-14. Springfield — Captain class soccer team 1914. Instructor preparatory English 1916-17. Manager Doggett chapter dramatic club 1916-17. Commencement play 1916. Director University choir. Glee club three years, soloist 1914-15, manager 1915-16, assistant musical director 1916-17. Class and College quartet three t ears. “Musical as Apollo ' s lute.” CHARLES E. CR ISSEY “Charles” Newark, X. J. ( iraduate Barringer high school, Newark. Business two t ears Springfield — Boys’ work course. Student instructor Sunday school methods, public speaking, and English. Private tutor Latin one year. Student cabinet one year. ( lass secretary one year. Student Association secretary one year. Exchange editor Springfield Student one year. Editor-in-chief 1916 Massasoit. Glee club three years. Assistant manager musical clubs one year, ( lass and college quartets three years. College dramatics three years, member cast 1916 Commencement play. Philo- mathean Literary Society. Army Y.M.C.A. work Mexi- can bordet. “He was a scholar exceeding wise. CHARLES F. DAHLGREN “Dolly” Hast Orange, X. J. Graduate Pennington School, Pennington, N. J. Spring field — ( lass secretary one year. Musical chairman two years. Woods Hall committee one year, chairman one year. Member Philomathean Literary Society, presi- dent one year. Pianist gymnastic team two years. Col- lege orchestra and glee club one year. Instructor employed boys Springfield Y.M.C.A. Superintendent Wesley boys ' club one year. Manager College orchestra one year. Varsity tennis squad one year. Captain and manager ( lass tennis three years. “ would the gods hail made thee more poetical. ' ' 44 ERNEST L. DAMKROGER “Dam” Santa Cruz, Cal. Graduate Santa Cruz high school 1914. Assistant secretary Santa Cruz V. M. C. A. Springfield — Three years teacher young men ' s class. One year assistant superintendent Sunday school. Chairman College dra- matic club 1916. Member College social committee. Member student cabinet. One year director social activ- ities Springfield boys’ department. Member class track, soccer, and basketball teams. Track squad 1915. Foot- ball squad 1915. Varsity football 1916. Two summers ' camp experience as social director and assistant director. “He was a man of an unbounded stomach.” HENRY (). DRESSER, B.S. “Hank” Manhattan, Kan. Graduate Manhattan high school 1908. B.S. Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, 1914. Instructor agriculture and manual training Abilene, Kan., high school 1914-15. Coach Abilene high school football team 1914, champions; baseball 1915, champions. Springfield — Sec- ond football team 1915 (captain). Varsity baseball team 1915. Varsity football 1916. Student instructor baseball 1915. Member A. A. U. Central board of approved basketball officials 1916-17. Teacher Indian Orchard Evangelical Sunday school 1915-16. “So wise, so young, they say ne ' er do live long.” EDGAR H. ELLIS “ Deacon ” Paterson, N. J. Graduate Paterson high school. Springfield — Varsity basketball three ears. Varsity soccer. Varsity track. Second tennis team. Cheer leader two years. Class swimming team (captain), track (captain), baseball, foot- ball. Circulation manager Student one year. Business manager 1916 Massasoit. Basketball manager 1916-17. President Lee Literary Society. President Student Asso- ciation 1916-17. Student instructor advanced English, public speaking and teacher training. Leader boys’ club Hope Church. Member dramatic club three years. Basketball coach senior S. S. A. L. Swimming instructor U. S. V. L. S. C. four years. “A man of such a stature should be wise.” 4.5 ROLAND A. ESBJORNSON “ Esby ” Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn Central V. M. ( . A. leaders ' corps five years. Assistant physical director Hartford, Conn., V. M. C. A. 1011. Physical director boys ' athletic club, Swedish Congregational Church, Brooklyn, 1907-12. Silver Bay summer school 1911. Assistant boys’ physical director Bedford Branch Y. VI. C. A. Brooklyn 1911-13. . Spring- field- Captain class football team 1913. Varsity gym- nastic team three years, captain 1915-16. Varsity track team 1915-16. Second varsity football team 1916. Stu- dent instructor junior gymnastics 1914-15, senior gymnas- tics 1915-16, junior gymnastics 1916-17. Chairman phys- ical department committee 1916-17. Member I . S. V. I.. S. C. Lee Literary Society one year. Instructor Forest Park grammar school 1916-17. What ' s in a name ' ” DUVALL B. EVANS, B.A. “ Evie ” Winchester, Va. B.A. Lincoln University 1911. C lass football two years, varsity football three years. Captain varsity track 1911. Manager varsity basketball 1910-11. Introduced both basketball and track sports. Member athletic coun- cil two years. Short course agriculture Penn. State Col- lege 1911-12. Business two years. Springfield — Director athletics Third Baptist Church. Coach S. S. A. L. basket- ball and track. Teacher Sunday school (lass Third Baptist Chprch 1915-17. “ For he is an honorable man.” HARRY E. PRAYER “Harry” Hamilton, ( ). ( Iraduate Hamilton high school 1912. Member high school basketball team four years, football team two years, Y. M. C. A. basketball team two years, church basketball team three years. Scout master two years. Assistant physical director and office secretary two years. Two summers playground. Two summers summer camp. Springfield Class soccer team two years. Coach in soc- cer, baseball, and track public schools. Soccer official Holyoke one season. Member College mandolin club three years. Director church mandolin club two years. Bible class teacher First Presbyterian Church two years. “.4 quiet man: upon my soul, a quiet man.” 16 STACEY V. GERWIG “ Gary ” Bennett, W. Va. Teacher country school 1909-10. Graduate State Nor- mal School, Glenville, W. Va., 1914. Class basketball and track teams. Varsity football and gymnastic teams. Five years’ mercantile business experience. Springfield — Class soccer and track teams. Assistant physical director Hampden County Training School for boys 1914-15. Coach grammar school soccer team two years, track one ear. Teacher boys’ Sunday school class three years. Member McKinley Literary Society. “And what he quaintly thot he nobly did.” PAUL S. GRAHAM “ Paul ” Dayton, O. Graduate Steele high school Dayton 1909. Two years University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Business one year. Three years physical director boys’ department Y. M. C. A. Dayton, one year assistant. Springfield — Varsity football team, varsity wrestling (captain). Assistant normal work and S. S. A. L. Coach baseball and track Suffield school, Suffield, Conn., 1916. Instructor swimming McCurdy natatorium and Willimantic, Conn., Y. M. C. A. summer 1916. Instructor teacher training course. Superintend- ent religious normal work. “From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he is all a man.” WILLARD N. GREIM, M.Pd. “Jess” Warrensburg, Mo. Graduate Warrensburg high school 1910. B.Pd. State Normal school, Warrensburg, Mo., 1912, M.Pd. 1913. Class president. Varsity football, basketball, and track teams two years. “All-Missouri” football team 1912. Member literary and debating society three -years, presi- dent one term. Principal Lathrop, Mo., high school 1913-15. Coach football, basketball, baseball, and track teams. Organizer boys’ debating society. Organizer community track and field meet. Springfield — Varsity football team two years, varsity second basketball team one year. Member student senate. Instructor Sunday srhool Indian Orchard 1915-17. “ A very gentle beast and of a good conscience.” 47 CLARENCE P. HAMMERSTEIN “Ham” Evansville, Ind. ( Graduate Evansville high school. Business two vears. Springfield — Business manager “Student Handbook” 1915- 16, editor-in-chief 1916-17. Immigrant social service secretary 1915-16. Associate editor 1915-16 Massasoit. News editor The Springfield Student. Student cabinet 1616-17. McKinley Literary Society. President boys’ work seminar, ( ' .lee club. Dramatic club. Member U. S. Y. L. S. ( ' . Yarsit v fencing team two years. Class football, soccer, fencing, basketball, tennis. Coach church basketball team. Business secretary New York state boys ' camp summer 1916. Student librarian 1916-17. “.1 man of ‘books ' — also of looks. ROY C. HANDLEY “ Governor ” Camden, Me. (Graduate Camden high school. One year business experience. Springfield — County work course. One year assistant boys ' department Springfield Y. M. C. A. f reshman class football. Senior class soccer. Weidensali Literary Society. President Pine Tree State club 1915-16. Member Wood ' s Hall committee 1916-17. Sunday school work North M ilbraham 1915-16. Missionary committee 191,5-10. Secretary count}, ' work seminar 1916-17. Handsome is as handsome does. LEON R. HARVEY “ Red ” Springfield, Mass. Graduate Technical high school, Springfield, 1914. President athletic association 1912. Springfield — Class baseball, track, and swimming teams. Second football team one year, varsity football team two years. Coach grammar school teams one year. Physical director Sun- day school boys ' gymnasium class. Director municipal recreation center 1915-16. Director municipal playground four years. Chairman schedule committee and boys ' field day 1916. Swimming instructor one year. Teacher boys ' Sunday school class Asbury Methodist Church 1914-16. “ Though he was rough, he was kindly. 4X CECIL HASTINGS “ Rat ” East London, South Africa Selbourne College, S. A., two years. Business nine years. Assistant Army Y. M. C. A. secretary England 1914. Springfield — Teacher Chinese Mission 1914, scout master 1915. Class soccer team 1914. Class tennis team 1915. Literary editor Springfield Student 1915, associate editor 1916, alumni editor 1916-17. Instructor elementary bookkeeping 1917. Weidensall Literary Society. Secre- tary British Society 1916-17. “He hath indeed better bettered expectations. ' ' THOMAS B. HILL “ T. B. ” England Graduate Aston high school. Business experience England 1905-09, Ceylon 1909-13, Australia 1913-14. Secretary short term Y. M. C. A. campaign Yew Zealand 1914. Springfield -Secretary Lee Literary Society two terms. Secretary student volunteer movement 1914-15, chairman 1915-16. Class tennis team. Instructor civics Y.M.C. A. 1914-15. Teacher boys’ Sunday school and young men ' s Bible classes three years. President Lee Literary Society. Three thousand ducats? It is a good round sum. ' ' STRONG HINMAN “Skip” Wichita, Kan. Graduate Wichita high school 1912. l airmount Col- lege, Wichita, 1912-15. Gymnasium instructor Fairmount College 1914-15. Supervisor playgrounds Wichita four summers. Springfield — Class football and soccer. Var- sity track team two years, captain 1917. Instructor physical education Chestnut Street grammar school 1915- lb. Coach grammar school baseball and track teams 1916. Football and basketball official 1916-17. Member U. S. V. L. S. C. 1916-17. Secretary senior class. Sunday school teacher Hope Congregational Church, assistant superintendent intermediate department 1916-17. “A self-made mart with great determination.” 49 f PAUL E. HITCHCOCK “ Hitch ” Springfield, Mass. ( iraduate Technical high school, Springfield, Mass. Springfield — Interclass 125 pound wrestling champion 1915. Varsity wrestling team 119 pound class 1916, class hockey 1917. Teacher Sunday school three years. Leader Hebrew group at Springfield boys’ club 1914-15. Weiden- sall Literary Society 1916-17. Intercollegiate Prohibition Association 1915-16, secretary 1916. Secretary Park Con- gregational Church brotherhood three years. Secretary 6. E. three years, president two years. Lecturer on United States Naval life. 0 excellent young man. HARRY HOOGESTEGER “ Hoogie ” Grand Rapids, Mich. Graduate Central high school Grand Rapids 1914. Boys’ physical director 1915-14. Springfield — Class foot- ball, soccer, basketball (captain), track, tennis, and base- ball teams. Varsity soccer team. Second basketball and soccer teams. Student instructor football, gymnastics, religious normal work, English. Coach S. S. A. L. two years. Swimming instructor two years. Member Lb S. V. L. S. C. two years. Chairman religious work committee Student Association. Member student cabinet one year, student senate three years. Sunday school teacher two years. Member A. P. E. A. .4 minister but still a man.” HOWARD H. HOUSE “ Shanty ” Brookville, Kan. (iraduate academy Kansas Wesleyan 1 niversity 1909. Kansas Wesleyan University two years. Physical director Rawlins, Wyo., athletic club 1911-12. Profes- sional baseball. Springfield — Second football team 1915, varsity football team 1916. Varsity baseball 1916, cap- tain 1917. Student instructor baseball 1916. Member central board of approved basketball officials 1916-17. Teacher Indian Orchard Evangelical Sunday school 1915, superintendent 1916. ‘‘There is a fault in the house, but would you build without any 5” oO JOHN W. JEFFERSON “ Jeff ” Burton-on-Trent, England Graduate Burton-on-Trent high school. British gym- nastic Olympic team Stockholm 1912. Springfield, — Class swimming team 1914-15. Class soccer 1916. Intersociety debating team 1915. President International Lyceum Literary Society 1916. President British Society 1916. Captain freshman gymnastic team 1915. Member var- sity gymnastic team 1916-17. Physical director (part time) Springfield boys’ club one year. Student instructor English two years, gymnastics two years, first assistant freshman gymnastics 1916-17. Chairman academic com- mittee two years. Superintendent First Congregational Sunday school Westfield, Mass., two years. “He thinks too much; such men are dangerous. HAROLD W. JENKINS “Jenny” Lowell, Mass. Graduate Concord, N. H., high school 1913. Spring- field — Class football, soccer, baseball, swimming, and indoor track team. Varsity hockey team three years, captain 1917. Varsity track team two years. Coach grammar school soccer and track teams 1914 and 1916. Physical instructor American International College two years. Playground supervisor Hamilton, Ont., summer 1916. Teacher Sunday school Trinity Methodist Church 1915-17. “I love a heart with room for every joy. FRANCIS L. JOUANNET “Joe” Brookline, Mass. Graduate Brookline high school 1913, postgraduate 1914. Holder New England A. A. U. and National Interscholastic titles in fancy diving. Springfield — ( ' lass soccer, football, gymnastic, ice hockey, and baseball teams. Varsity swimming team two years, captain 1916. Varsity football team 1916. Captain Springfield branch LL S. V. L. S. C. Student instructor in aquatics and gymnas- tics. Assistant coach aquatics Amherst College 1915. I nstructor physical education Buckingham grammar school 1915-16. Teacher Sunday school Memorial Church 1915-16. “A ’ fishy ’ sort of man I ' ll warrant you.” 51 LEON G. KRANZ “ Leon ” (oatesville, Penn. ( Graduate C oatesville high school 1914. Springfield — Class football, baseball, gymnastic, soccer, track, and swimming (captain) teams. Varsity gymnastic team (manager) 1916-17. Physical director Wesley Church boys’ club. Student instructor junior and senior gymnas- tics 1915-16. I nstructor physical education Indian Orchard grammar school 1916-17. President International Lyceum Literary Society. Member student senate. Vice-presi- dent senior class. Member U. S. V. L. S. C. three years. Member A. P. K. A. Teacher boys’ Bible class Springfield V. M ( . A. 1916-17. Teacher Sunday school class First Congregational Church, Westfield, Mass., 1914-16. Satie but himself can he bis parallel. ANSON T. LEARY “ Pop ” Newark, N. J. Newark public schools. Night high school and corre- spondence courses. Ten years’ business experience. Three gears’ experience Italian mission work. Spring- field — Student instructor freshman English two years. Associate business manager 1916 Massasoit. The Spring- field Student staff one year. College representative Spring- field Republican one year, ( lass historian two years. Weidensall Literary Society. Member debating team one %ear. Manager College debating team and intercollegiate debates. Assistant manager varsity ' football one year. Assistant manager varsity baseball one year. He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man. FRANK A. LENHARDT “ Dutch ” I lownington, Penn. C.raduate Downington high school 1911. Springfield — ( lass football, soccer, wrestling, hockey, baseball (captain), track, and gymnastic teams. Varsity gymnastic team. Coach grammar school soccer. Physical director Wesley boys’ club 1914. 1 nstructor phy sical education Bucking- ham grammar school. Switnn ing instructor and guard Holyoke canoe club summer 1916. Secretary McKinley Literary Society. Teacher boys’ Sunday school class Church of Christ Disciples. His religion was muscular. RALPH G. LEONARD “ R. G. ” North Adams, Mass. One year high school. Five years business. One year general office work. Springfield — Two years missionary committee. Member class wrestling, soccer, indoor track, cross-country teams. Member varsity wrestling squad two years. Sunday school teacher. Teacher young men’s Bible class one year. One season assistant Pittsfield, Mass., Y. M. C. A. men’s camp. One season assistant Camp Buena Vista, Boston Y. M. C. A. men’s camp. One summer general office work. I think; therefore, I am. LESTER H. LIBBY, B.A. “ Les ” Gorham, Me. Graduate Wesleyan University 1012. Class football team. College wrestling team. Class debating team. Commencement declamation contest. Olla Podrida board. One year business experience. Four years teacher Sunday- school class. Teacher Salisbury high school 1912-14. Member Maine Methodist conference on trial. . Spring- field — College debating team. Cross-country team. Director boys’ work Longmeadow. President Weidensall Literary Society ' . How far this little candle throws its beams. ' ' JOHN H. MAGEE “Maggie” Hilton, N. Y. Graduate Hilton high school 1912. Baseball team four years, manager two years, captain two vears. Presi- cent student Association one year. President senior class. Springfield — Class football and soccer teams. Official S. S. A. 1.. Coach basketball S. S. A. L. two years. Coach baseball and soccer grammar school league. Mem- ber McKinley Literary Society. Sunday school teacher St. James Methodist Church 1915-17. Oh, that this too, too solid fat would melt. 53 JOSEPH E. MIDDAGH 41 Joe ” Corning, N. Y. Member leaders’ corps V. M. C . A. t wo years. Charge athletics boys’ camp one summer. Instructor playground New London, Conn., summer 1914. Springfield — Class soccer team. Varsity gymnastic team two cears. Stu- dent instructor gvmnastics three years. Coach grammar school soccer team one year. Member McKinley Literary Society three ears. Member student senate three years. Member Woods Hall committee three years. Sunday school teacher l irst Presbyterian Church 1915-17. II is wind his kingdom , and his will his law.” RALPH MITTERLING, B.S. “Newt” Freeburg, Penn. High school three years. Teacher public schools I reeburg one year. Ursinus Academy one year. Foot- ball and baseball teams. B.S. h rsinus College 1915. Class track team. Varsity football four years, captain 1914. Varsitc baseball four years, captain 1913. Basket- ball two years. Member Zwinglian Literary Society, president 1915. Member student senate. Member college V. M. C. A. Professional baseball, (Iranville Collegians, X. V., 1913; Bethlehem Collegians 1914-15. Springfield — Varsity football two years. Varsity baseball. Student instructor baseball 1915. Member Philadelphia Athletics, American League 1916. Teacher Sunday school class Olivet Congregational Church 1915-17. Man delights not me , nor woman either.” PATRICK J. MURPHY “Pat” Springfield, Mass. Springfield public schools. Evening technical schools Four years’ business experience. Springfield — C lass foot- ball, soccer, baseball, and basketball teams. Second varsity football squad 1915, varsity football squad 1916 Coach grammar school track. “Still waters run deep.” “ Johnny ” JOHN R. NEWELL Paterson, N. J. Graduate Paterson high school 1912. Business expe- rience 1913-14. Springfield — Class football, baseball, soc- cer, and swimming teams. Varsity basketball. Varsity second football team. Assistant physical director Stevens Memorial, Ludlow, Mass., 1915. Instructor physical education vocational school. Coach vocational school soccer, baseball, and track teams. Playground director Paterson two summers. Swimming instructor Springfield. Member McKinley Literary Society. Teacher boys’ Sun- day school class Union Church, Ludlow, Mass., 1914-15. “ A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays. CARL OLSON “ Ollie ” Ashtabula, O. Graduate Harbor high school 1913. Western Reserve University 1913-14. Freshman basketball, baseball, and track teams. Band. Springfield — Class football, soccer, basketball, and baseball teams. Manager varsity track 1916-17. Physical director and coach Young Men’s Lutheran club. Instructor Springfield public school play- grounds 1914. Scout master one year. Coach grammar school soccer 1914. Official S. S. A. L. 1914-17. Member A. P. E. A. Supervisor Swedish day track meet 1916. Member McKinley Literary Society. Member dramatic- club one year. Teacher Sunday school class Swedish Lutheran Church three years. He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled us he went for want of tliot. ROBERT H. PETERS, B.Pd. “Pete” Warrensburg, Mo. Business four years. B.Pd. State Normal school, Warrensburg, Mo., 1913. Director physical training pub- lic schools Muskogee, Okla., coach athletics central high school two years. Supervisor playgrounds Muskogee summer 1914. Member Colorado Springs ball club, Colorado League 1911. Six years organized baseball. Springfield — Football and baseball squads 1915-16. Coach junior class football and baseball 1915-16. Director play- ground Brookline, Mass., summer 1916. Superintendent Sunday school Union Church, Ludlow, Mass., 1916-17. “ Thy modesty ' s a candle to thy merit. k. HERSCHEL PURDY “Fat” Tarry town, N. Y. Washington Irving high school two years. Mount Hermon school two years. President Mount Hermon athletic association. Graduate Eastman Gaines business School. Three years ' business experience. Springfield — Secretary employment department. Two years Bible class teacher. Teacher hygiene to toreigners one year. Lee Literary Society. Intercollegiate prohibition society. Glass swimming and hockey teams. Varsity football second team one year. Varsity football squad one year. Business manager Student Handbook” 1916-17. Stu- dent cabinet. “Let me have men around me that are fat. JOHN D. ROAKE “ John D. ” Chester, N. J. Bayonne high school. Mount Hermon school. Asso- ciate employment director Brooklyn V. M. C. A. Springfield — Teacher local Sunday school classes. Teacher English to foreigners. Teacher local Y. M. C. A. class and Y. M. C. A. extension Chicopee Falls. Member Philomat hean debating team 1916. Bov scout master fall 1914. “ This was the noblest Roman of them all.” HERBERT ROBERTS “ Bob ” Pawtucket, R. I. Business experience two years. Assistant physical director Pawtucket Y. M. C. A. 1911-13. Camp leader 1910-13, director physical activities 1914. Springfield — Varsity soccer team three years, manager 1915, captain 1916. Varsity gymnastic team. Student instructor soc- cer two years. Student instructor gymnastics three years. Boys’ work director Christ Episcopal Church 1916-17. Associate physical director Ludlow athletic and recreation association 1916-17. Director playground Brookline, Mass., 1915. Supervisor playground Homestead, Penn., 1916. President McKinley Literary Society 1916. Teacher Christ Episcopal Sunday school 1914-17. “ He is far, far gone; sh ' , he is in love.” KENNETH B. ROWLEY “ Doc ” Leominster, Mass. Leominster high school. Fitchburg business college. (Graduate McLean training school for nurses. Springfield ■ — Vice-president class two years. Class soccer, hockey, baseball, and tennis teams. Second tennis and soccer teams 1916. Varsity fencing team three years, manager 1916, captain 1917. Assistant football manager 1915. C ' oach grammar school soccer 1915. Member U.S.V. L. S.C. Member Ibsen chapter dramatic club three years, chairman 1915-16, dean 1916-17. Member student cabinet 1916-17. Chairman student store committee. Teacher boys’ Sunday school class Hope Congregational Church 1915-17. “J am not in the roll of common men. HARVEY J. RUTHERFORD “Harvey” Gouverneur, N. Y. Graduate Gouverneur high school 1902. Music course Moody Bible Institute one year. Course in horology Brad- ley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, 111. Springfield — Chair- man junior class religious committee. Alumni editor Student. Superintendent YVachogue Sunday school. Weidensall Literary Society. Intercollegia te prohibition association. Dramatic club and Commencement play- 1916. Senior class soccer team. County work deputation team 1916 and 1917. He needs no eulogy, he speaks for himself. RAYMOND R. SERMON “ l £ ” Independence, Mo. Graduate Central high school, Independence, 1910. Graduate State Normal school, arrensburg, Mo., 1914. Springfield — Varsity football (captain 1916), baseball, and track teams. Second basketball team. Student instructor baseball. Instructor business men’s gymnasium class. Professional baseball- Member Kearney, Neb., state league team 1911; Kansas City Blues, American Associ- ation 1912. Teacher boys’ Sunday school class Evangelical Church, Indian Orchard, two y ' ears. His fame was great in all the land.” JOHN H. SMITH “Jack” Springfield, Mass. Ciraduate Holyoke, Mass., high school. Business three years. Springfield — Class baseball, gymnastic, and swim- ming (manager) teams. Varsity soccer 1914-16. Student instructor soccer, gymnastics, swimming, baseball, and track. Life guard and junior lieutenant l S. V. L. S. C. Playground director Thompsonville, Conn., summer 1916. Sunday school teacher First Methodist Church Holyoke one year, Universalist Church Springfield one year. “An affable and courteous gentleman. GEORGE T. STAFFORD “ Staff ” Bridgeport, Conn. Public schools Bridgeport 1907. Five tears ' business experience. Springfield — Class football, soccer, and base- ball. Varsity football team 1915-16. Assistant manager baseball 1915, manager 1916. Instructor history 1915, freshman football 1916, gymnastics 1916-17. Coach grammar school soccer and track teams one year. Student co-operative store three years (manager) 1916-17. Physical department committee 1916-17. Philomathean Literary Society. College debating team. Swimming instructor. Member V. S. V. L. S. C. Teacher Memorial Sunday school. Supervisor normal religious work. “A merchant of great repute on the Rialto .” SEWARD C. STALEY “ Manager ” Johnstown, N. Y. Johnstown high school. (Graduate Silver Bay summer school 1913. Springfield — Class football, basketball, soc- cer, gymnastics, baseball, track, swimming, wrestling teams. Student instructor 1914-17. Manager varsity football team 1916. Assistant physical director Y. M. C. A. Holyoke, Mass., 1913-15, acting physical director 1915-16. Social secretary Springfield boys’ club 1916-17. Supervisor playgrounds Northampton, Mass., summer 1916. Teacher Hope Congregational Sunday school 1914-15, Ludlow Congregational 1916-17. “Make me no maps, sir; my head is a map of the whole world.” : s GEORGE SULLY, JR “Sullivan” Philadelphia, Penn. Nazareth Hall military academy and Philadelphia central high school. Two years banking and business. Five years social service and religious work combined. Springfield — Director Brightwood playground fall 1914. Assistant manager varsity baseball and hockey. Sunday school teacher two years, secretary one year. Director Olivet boys’ club. Coach and official S. S. A. L. three years. Member cast Commencement play 1916. Sec- retary McKinley Literary Society. Class poet. “In very truth, ' t would seem the child hath brains. EARL A. THORN “ Thornie ” Middletown, X. Y. Graduate Middletown high school 1912. One year t ravel and business. Springfield 1913-15 —Class football, baseball, tennis. Varsity swimming team. Member U. S. V. L. S. C. Grammar school coach 1913. Director Chestnut street school playground 1914. Member Mc- Kinley Literary Society. Teacher Sunday school Trinit y Methodist Church 1913-15. Springfield 1916-17- Varsity football and swimming teams. “ From the thorn springs the rose. RALPH L. TICHENOR “ Tich ” Rochester, X. Y. Graduate West high school Rochester 1914. Spring- field — Class football, hockey, basketball (captain 1915), baseball, tennis, and cross-country teams. Varsity soccer team 1914-16, track 1915-16, basketball squad 1915-16. Student instructor soccer 1915-16. Coach junior class soccer team 1915, senior class soccer team 1916 (class champions). Baseball official 1914. Physical director Lud- low athletic and recreation association 1916-17. McKinley Literary Society. Supervisor playgrounds Hornell, X.V., summer 1916. Sunday school teacher Union Church, Ludlow, 1914-16. “Happy am I; from care I ' m free. Why aren ' t they all content like me?” 59 HAROLD YV. S. VAN ARSDALE “ Van ” Elizabeth, N. J. Graduate Battin high school 1914. Foot ball, baseball, and track (captain) teams two years. Leaders’ club Elizabeth V. M. C. A. Coach track team Battin high school. Teacher Elizabeth playgrounds summers 1913-14. Springfield — Class football, soccer, track, and wrestling (captain 1916) teams. Varsity track team 1915. Coach Hooker grammar school. Assistant physical director Ludlow Association. Playground director Elizabeth sum- mers 1914-16. Teacher Sunday school class country church, East Longmeadow, Mass., 1914-16. “ He finds the joys of heaven here on earth. WARREN C. WADE, B.S. “ Professor ” Wauwatosa, W is. Graduate Wauwatosa high school 1904. Spencerian business college, Milwaukee, Wis., 1904-05. Business 1905-08. B.S. Beloit College, Beloit, W is., 1911. Spring- field — Class soccer and fencing teams. Football official 1916. Central board basketball official 1916-17. Manager varsity baseball 1916-17. Business manager Springfield Student 1916-17. Laboratory assistant in physiology 1916-17. Teacher Hope Congregational Sunday school 1915-17. Men of few words are the best men. WILLIAM H. WHITING “Bill” Springfield, Mass. ( iraduate Williston Seminary 1909. Springfield 1909- 10. Physical director Y. M. C. A., Northampton, Mass., six years. Assistant director Y. M. C. A. camp Brockton one season. Director Y. M. C. A. camp Northampton six seasons. S pringfield — Class football, soccer, basket- ball, hockey, swimming, and track teams. Yarsitv track team. Student instructor religious normal work, soccer, and track. Physical director East Longmeadow grammar school one winter. Football official 1916. Central board basketball official 1916-17. President senior class. Mem- ber student senate. Member physical department com- mittee. Member A. P. E. A. “ Gentle of speech, beneficent of mind. (VO CHARLES C. WILSON “ C. C. ” Brooklyn, N. Y. Graduate Commercial high school Brooklyn 1913. Springfield — Class gymastic team two years, captain 1916. Second soccer team. Varsity gymnastic team 1917. Life guard College natatorium. Coach and official grammar school soccer league. Student instructor senior gymnas- tics. Student instructor English two years, public speak- ing one year. Member Philomathean Literary Society, president fall 1916. Class treasurer 1916-17. Teacher Sunday school Christ Church 1914-16. “A true and brave and downright honest man. MAX G ZIELM INSKI “ Ziel ” Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham high school four years. Howard College seven and one half months. Varsity football, baseball, and track teams. Professional baseball — Anniston, Ala., baseball team 1909; Y. M. C. A. and Tennessee Coal Iron Co. team, Birmingham, Ala., 1910-11; Briston, Tenn.-Va., team 1912; Mebane, X. C., team 1913; La Grange, Ga., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1914. Coach football and baseball Bingham school, Mebane, X. C., 1913-14. Springfield — Class track and soccer teams. Varsity baseball three years. Second football team one year. “ How much elder art thou than thy looks! 61 Former Members Class “17” A. T. Atwood A. E. Bartlett H. A. Batchelor I. E. Bigler H. E. Brown P. T. Buck C. W. Buckmaster H. T. Burtis |. J. Cantwell H. T. Confer H. W. Conner E. B. Cottrell A. W. Fields S. C. Eraser C. A. Gregory F. L. Hazelton E. A. Hulek A. J. Kittredge D. Kruidenier W. J. LaPoint i T. Larkin W. Mackelvey I) P. Maclure Attending Massachusetts H. K. Marsden F. L. Merreill, Jr. L. B. Metcalf A. W. Milliken A. S. Moroney E. K. Moulton H. C. Odell V. C. Parker O. W. Paske W. IE Patey R. S. Reid J. E. Scott D. S. Sminck E. N. Smith D. B. Studwell R. V. Talbot L. A. Tarbell George Townley M. E. Wild A. E. Wills E. T. Wood R. C. Yeoman J. M. Young Agricultural College. ( 2 - - ; ' 1 2 - He c n ' 63 1)4 Judd, President Landis, Treasurer Williams, Vice- President Tompkins, Secretary Glass of 1918 Ash Mt:s, Louis Edward P Ball, Chester Spafford P Banister, Albert Leslie P Beier, Frank Julius P Benson, Herman Emanuel S Beverly, Ralph Gardner C Branin, Charles Edwin Clark P Bretschneider, Ernest Emil P Brown, George Alfred P Brown, Irvin Ellsworth P Bullen, Theodore Franklin P Burns, Clifford Sheldon Fred S Callowhill, Harold Scott P Canfield, Kenneth Beard S Cate, Rex March P Challice, John Traies S Coffin, Elmer Carleton P Crapser, A. Lester P Davis, Charles Wesley P Dennis, James Adelbert P Drew, Harold Delbert, B.S P Erickson, John Edward S Folsom, Leon P Fox, Willard S Frank, Raymond C S Fretter, Lester Frank, A.B P Fulton, Clifford Tate P Gardner, Greyson Curtis P Graham, Charles Luther P Groesbeck, Charles Holmes S Grumman, Russell Marvin S Gullickson, Otto Andrew P Youngstown, O. Boston, Mass. Bondsville, Mass. New Orleans, La. W orcester, M ass. Williamstown, Mass. Dayton, 0. Portland, Me. Rochester, N. Y. Salem, Mass. Great Neck, X. Y. Springfield, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Somerville, Mass. Ashmont, Mass. Rochester, X. Y. Marblehead, Mass. Poughkeepsie, X . Y. Chelsea, Mass. Rockford, 111. Patten, Me. Middleboro, Mass. Boise, Ida. Los Angeles, Cal. Cumberland Mills, Me. Cleveland, O. Clearfield, Penn. Cottage Grove, Ind. Dayton, O. Dalton, Mass. Tuxedo, N. Y. Enderlin, X. D. 65 Hahkrmann, Ray Edward Hewett, Charles Gregory Hirshson, George Warren Hodge, Melville Herbert Horton, Clifford Emory Howe, William Augustes, 2d Hughes, Robert Payton Hurlburt, Clifford Sherman Jones, Viyian Maxwell Judd, Leslie James Landis, John Franklin I.anois, John Henry, A.B.. Larkin, John Tver. Leonard, Thomas Hawthorne Lewis, John Calvin Link, Carl William Long, Robert Henry Lyon, Harry Speidel MacDonald, Angus John Marvili., Albert Henry Marvin, Charles Barnard McIntyre, Donald Roy McKnight, Orren Bassett Miles, Nile Maynard Morgan, Dean C., A.B. Morgan, Elmer Ellsworth Morsell, Joseph Arimathea Moyer, Henry Allen Nickerson, Roy ( )tt, Albert Carl Otto, Paul )wl, Walter David Parker, Wallace Cady Patrick, Herbert Lawrence Peckham, R. Wallace, B.Sc. Reid, James Cluhan Ruettgers, Carl Samson, Paul Andrew Sharp, Mason White. Singh, Joseph Nanjv Sinnett, John James Snell, Chester Deforest Stewart, Lewis J. Strong, Edward Winslow Taylor, George Herman Tkni son, Samuel Alfred, B.S. Thompson, George Harold Todd, Charles Davis Tompkins, Leslie James Neal, Ronald Tuttle Whetstone, Robert Brice White, William Charles Williams, George Edmund Wili i ams, Walter Seavy Wiseman, Oliver Grogen P Florence, W is. S Rockland, Me. P Somerville, Mass. P l argo, N. D. P Spokane, Wash. P Phelps, N. V. P Brooklyn, N. Y . P Bridgeport, Conn. P Birmingham, Ala. P East Adelaide, S. Australia P Penn Station, Penn. P Worcester, Mass. S Carthage, N. C. C Newport, R. 1. P Los Angeles, Cal. S Hamilton, 0. P Brooklyn, N. Y. P Bridgeport, Conn. P Cambridge, Mass. P Philadelphia, Penn. P Jacksonville, F la. P Manchester, N. IF P W allingford, Conn. S Grafton, Neb. P Hopkinton, la. P Plymouth, Penn. S Baltimore, Md. S Rochester, N. Y P South Jacksonville, Fla. P Worcester, Mass. P Reading, Penn. C Cherokee, N. C. P Springfield, Mass. S Reading, Mass. C Newport, R. 1. S Sydney, N. S. ,i S Brooklyn, N. Y. S Revelstoke, B. C. S Brattleboro, Vt. C Bombay, India S Boston, Mass. ( Canajoharie, N. Y. S Ashtabula, O. C Ayer, Mass. P Waterburv, Conn. P Hillsboro, ' 111. S Poughkeepsie, N. Y. P Springfield, Mass. S Yonkers, N. Y. S Michigan City, Ind. P Philadelphia, Penn. P Jacksonville, Fla. P Belchertown, Mass. P Marblehead, Mass. S Newburgh, N. Y. )() Glass History And it came to pass after the children of the House of Springfield were dispersed among the lands of Gentiles and had gathered great riches, that the great and mighty King Massasoit summoned the children back to the house of Springfield, it being the twentieth day of the ninth month. And there were some that failed to answer to the call but stayed in other lands, some in the far countries of the heathen Mexicans where they did sell both soda water and writing paper to the warriors of the great and mighty Uncle Sam. Others there were within whose hearts did burn the conjugal fire and they took unto themselves fair squaws of the land of the Gentiles that they might live more simply within the gates of the House of Springfield. And the great and mighty King Massasoit stretched forth his hand and blessed them. Thereupon the great and mighty king appointed a day when the children of the House of Juniors should go out unto the children of the House of Ignorance and deliver them from their bondage. And the children of the House of J uniors did lead forth the children of the House of Ignorance into the dark night unto Gerrish Grove. And there was wailing and gnashing of teeth for the children of the House of Juniors were mighty and unmerciful and they administered unto the children of the House of Ignorance the rites and ceremonies of the House of Springfield. Whereupon the great and mighty king arose and said in a loud voice, “Noble warriors of the House of Juniors, thy work is well done; thou hast delivered the children of the House of Ignorance from bondage. Henceforth until twelve moons shall pass the children of the House of Ignorance shall be called the Children of the House of Freshmen. And it came to pass on the morrow that all the hosts did sit at the feet of the learned scribes of the House of Springfield and learned many things and were strengthened thereby. When the second month of the new year had passed the children ot the House oi Juniors did go forth unto strange lands which lie to the east. Many things were revealed and great were the visions which came to the children of the House of Juniors as they listened to the words of the seers and prophets of the Providence Temple. Some there were of the House of Juniors who went to the Temple of Wellesley where the squaws of the Great Kingdom do hold forth, and many there were from the House of Juniors who would fain have tarried for many moons, but the great and mighty Berry had not so prophesied. And from the children of the House of Juniors were there elected many men to carry forth the work of the Student Association Council, and they were bold men and esteemed in the eyes of the tribes of the House of Springfield. Others there were who sat in the courts of honor of the House of Juniors and they did make and administer the laws kindly unto their fellow men. And the great and mighty king was pleased and blessed the hordes of the House of Juniors. Junior Trip On the 19th ol March the Junior Class started on the annual trip, full of energy and determined to set a standard of appreciation, attentiveness, and promptness that would last for all times. Traveling to Worcester the entire class was introduced to the new Worcester Gymnasium and after a brief presentation ot the work bv Mr. Wilder journeyed on to (dark University for lunch, lb ■re under the guidance of a group of Springfield alumni we explored the various buildings and were privileged to hear two lectures by Professor Burnham and Dr. G. Stanley Hall. Afte r lunch the Secretarial men had the pleasure of a visit to Dr. Hall’s home and the Worcester Boys’ Club, while the Physical men attended Worcester Academy. At six thirty that evening we arrived a tired but happy bunch at Providence and started immediately for the Association building where we were welcomed by Secretary Hawkins and his associates, including McCubbon, ' 09, W r eismiller, 16, Hoskins, 16, and Challice, 14. After a most appetizing supper furnished by the Providence Association, we were given a presentation of the methods employed in securing their magnificent building and equipment and something of the organization of the activities being carried on. Despite kinks in the back and numerous other tired muscles received from sleeping on the soft mattresses at the Franklyn Astor and other renowned hotels, the party managed to assemble on time Tuesday morning and listened to a more detailed presentation of the work of the Providence Association. In the after- noon a trip was made to the plant of the Narragansett Machine Co., where we were given an opportunity not only to see how gymnasium equipment is con- structed, but almost everything else one could think of from paper kites to printing presses, including the opportunity of seeing a tennis racket constructed from start to finish. At six o’clock the “gang” assembled at the “Turk ' s Head” to partake of a complimentary dinner from the Narragansett Machine Co. We have had banquets before but none could compare with this one, for not only were the “eats” exceptionally appetizing, but an atmosphere of fellowship was present that one could not help but feel and delight in. After the banquet Secretary Hawkins gave a most admirable and inspiring speech on the subject of “Compensations,” in which he presented the claims and opportunities of service in the Young Men’s Christian Association movement. Immediately after the banquet the Physical men took the train for Boston while the “Secs” whiled away the time at the “movies.” The next morning after a visit to Brown University the Secretarial men left for Boston, stopping at the Pawtucket Association en route where they were most hospitably entertained by that Association. The Physical men spent Wednesday visiting Wellesley where they were given a heart-to-heart talk by Miss Homans on the physical work of Welles- ley. Professor Berry for some reason or other had a difficult job to distract some of the men from here, and even then it was reported that some returned during the evening. (is Thursday morning found the entire class together on Rowe’s Wharf. Boston, patiently waiting for the ferry to carry them across the river in their attempt to reach Lynn. Here General Secretary Smith and his associates presented the work and problems of a small association and then “blew” the men to dinner in the gymnasium. From Lynn the “Physics” went to visit the Brookline Municipal gymnasium and baths. Here the men were given a “set up” of the work as carried on by the Brookline community. The class had the opportunity of seeing a ladies’ gym class at work and a boys’ class in the pool. The Secretarial class in the meantime visited a shop meeting conducted by the Lynn Association in one of the large shoe industries, took a glance at Lynn’s outdoor bathing beach, and then journeyed to Boston Central where they were given a presentation of the Religious, Educational, and Boys’ Work being accomplished there. At 6.30 the entire class assembled at the Hotel Brunswick for that famous “Alumni Banquet.” Here the class had an opportunity to meet the members of the Boston Alumni Association and listen to a lecture b Dr. G. R. McGuire. Now ordinarily our men have a reputation for strong stomachs but the lecture was too appetizing for some of the men. We don’t know why Hurlburt and some others had to leave the room suddenly. We have been trying to determine whether it was the meal of stewed rats that had become decayed that the good doctor so realistically described, or the description of his “ripping” experiences. His missionary work in darkest Africa may have its charms but we all agreed that “to listen” was far more to our liking than “to endure,” and that meals as served at Woods Hall are much more appetizing than those served by His Royal Highness Ungalatewauneeaxzpolendo- . On Friday morning a visit was made to the Sargent Normal School of Physical Education where a demonstration was given of the work of the school. Here again we had difficulty in getting the men to leave the place in order to journey on to Harvard. Alter a dinner at Harvard Memorial Hall an observa- tion tour of the l niversity was made which included the Hemingway gymnasium, the campus, Washington elm, etc. In the afternoon the group visited the Cambridge Association where we listened to a presentation of the work being accomplished there. Here the trip ended with a“regular Springfield” led by Hank Moyer and the men disbanded for their various home towns, while others had the courage to spend another day in Boston taking in the sights. “Good Old Martyrs.” We don ' t know what happened to the bunch that traveled to New York via water that night, but threats of “the lake” have been heard against the person of Transportation Manager Thompson because a number of men found it necessary to snatch a bit of sleep on chairs and in bunks in the hold between the hours of midnight and 4.30 a.m. And poor Miles, — well, we have seen seasick people before. However, each man must feel that the trip was well worth while in giving them inspiration and a larger vision of the work of the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion movement. tin 70 CLASS OF 1920 Tandy, Treasurer De Lamater, Vice-President Jeffrey, President Snedeker, Secretary Class of 1920 Abbott, Harry Vanaman P Chester, Penn. Adams, Harold Gillet P Hanyang, China Arms, Harlan Sherman P Conway, Mass. Atkinson, Ralph Cosby P Springfield, Mass. Bailey, Kenneth Nott s Omaha, Neb. Br own, Robert p Springfield, Mass. Brown, Walter Birdsall p Brooklyn, N. V. Bryant, Carroll Lee p Manchester, N. H. Burhans, Barent s Poughkeepsie, V Y Clarke, Robert Carter P Morristown, N. J. Cohlmeyer, Julius Carl P Kansas City, Mo. Cooper, Robert Li.sh P Jersey Shore, Penn. Cotta, Ralph Leslie P Rockford, III. Cowell, Charles Clarence P Racine, Wis. Currier, Carl Milton s Lawrence, Mass. Currul, Russell Ashmen s Winthrop, Mass. De Cast, Mars p Paterson, N. J. De Lamater, Dorrance Dudley p Ft. W illiam, Ont. Dickson, Henry Lawrence.. p Jamestown, X. Y Elbel, Edwin Robert p South Bend, Ind. Emery, Ivan Lester p West Chester, Penn Estaver, George W rens p Worcester, Mass. Fisher, Edward Michael. . p Reading, Penn. Flint, Harold Spaulding p Claremont, X. H. Furbish, Willard Hart, Jr. p Winchester, Mass 71 ( ' .oodrich, Charles I a man . . Hai.lett, W alter Sears Harmon, (ii Hendrick Harriman, Pall Leonard Harris, Arthlr Hersev, Edward Hillkbrandt, Herman H, X. . Hinds, Frank Nelson Hirst, Arthur Hobart, Frank Donald. Jeffrey, Arthur Guthrie Jones, Thomas F ' rederick Kerr, George Harry Klingensmith, Glenn Howard. Kontner, Everett Reeves Leonard, Clinton Snow Machon, Robert Benjamin Mansfield, Norman John Markley, Charles Arthur Mattocks, David Daniel Moore, Clifton Robert. . Morrison, Daniel Kenneth Mosher, Henry Allen X id ay, Everett Floyd . Parker, Richard Wilbur Parsons, Ralph Upham Peabody, Allen Stone Peck, Vivian Xathaniel Purvere, Lester Hosmer Quinlan, Percy Hall Reiff, Carl Joseph Rogerson, John Thomas Rouse, Hallock Schilling, Arthur Bertram . . . Sharp, Nelson Joseph Smith, Robert Henry, Jr. Snedeker, Charles Teale. Snow, Murray Dean Spencer, Wesley G. Tandy, Burton Starr Thayer, Clarence Putnam Trappe, J. Salter Van Wagner, Floyd Marcei.lus Weber, Frederick Whalen, Thomas J . White, Everett Elliott Ybargoyen, Samuel Gerardo I 1 Taunton, Mass. P Hyannis, Mass. P Pennington, Yt. S East Craftsbury, Vt. C Camp McDowell, Ariz. P Providence, R. I. P New York City P Northampton, Mass. P Syracuse, X. Y. P Xorth Amherst, Mass. S Xew York City S Mexico, N. Y. C Lynn, Mass. S Ashtabula, O. P Xelsonville, O. S East Taunton, Mass. P East Providence, R. 1. P Springfield, Mass. P Newark, X. J. S Philadelphia, Penn. S Taunton, Mass. C Newport, R. I. P Worcester, Mass. I’ Corydon, la. S North Attleboro, Mass. P Waterbury, Conn. P Bradford, Mass. P Baltimore, Md. P East Providence, R. I. P Needham Heights, Mass. S Hamilton, C). P Bay port, N. Y. P Springfield, Mass. S Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A P Hartford, Conn. S Brooklyn, N. Y. P White Plains, X. Y. P Revere, Mass. P Andover, Mass. S Brooklyn, N. Y. P Brockton, Mass. P Merchant ville, N. J. P Hyde Park, X. Y. P Alliance, O. P Mittineague, Mass. ( ' West Peabody, Mass. P Montevideo, Uruguay Class History On the balmy Autumn days just preceding the 18th of last September there began to collect some eighty men from all parts of the country in response to Old Springfield’s call for men to give four years in training for real service. To most of us our arrival was marked with peculiar sensations such as one feels when placed under new and different environment. The glad hand of fellowship extended by the upperclassmen helped immensely to “knock off the rough spots.” and in a very short time the group was assimilated into the class of 1920, with the distinction of being the first class formed to take the new four years’ course of study. Of course we were only recognized as visitors by the upperclassmen until after those eventful nights of September 25 and 26. On Monday night there was administered to us a “sure cure tor homesickness, lonesomeness, and such other maladies as tend to dishearten persons who are away from home for the first time. Mother, home, and sweetheart were forgotten in the performance of that perplexing task of determining which was the more palatable, calsomine or angleworms. Suffice to say on Monday night we met King Massasoit. On Tuesday night the formal initiation was held and 1920 entered the student body as full-fledged sons of Springfield. From that day on we were recognized as a class in Old Springfield. The faculty received us on September 29 with the assurance that they were at Spring- field to help. Temporary officers were selected and proved themselves such efficient leaders they were re-elected at the expiration of their term of office. In athletics our class was well represented. Every varsity sport with the exception of two minor teams had 1920 men well to the front. In class athletics we were very successful too. We won the football championship from the Juniors. We were runners-up in both the soccer and hockey championships, losing the former to the long-experienced Seniors by the close score of 1-0, and the latter to the Juniors. The interclass swimming relay was won by 1920 men by almost a tank’s length. In the sports not yet completed our prowess bids fair to show as much speed as in those already finished. The Thanksgiving hare-and-hound run was completed in record time. Taking athletics as a whole it seems that our class will equal any class record in defending the Maroon and White. In scholarship our class has been more or less of an experiment. With the entrance of the new Four Years’ Course there came new studies. In giving these new studies the “acid-test” our class became “the acid.” Woe unto any study that 1920 finds lacking! On the whole our scholarship ran high, much to the gratification of the faculty. Our Freshman year has taught us much and has given us much enjovment. W e as a class count our work well done, and we take a hopeful and anxious look forward to the time when as Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, we can more efficiently serve, defend, and honor OLD SPRINGFIELD. Class of 1921 Anderson, Harry Brining, Theodore Raymond Browne, Joseph Kelly Conklin, Robert Josiah Ebel, John Andrew, Jr. Edwards, Charles Harry Elwell, Oscar Lucies Hyde, Herman Selden Johnson, Victor Theodore Kalloch, Samuel Joseph Kennard, Fred Holmes MaLette, Harry Lathaniel Montague, Kirk Oodbey Mountain, James Frederick Packard, Wilbur Herbert Peters, Raymond W. Pollock, Kenneth Posson, Donald Gallup Rhodes, Walter Dewey Sanderson, Adolph Louis Schrack, John Wang, Shih Chino Wang, Wen Lin Wilber, Raymond Tynan Young, Earl s Brooklyn, X. Y. S Binghamton, X. Y s Akron, O. s Montclair, X. J. s Brooklyn, X. Y . I) Waterbury, Conn. Bennington, Yt . p Deerfield, Mass. i Worcester, Mass. i Holyoke, Mass. p Rochester, N. Y. p Indianapolis, Ind. p Portland, Ore. s Hamilton, Ont. p Springfield, Mass. 1 Pittsburgh, Penn. p North Andover, M p Fort Kent, Me. p Paducah, Ky. s Omaha, Neb. p Reading, Penn. p Peking, China p Peking, China s Hyde Park, Mass. P Plymouth, Penn 74 Class History The day College opened its doors for the beginning of the 1916-17 year twenty-two Preparatory men were discovered clamoring for admission. That they are brave men need not be debated, considering they have five years of hard work and pleasure awaiting them. The class is honored in that two of its members are students from China. The first few days were days of nervous tension, however we came through that “initiation” in fairly good shape except for “Brownie,” who seemed to think he had gotten twice as much as he should because of his double proportions. When studies had gotten well under way and we began to catch the spirit and ideals of “Old Springfield,” we were organized and received the official and dignified title of the “Class of 1921.” The activities of the class have been well organized and supported. Socially we have had a good opportunity to enjoy each other’s fellowship to the nth degree because of our small number. The early part of this year the Physical men gave the Secretarial men a “chafing-dish party” in Woods Hall. As usual we built the fire for the Aggie football game and everyone joined in pronouncing it the best ever constructed. Peters bossed the job because he couldn’t work due to his broken leg, so every one had a part in this titanic undertaking. In athletics the class has been well represented. Two “Preps” were on the varsity football squad and one man made the varsity basketball team. While we have not had the privilege of carrying off the prize in any interclass games, we have given every team a good rub for the victory they achieved. The class has had one of its members join the European conflict by enlisting for service with the Canadian Contingents. Not to be outdone by the Seniors, Freshmen, and Juniors, the class held its “Prep Trip.” It was a big day for us when we marched as a class on a trip to the Springfield V. M. C. A., there to see the plant in action and to have its methods of work presented to us. The Preparatory class is looking ahead with high hope and courage and will work in the years to come for the best ideals and tradition of “Old Spring- field.” 1 6 So Social The social life of the students at Spring- field does not alone consist of those more formal activities which it is the priv ilege of each man to enjoy every year, but every activity of the student s life is woven through and through with a social spirit that makes every activity a social one. The May Day has come to be an important event to many men, for the out- of-doors always has its appeal, and what could be more delightful than to sit on the shores of “Old Massasoit” with “her” and enjoy those delicious strawberries that (diet Hall and his assistants pass out? The Canoe Carnival, w hich is the great attraction of Commencement week, was held this year in the gymnasium because decorated canoes tor some reason do not present a very good appearance in the rain. However, every one had a good time and did not complain. The College has been fortunate this year in having the Brass Band to help out on all social occasions and th eir concert was one that was of an exceptional quality and worthy of considerable praise. The new year started with its usual large task of assimilating the new men into the social life of the College, and the informal and formal initiations gave the Freshmen an idea of w hat extremes a really social good time could take. I ' he formal reception to the f reshmen was given by the Faculty members and their wives and was an occasion of interest and pleasure to all those who attended. “Mountain Day” has now come to be a social event of great importance and the “hike” this year was equal to the reputation of former years, although with Professor Cheney and Professor Young along it almost took on the char- acteristics of a cross-count rv run. The outstanding features of the fall term are the “open houses” and the activities connected with them. The Football Re ception to the men who so bravely defend the honor of Springfield on the gridiron is always a real treat socially tor all the students. This year’s program was largely of a musical nature. The home concert of the musical clubs and the home exhibition of the gymnastic team are always events of interest and profit. Space forbids the mention of the numerous Sunday evening fellowship sings around the fireplace at Woods Hall, the Ice Carnival, and many other functions that contribute so largely to the atmosphere of good fellowship and sociability that exists both on and off the campus. 7s Our Sand Digging Campaign In times of Peace we erect monuments and in time of War they are destroyed. Springfield believes in being modern so one morning late in October, 1916, the stu- dents determined to reverse the old order of things and set about erecting a monu- ment by destruction. This monument, however, instead of towering above the earth, rests calmly and serenely about six feet lower than be- fore it was erected. In the days gone by, surrounding our venerable Dr. Doggett’s domicile and bordering on the east side of Pratt Field, there stood in all its rugged glory a mountain of sand. This mountain afforded a wonderful free observation to activities on Pratt Field and was, as well, a hindrance and wall of gloom to commuting students who resided on the other side of the world of Springfield. So it came about that one bright and glorious October morning, there appeared, as it by magic, over two hundred sturdy fellows, clad in variegated raiment and armed with stout picks and shovels. Determination was written on every face and the sun beamed down in all its splendor as if to encourage the work so nobly undertaken. Suddenly there was a sharp, shrill blast! The fight was on! Rushing to the attack, our heroes began their downward march. The dust (or sand) flew thick and fast. Hark, there comes a rumbling in the distance! Can it lie the cavalry? Lo, behold, two fiery steeds, champing their bits and tugging bravely, appear around the bend. Behind them, thundering along with hoarse groans, came the huge receptacles for carrying off the debris. The sand flies quicker, the cart is filled and rumbles on. Another takes its place. The battle is now raging furiously. Hour atter hour the merciless attack proceeds, without respite. Suddenly a shrill whistle comes over the hill. A truce has been called and the sturdy warriors, now lightly clad, partake of some refreshments to give them further stimulus and encouragement for their task. For three days the battle rages. Xot a murmur or whim per, though many of our men are wounded. Hands are raw with blisters and burns, eyes are cut and discolored. At last the battle is won. Two thousand and forty-one heaping cart loads of the carnage repose peacefully and unconcerned behind W oods Hall and the Library. The great victory is won and one more monument erected to “Old Springfield.” ! ■) Mountain Day A day of all days in the history of the College. “Mountain Day,’’ what pleasant memories are called forth with the thought of it! It is a day of wonder, surprise, and delight for the Freshmen and one of pleasure to the Upper Classmen. Every year on the 12th of October (Columbus Day), the College declares a holiday and every one who can possibly spare the time goes out for a good old-fashioned hike and, which is the most i mportant thing, a FEED. The Holyoke Range has been the scene of most of the hikes and this year theparty w r ended its way to Woronoco. About 7.30 in the morning sixty-five healthy and happy individuals started forth with eager, smiling faces and unlimited energy to make this year the best ever. The group split up into two divisions, taking the now famous “King Street car line and eventually ending up at Westfield. Here the two divisions met and proceeded to complete the journey with another short ride which brought them still happy to Woronoco. After some time we reached the top ol what seemed to some to be an unending mountain and lo, behold, there, reposing in all its glory, lay our beloved Pro- fessor Affleck ' s flivver. In that calm and innocent looking vehicle were stowed away all the necessities of life that were to make the pleasures of the whole day culminate at once. W hat a rush and bustle! After due preparation, such as building a fire, which was ably attended to by our Chief Scoutmaster Canfield, the cutting of switches or forks wherewith to hold the ever-elusive “hounds” over the fire, the seeking of a most comfortable spot to recline (which generally ended by securing the hardest rock or standing), the feast was on. F or about half an hour SILENCE reigned supreme, and small wonder. Who wanted to indulge in conversation at a time when the “Inner Man” was being satisfied? After this ever-pleasing intermission, which included several short talks by our guides, the party again split into two divisions, one party following Professor Cheney on a hike back to Woronoco, climbing Mt. Tekoa ( 1 ,200 feet). Descend- ing the slope they crossed the Westfield River via nature’s route. Certain members of the party had the misfortune to think that “the stuff they put under bridges” w as not really wet and to their surprise and consternation found it really was. The other division cast their lot with Professor Young, and while cross- country running is a wonderful method of exercising, we wished that our leader would have limited his experiments to the cross-country team. Thus ended the day, and a glorious one it was. Here’s to the next one,— may it be still better! so Normal Work The extent of the Normal Work carried on by the students of Springfield is unparalleled by any other college. Opportunities have increased in most departments of the extension work so practically every student found himself engaged in some phase of service, either voluntary or remunerative. Nearly every kind of work for the boys of Springfield and vicinity was included in the extension program. Hundreds came in touch with the C ollege through the Sunday School Athletic League and about eighty per cent of the boys’ classes in these schools are being taught by the College men. The College recognizes the value of having practice go hand in hand with theory so the curriculum provides for the various phases of extension work and requirement is made for a certain amount. The Religious Normal W ork is under the direction of ten student instructors. By their helpful co-operation a marked improvement in efficiency has been made. This work many times stimulates a Senior to use the field for inductive study and thesis opportunities. The Physical Normal Work under the direction of Professor Johnson has had a most successful year both as to amount and character of the service. For a technical school of physical education, this part of the student’s life makes a strong appeal and a very extensive program covering nearly every phase of physical activity is promoted. The close co-operation between College and community which results from this well-rounded schedule of Normal Work is vital and presents a challenge and an unparalleled opportunity of service for every Springfield student. si Deputation Trips Deputation Work, as it is carried on in the different colleges of the country, has two distinct features that are important and also very gratifying to the college man. He is spending his hard earned money and valuable time to get an education, and the opportuni- ties presented tor learning how to meet people and of doing practical Christian work are unlimited when he has the privilege of going to the rural districts to carry a message of good cheer and truth to the people. In addi- tion to this selfish reason of personal culture, there are compensations in store tor him that can be gained in no other way. The feeling of having made life a little more inter- esting and of being an instrument in God ' s hand for proclaiming his truth and winning men and boys to a decision for the Christian life is just the incentive the college man needs to help him realize his ambitions ot really being useful in this world. Among the trips made this year the visit to Housatonic, Mass., was perhaps the most interesting. The short time at our disposal Saturday afternoon was used to teach the older boys the game of soccer, while the younger boys were taught games lor outdoor or indoor play which they could use when in their group meetings or at school. The Saturday evening social was conducted jointly by the local rural V. W. and Y. M. C. A. organizations. After two or three numbers by local talent, the program of the evening was turned over to the Deputation Team. The activities ot the afternoon and evening, having served to get everybody acquainted, made the remainder of the evening, which was spent in playing games and eating refreshments, a most enjoyable time. The social event came to a close with songs and yells in honor of “Old Springfield.” On Sunday morning the pulpits of the different churches in the town were occupied by the members of the team. The closing session ol the conference was held in the opera house Sunday afternoon, and consisted of a mass meeting for men and boys. There were two talks given by members of the team. Mr. Rutherford, speaking first, used as his theme, “Character Building.” In keeping with the purpose of the meeting, Mr. Libby spoke on the “Importance of Making Decisions.” At the close of his talk the boys were urged to decide for some advanced steps or for the Christian life if that step had not already been taken. It is the hope and prayer of each member of the team that a new interest in the Christian life and clean sports will be experienced by the rural boys as a result of the work done by our College Deputation Team this year. One oi the biggest events of the year was the Mission- ary Conference held here dur- ing the first three days of December, at which time two hundred and fifty delegates from sixteen Connecticut Val- ley colleges were our guests. Fhe theme ol the conference was “Service ’ and this was emphasized again and again by the speakers, who were men and women of world fame, and included Dr. John I )ouglass Adam of E dinburgh University, Dr. George Sherwood Eddy, recently returned from a tour of World Evangelism, and Dr. Robert E. Speer, Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. These were assisted by Sherwood Day. Frank Buchman, Mr. Vreeland, Mrs. F. G. Platt, formerly of Turkey, Miss Helen Calder, and Miss Sara Snell. The conference opened Friday afternoon with a reception held in the library with the speakers and the faculty in the receiving line. All the delegates had an opportunity of getting acquainted with each other at this time, also securing interviews with the speakers. On Saturday sectional conferences were held and the conference closed Sunday evening with a strong appeal by Dr. Eddy for volunteers for the foreign field. Too much credit cannot be given the men who assisted the committee in securing entertainment for the delegates and those who placed themselves at the disposal of the committee during the entire conference. Thes e are the men who made the conference possible and made it a success. The general work of the committee for the year consisted of organizing the Mission Study ( ' lasses, promoting Missionary Week, and producing the Annual Calendar. In place of the usual ten-week course, it seemed advisable to precede the course by a Missionary W eek in chapel and then have a definite four-weeks’ course. Forty-four men signed up for the classes. The classes were well attended and were helpful in giving the men a larger vision of the needs of the mission field. 83 Missionary Missionary Committee Student Co-operative Store With the opening of the school year business began to boom and to date the store lias handled over $9,000,000 worth of business. This has only been possible through the co-operation of every member of the student body which has been most gratifying to the store management. The war and the tremendous increase in raw materials made it necessary to raise the prices on a number of articles, but it is due to the management during 1915-16 that the store was able to foresee a number of advances and buv up sufficient stock to cover, so that the student body this vear have received the benefit. The store is very anxious that all business activities in the way of supplies of every description shall be handled through the store, making it a vital co- operative plan. New lines are continually being taken on. This year has seen the addition of reliable agencies for cameras, optical goods, photographic supplies, typewriters, office supplies and furniture, athletic goods of every description, etc. Each year after laying aside a specified sum with which to build up a capital stock, the remaining profits are divided among the student body. These profits range from between fifteen and twenty per cent each year. The store this year, under the management of Mr. Stafford, 17, with the assistance of P. Sampson, T8, and Cowell, ' 20, has been most successful and worthy of the highest com- mendation from the student body. Employment Department The Employment Department has a unique service to render to the students of Springfield in endeavoring to secure positions that will not only have a remun- erative value but also will give the men valuable training and experience along lines that will be of vital sen ice in the particular field they intend to follow. Special emphasis is laid on the securing of positions lor the men just entering College, the department finding that after men have become known in the com- munity they have no difficulty in securing positions of a more permanent type which are generally filled during their entire college course. The task of di ■-covering these positions in institutions and business houses is a large part of the work of this committee. A number of men are able to secure positions of leadership in the V. M. C. A., Boys ' Club, Community W ork, Public Schools, Churches, etc., doing practically the same type of work that will be required in positions that they will accept after completion of the course. About fifty men are required in the service at (lie dining hall as waiters, etc., each year giving these men an opportunity to earn their meals. This depart- ment tills a vital place in the work of the Student Association. N4 Woods Hall The men who dined at Woods Hall this past year feel that they have had their comfort and interests singularly provided for in the perso n of Chef Hall. To feed over one hundred hungry men with wholesome, substantial food in quantities that will satisfy the appetite of the average Springfield man is, we admit, no mean task. But Chef Hall has been equal to the occasion and has done even more than this. While food prices soared high above the means of the average provider, and not infrequently proved the occasion for grave concern and of a furrowed brow, the men of Woods Hall have been well fed and at a minimum cost. This was all possible through Chef Hall’s keen foresigh ted ness and purchasing ability. The students feel that they owe Mr. Hall this public tribute in recognition of his most valued services. Nor can we forget Mrs. Hall and her helpful personality. The students feel that in Mr. and Mrs. Hall they have two real friends. Those Juniors and Seniors who studied Social Ethics under Professor Ch eney have learned to increasingly appreciate the social advantages gained by people sitting together at one common board. Our dining hall furnishes a real oppor- tunity to every man of intimately knowing the fellows who sit down to table with him. The Woods Hall Committee have made special effort to develop and maintain the social spirit and atmosphere of our dining hall. One expression of their efforts has been the musical features that have been intro- duced during meals from time to time. The committee further arranged that our students be frequently honored by the presence of ladies at our dining hall. We regard the presence of these ladies as a decided influ- ence toward the ideals held by those who are promoting the interests of Woods Hall and we would encourage an extension of this idea. This article would not be complete with- out an appreciation of Mr. Bunker ' s work in his unique capacity as General Secretary of the Student Association. His co-operation with the Woods Hall Committee has been a large factor in the success of the dining hall this year. Our appreciation is herewith ex- tended to all who have contributed to ad- vance the interests of Woods Hall. 85 S(i 87 The Present Trend of Physical Education The physical fitness of boys, youths, and business men is becoming increas- ingly necessary. Men formerly obtained physical efficiency as a part of their business. It must now be secured during the leisure time. War is the only business in which men secure physical training as a part of their work. It is possible other types of business may later require, as a part of their physical efficiency program, regular compulsory physical exercises during the day’s work. A brief historical resume will indicate the trend of physical education. In 1881 the Year Book of the Young Men ' s C hristian Association showed seven men acting as superintendents of gymnasiums. The last Year Book has 776 men listed. R. J. Roberts, the present senior director of physical education of the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association, was one of the original seven men listed in 1881. In 1888, 27 colleges had gymnasiums; in 1915, 205 colleges reported gymnasiums. The first athletic association was organized at Princeton University in 1870. The first college with faculty administration of intercollegiate sport was the University of Chicago, with A. A. Stagg, an alumnus of Springfield, as the director. I here are 190 colleges that now require some form of faculty control ot athletics. In 1885, 11 colleges required instruction in hygiene tor graduation; in 1915 , 97 colleges made this a definite requirement. Positive credit for physical education is allowed in 105 out of the 207 colleges reporting on this topic. The first college gymnasium was erected at Princeton in 1856. The first gymnasium class was conducted at Harvard in 1826. In 435 private secondary schools there are 227 gymnasiums, and 214 of these report 302 baseball play fields. The private schools have enough outdoor equipment so that all the boys can get one hour of exercise daily, with the use of the plant not to exceed two hours per day. Reports on physical education have recently been received from 3,333 high schools. Of this number 1,500 have faculty regulation of their sports. This shows a fourfold increase in the volume of work during the last ten years. The largest increase has come in the Middle West. In the public schools, 194 cities now have physical training with expert supervision, 112 of which have secured this expert supervision during the last five years. The first city with expert supervision was the city of ( hicago, which organized its work in 1885. The normal schools of physical education are also a recent growth. The first one organized was the North American U.ymnastic I nion in 1861. This ss practically disbanded during the Civil War and was revived some years later. The Sargent Normal School was organized in 1881, the International Y. M. C. A. College in 1885, the New Haven Normal School in 1886, the Y. M. C. A. College in Chicago in 1890. There are now twelve regular normal schools, eight colleges and state normal schools, which give considerable attention to physical educa- tion, and twenty summer schools. The Playground Association which was organized April 3, 1906, reports 432 cities maintaining supervised playgrounds in 1915, with 3,294 grounds, 7,507 workers, 2,883 of these being men teachers. They report an increase of eighteen per cent in the work during the preceding two years. These facts indicate the present trend of physical education, and show that the work has developed largely since 1885, most of it since 1900. The demand for teachers and administrators in physical education has increased very rapidly during the last five years. The passage of state compulsory physical education laws has increased materially the need for teachers. X9 ' .lit VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Football The football season of 1916-17 will always be remembered by all of us. The team had one of the heaviest schedules ever carried by any Springfield team and included Amherst, Colgate, Tufts, West Point, and the “Aggies.” The team was in almost perfect condition all season and in all its games seemed stronger in the last period than in any other time. This was well demonstrated in the games with Colgate and Tufts. Colgate started off with a rush, determined not to be scored upon and to roll up a high score itself. We uniquely surprised them by scoring two touchdowns and holding them to a 27 to 14 score. Again in the Tufts game our boys came back in the fourth period and held the powerful offensive machine for four downs. The “Aggies” surprised us and the best we could do was to hold them to a 6 to 6 tie score. The early call for candidates was responded to by some fifty men. Much enthusiasm was shown in the early practices and it was a difficult task for the coaches to weed out the men of lesser caliber. The later practices produced a team that worked well together, and Captain Sermon at quarter was directing the destiny of the team in a masterly style. We are proud of the fact that we had two Secretarial men on the team who gave a good account of themselves. “Breezy” Gayle covered his end in great fashion and Damkroger played a good game at tackle. We opened our season with Middlebury and scored an easy victory, the score being 32 to 0. Dr. McCurdy had a good opportunity to give all of the first string men a chance to display their skill. Although the score was one- sided, and in our favor, the Middlebury team put up a good game. The second game was with Trinity at Hartford. This proved to be an easy game and we returned home with a 25 to 0 score in our favor. Captain Sermon and Gayle played a spectacular game and their long runs netted us many a gain. Amherst was next in line and was defeated by a 20 to 0 score. Our team played a wonderful defensive game as well as putting up a splendid offensive exhibition. Our goal was only threatened once, and by a long tackle, Whetstone nailed his man on the ten-yard line. Our next game w ' as with Colgate. We were proud of our record of three straight victories and our hopes were high for a win from Colgate. Colgate presented a team that worked as one man and seemed to have all things nearly its own way. Swift in movement and accurate in their plays, the Colgate players scored a touchdown in less than six minutes. They resorted to line bucking and our line crumbled before their attack. We came through in the close of the second quarter with our first touchdown, Sermon scoring on a short run. The captain also scored the second touchdown near the close of the fourth quarter after receiving a long pass from Gayle. The game was replete with thrills and kept the crowd on its toes all the time. Worcester Tech proved easy and we defeated it 20 to 0. Many of the men got a chance to play in the game. Mitterling dislocated his shoulder in this contest. ttl The game with Tufts will always be remembered, especially the stand that the line made in the fourth quarter when it held the powerful Tufts back field for dow ns under our very goal posts. Captain Sermon was at his best and his brilliant all-around playing paved the way for our 13 to 6 victory. He scored all of our points and was carried off the field in the fourth quarter after he made a wonderful tackle ot the powerful Doane of Tufts. The line worked as one man and never in the history of football at Springfield has there ever been such a demonstration of such solid line work against such a team as Tufts. Every player did his part and did it well and the glory goes to the team as a unit and not to any individual player. The strain of the Tufts game was evident in the game with the Army. )ur men lacked the pep that they had displayed so well the Saturday before, but held the great Army team to a 17 to 2 score. We w-ere defeated but the Cadets had to work for every point they scored. Sermon, Drew, and Harvey did some splendid tackling. Harvey tackled Vidall behind his own goal line for a safety, and our only score. The “Aggies” came back strong from their season of defeats and held our team to a 6 to 6 tie score. We were disappointed at their sudden determination to play ball tor they had been the under-dogs all season. The game was rather slow and penalties were frequent. We put the match to the bonfire in the evening and had a good time in the light it gave forth. We are proud of the work of the team this year and will always remember its brilliant work. “Spud Drew was elected captain for next year and we all wish him the best of success for the coming season. The I earn 3. W. Staley, R. R. Sermon, Harold Drew K. I.. Damkroger H. (). Dresser |. GaYLK Fall S. Graham W. H. iRKIM I. . R Harvey H. II. House Manager ( ' aptain F. JOUANNET A. FI. Marvill R. Mitterling G. T. Stafford E. A. Thorn F rederick Weber R. B. Whetstone Schedule of Games Springfield, 32 Middlebury, () Springfield, 2.3 1 rinity, 0 Springfield, 2 .) Amherst , 0 Springfield, 14 Colgate, 27 Springfield, 2 ) Worcester lech, 0 Springfield, 13 Tufts, 6 Springfield, 2 West Point, 17 Springfield, ) M iss. Aggies, 6 )2 Mitterumg Manager Staley ( 1-1 GtRE! A JoUANNET IAarvill House :?M- Damkroger H ARVLY 95 Football Second Team After reviewing the splendid work of our varsity football team during the past season it would not be just, especially from a philo- sophical and professorial point of view, to overlook the work of that nondescript crew known as the “Scrubs.” The faithfulness that passeth understanding was theirs, when for practically all of the season they kept two teams of “first string” men at work daily on Pratt Field. A few of them were upper classmen with no hope of making the varsity. The rest were Preps, Freshmen, and Juniors who went out with the ambition of getting a football letter, if not this year, the next, or at least sometime in the future. From the standpoint of winning games, the success of the Second team this last season was only mediocre. Of the five games scheduled two were won and three lost. This may be accounted for in several ways. In the first place, only one out of the five scheduled games was played at home; that meant playing on a strange field and without that great asset to any athletic team, the “backing up” by the student body, through its cheering and singing. The chief difficulty, however, lies in the fact that the “Scrubs” must be coached in such a way as not necessarily to perfect them- selves as a team, but rather to whip the “first string” men into shape. Each week a new set of signals and new styles of play were used to prepare the varsity for any attack which they might be subjected to in the following games. Thus, instead of developing into a team, they willingly sacrificed their opportunities for the sake of perfecting the varsity machine. Facts show that the team was characterized by the good individual playing of its members. The “pony back field” was the sensation of the season; with an average weight of only 128 pounds it worked in much the same way as the model of a well-nigh perfect machine would, and several times during the games would send the thrills of a real football game through its crowd of spec- tators with its end runs, fakes, and well-directed forward passes. Cowell, Edwards, and Babcock proved veritable towers of strength in the line. Babcock’s exceptional work during practice and in the early games of the season was recog- nized by his election to the captaincy. In looking back over the season, pleasant memories, connected with trips, games, railroad stations (?), etc., are sure to be recalled; and in coming years, even though the members of the 1916 Second team may not all “graduate” into members of the varsity, one feels sure they will never regret having been a “Scrub.” ueTHAi INTERTtWNCt UPsN wTTmT me 97 I he T earn Staly, Manager I ' i ' rhans, Gardnhr and Landis, Assistant Managers Berry, Coach Babcock, Captain Zeilminski Quinlin Branin C. L. Graham Bretschn eider Cowell Coffin Tennhon Lewis I.DW ARD s ( )tto Schedule Springfield Opponent October 21, Worcester Academy ai Worcester, 0 9 October 28, Dartmouth Freshmen at Hanover, 0 24 November 4, Hotchkiss at Lakeville, 27 7 November 11, Williston Seminary at Springfield, 0 17 November 18, Cushing Academy at Ashburnham, 14 0 98 Baseball Coach Elmer Berry wore a very happy smile during the spring training season of 1916. He had practically a veteran team to initiate the season with. All the old boys were on the job with lots of pep and enthusiasm. New material in the form of Sermon as catcher, Mitterling as dashing, crashing right fielder, Connie Mack’s protege, Ivan Bigler, playing catch, second, or field with the zest of an experienced veteran in any of the positions. With the exception of Lang’s unfortunate accident resulting in a broken leg, the training season went along with no one to quarrel with but the weather man. The season opened with Worcester Polytech, and after the adding machine had totaled 19 to our credit the umpire called the game to prevent our boys from getting dizzy running around the bases. West Point kindly consented to meet Springfield’s best, April 22, and though we had taken the “Aggies” into camp just three days previous, Uncle Sam’s cadets didn’t tire the boys a little bit. On account of the extremely wet weather we were forced to play on the dress parade field. As far as real skillful baseball was concerned, very little happened on the slippery grass diamond. However, we took the large end of the 5 to 2 score and proceeded on our upward climb. Our first defeat came at the hands of the Tough Tufts aggregation at Med- ford. A number ol experiments were tried in this game, but owing to the young Lakes in right field and numerous other hindrances our fielders were crippled and we came under 9 to 6. 99 A trip through Vermont netted us a few more victories and it wasn’t until we hit Colgate that we were stopped in our mad rush for glory. Despite our outplaying the boys in maroon, a six-run lead secured in the first inning spoiled all chances of donating another ball for the trophy case. On the way back we had an encounter with Chief Meyers’ boys at Hamilton College. Chief would have enjoyed beating his old schoolmates but somehow Springfield just kissed the ball on the nose for a score of hits and gave Chief 4 tallies to our 15. A trip to Amherst resulted in our losing 2 to 1, but this game is a sore spot for any of the 1916 team so we won’t discus s it. We were disgusted with it. New Hampshire State proved easy and the country proved very attractive for many of the men. Coach Berry will vouch for this. Sermon donated his services as man- ager of the team from Durham to Boston while the Manager stopped off for tea. Arriving at Brown a few days after they had trimmed Harvard 8 to 1, we met a chesty set of good fellows. Coach Berry’s combination worked to his satisfaction in this game and with House serving up real hot ones it generally took about two or three pitched balls to put a man out. We won and at the same time registered a whitewash against the Brunonians. Coming to Commencement games we lost to Tufts 4 to 1, but Lang came through in the Syracuse game and gave us a 4 to 0 win. The team under the careful coac hing of Professor Berry may well be said to have been the best that Springfield has seen thus far. Class A baseball was the general form which the team lived up to. It is hoped that 1917 will go one better and give Springfield some more Real Baseball. Schedule Springfield Opponent April 15, 1916, Worcester Tech, at Springfield, 19 1 April 19, 1916, Mass. Aggies at Springfield, 10 2 April 22 1916, Army at West Point, 5 2 April 29 1 9 1 ft, Tufts at Medford, 5 9 Mav 2 1916, Mass. Aggies at Amherst, 8 0 May 4, 1916, University of Vermont at Burlington, 19 0 Mav 5, 1916, Middlebury at Middlebury, Vt., 7 5 May 6, 1 9 1 ft, Locomotive Club of Schenectady at Pittsfield, 9 3 May 12, 1916, Colgate at Hamilton, 8 9 May 15, 1916, 1 lamilton at Clinton, 15 4 June ft, 1916, Tufts at Springfield, 0 4 .1 une 8, 1 9 1 6, Syracuse at Springfield, 2 0 loo Tennis Although getting a late start on account of the wet spring, there was more than usual enthusiasm among Springfield racket wielders last season. No sooner had the frost and rain given the courts a chance to dry than they were occupied from morning till night. The outlook at the early season for the 1916 tennis team was encouraging because Richardson, the New England interscholastic champion, had promised to give up his place on the varsity baseball team and devote all his time to tennis. In addition, there were Kawasaki, who had played the two preceding years on the varsity, and Parker, who had played four years on the local high school team, besides a number of less experienced aspirants. Manager Larkin was able to secure a very good schedule, and through the competent coaching of Prof. R. L. Cheney and the earnest zeal of all the players a successful team was developed. The emblem men for 1916 were: Richardson (captain), Hawkes, Kawasaki, Zuber, Burnham, Larkin (manager), and Parker. Springfield, 3 Springfield, 4 Springfield, 5 Springfield, 5 Local Y. M. C. A., Holy Cross, Local High School, Holy Cross, Schedule 3 Springfield, 2 Springfield, 4 Springfield, 1 1 1 3 Local Y. M. C. A., 5 Dartmouth, 5 Trinity, 3 101 ( . Y l AST I ( ' I I AM 102 Gymnastics Springfield College has always been noted for its great gymnastic teams, but the year 1916-17 witnessed one of the greatest gymnastic aggregations ever assembled in the history of the institution. With but four members of the preceding year’s squad trying out for the team, prospects at first were not very bright, but through hard work, persistent effort, and a delightful spirit of co-op- eration, a team was developed that was destined to more than uphold the reputation of its predecessors. Of the new men chosen on the team, four were selected from the Senior and two from the Freshman class. The possibilities for a successful season were greatly augmented by Manager Kranz, who arranged a most interesting schedule which included the largest and most modern Associa- tions of the principal cities of the East. This schedule brought the team before eminent teachers in the realm of physical education, thus stimulating the gym- nasts to do their best before the critical eyes of experienced audiences. Manager Kranz turned back to the student association his entire appropria- tion together with a larger net gain than any previous manager had made. Most of this profit was secured through the home exhibition. Mr. Char les Dahlgren for the third successive year officiated at the piano and is to be commended for his ability in providing such a wide range of music. Mr. Dahlgren’s originality and adaptability, together with his musical genius, contributed in no small measure toward the success of the team. A lantern lecture was featured on several occasions in the cities where the College activities were not widely known and proved to be a valuable asset as an advertising factor. The fourteenth chapter of the Gym team’s history opened with a few ' local dates, the first being at Suffield Academy and the second at Mittineague Y. M. C. A. A Christmas holiday trip was then undertaken, which proved to be a valuable means for polishing up the rough edges and getting the individual men co-ordinating as a unit. Pennsylvania was invaded for the first time and it is hoped that a precedent has been established. Twenty-seven exhibitions were given during the season and in all the team traveled over four thousand miles, the largest schedule ever attempted. Captain Judd and Coach Schroeder worked up a very comprehensive program, introducing several new features w ' hich added to the attractiveness of the exhibitions. Letters from the visited Associations speak in the highest terms of the finish, snap, and clocklike precision which characterized the work of the team, and pronounced it the best in the history of the College. Captain Judd well deserved all the praise given for his ability in developing such a smoothly working team. The slogan w as for team work rather than individual work and this was fully realized. Coach L. C. Schroeder played a very important part on the team. His untiring efforts on the floor and encouraging and helpful criticism on the trips proved to be a valuable adjunct to the aggregation. Mr. Schroeder was able to make all but a few of the less important trips this year, which has been an important factor in producing a first-class team. 103 It has often been said that Springfield is proud of its Gym team, and well may it be, for this versatile group of men have not alone demonstrated in an admirable way the value ot an efficient system ol physical education, but have helped to dignity the Christian physical directorship as a profession. Members ot the team this year availed themselves ot the opportunity presented to address men ' s meetings and to speak in Sunday schools and churches on Sundays ((allow- ing the Saturday evenings ' exhibitions. This was an opportunity to impress upon the minds of the people in various cities the fact that the men were students from a Christian college which is training men for Christian service and not merely developing professional gymnasts. Schedule December 15, December 17, December 26, December 27, December 28, January 1, January 2, January January January January January January January January February February February February 10, February 16, February 17, February 22, February 23, February 24, March 2, March 3, March 7, 1916, Suffield Academy, Suffield, Conn. 1916, V. M. C. A., Mittineague, Mass. 1916, V. M. C. A., Germantown, Penn. 1916, V. M. C. A., Coatesville, Penn. 1916, V. M. C. A., Lancaster, Penn. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Binghamton, X. Y. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Elmira, N. Y. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Hartford, Conn. 1917, First Congregational Church, Bristol, Conn. 1917, Y . M. C. A., Lynn, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Hyde Park, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A. (Bronx), New York, . Y. 1917, Y. M. C. A. (Bedford), Brooklyn, N. Y. 1917, Norwood Civic Association, Norwood, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Boston, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Lawrence, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Lowell, Mass. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Madison, N. J. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Yonkers, N. Y. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Morristown, N. J. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Newburg, N. Y. 1917, Home Exhibit. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Stamford, Conn. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Tarrytown, N. Y. 1917, Y. M. C. A., Providence, R. I 1917, Y. M. C. A., New London, Conn. 1917, High School, Holyoke, Mass. Bit Team L. J. Judd (captain), ' 18, East Adelaide, South Australia. L. G. Kranz (manager), T7, Coatesville, Penn. J. W. Jefferson, 17, Burton-on- Trent, England. C. C. Wilson, ' 17, Brooklyn, N. Y. F. A. Lenhardt, T7, Downington, Penn. F. A. Bode, T7, Youngstown, O. C. E. Horton, T8, Spokane, Wash. H. H. Hillebrandt, T9, New York, N. Y. H. V. Abbott, ' 20, Chester, Penn. C. L. Bryant, ' 20, Manchester, N. H. C. F. Dahlgren (pianist), T7, East Orange, N. J. L. C. Schroeder (coach), Springfield, Mass. 105 Hockey The hockey prospects for the 1916-17 season were not very bright last fall. Captain Jenkins of last year’s team being the only veteran to return to College. However, the captain started in to build a team by calling pre-season practice in the gymnasium. This was evidence of the true “Springfield spirit” which the captain manifested all through the season and the result was worth while. This early practice gave the men an opportunity to develop their shoot- ing ability and helped immensely in working out the goal keepers. However, in a game such as hockey, where no signals are used, the men must play together a long while before they are able to “sense” where their team mates are, and this is one reason why it was hard to develop effective team work this year. The team was composed of the following men: left wing, Atkinson; center, Hersey (manager); right wing, Hobart (manager-elect); rover, Jenkins (captain); cover point, Hodge (captain-elect) ; point, Jouannet; goal, Benatre; substitutes, Bullen, Samson, and Davis. Schedule Springfield Opponent January 13, W illiams at Williamstown, Ca nceled January 17, Mass. Aggies at Amherst, 1 Q January 26, Army at W ' est Point, 4 4 January 27, R. P. I. at Rensselaer, 4 0 January 29, M. 1. T. at Springfield, 5 7 February 7, Mass. Aggies at Springfield, 2 4 February 14, M I. T. at Cambridge, 0 6 Totals, 10(j 15 30 Soccer Each year soccer is increasing in popularity as a varsity sport with the students. That this is true is shown by the increasingly large number of men who report each fall when Professor Affleck sends out the call for can- didates for the team. Some forty or fifty men responded on the first practice day for a “boot at the ball, and after several weeks of hard prelimi- nary practice under the guidance and coaching of Professor Affleck and Captain Roberts, a team was selected to represent Springfield in the first game of the season. The team went into this first game with six of last year’s veterans on hand and five inexperienced men to fill the places left vacant by the graduation of the 1915 men. The Southbridge players were men who had had long experience at the game and though the score was close, 4 to 3, we lost this first game. However, we gained some valuable pointers and experience in this initial effort of the season. Yale was our next adversary. From the start we bombarded their goal, the half backs and the full backs keeping the ball well up the field and giving our forwards plenty to do. That they did their work well is attested by the final score: Springfield 9, Yale 0. W e met Harvard at Springfield the following Saturday and encountered our second and last defeat of the season. The score, 2 to 1, does not indicate the splendid work which the team did on that day, but the fates were against us. Dartmouth was played and defeated on our home grounds on the 4th of October, by a 3 to 1 score. It was a close and hard-fought game, interesting all the way through, and undecided until near the end of the last period. At Andover we continued our winning streak by defeating them 8 to 1. Our opponents played hard and made every effort to score several times but team work on our part kept the ball in their territory the greater part of the time. The Worcester Academy game was perhaps tfie hardest of the season. It was played on a slippery, heavy field which made team work very uncertain and difficult. Briddon, of last year’s team, played against us and did much to keep the score as low as it was. Several fine stops by our goal keeper and some corking good goals by our forwards decided the game for us by a score of 4 to 2. For the second time we met Dartmouth on our home grounds for the last game of the season. It was in this game that we really found ourselves and every man played his best both as an individual and as a unit in a fine scoring machine. As one of the spectators remarked, “That was some soccer game.” 107 On the whole it was a very successful season. At first green and inexperi- enced, the work of Coach Affleck and Captain Roberts in working with the men did much to overcome this difficulty. The team: Roberts (captain), Parker (manager), Brown, Bode, Ellis, Hoogesteger, McIntyre, Markley, Atkinson, Smith, Benatre, and Tichenor. Schedule Springfield, 3 Springfield, 9 Springfield, 1 Springfield, 3 Springfield, 8 Springfield, 4 Springfield, 6 • Games American Optical Co., 4 Yale, () I larvard, 2 Dartmouth, 1 Andover, 1 Worcester Academy, Dartmouth, IDS Second Soccer Team Like the varsity football team the soccer team also had to have a bunch of “conditioners.” The Second Soccer Team filled this important role during the season of 1916 and filled it to its capacity. All second teams at Springfield are forced to fill a dual capacity. First they act as practice targets for the varsity lions to shoot at and, second, they are sent out to win a few contests for themselves. Of course, under these conditions, no one gives a lot of credit to the men who make the varsity, and yet the, “scrub kickers” are just as indis- pensable to the varsity team as an eye is to a needle. As in all sports, a team is judged by the general public on the basis of how many games it wins and the second teams are many times discredited for the poor showing against other squads. Knowing that the fickle public had victory-loving minds, the team struggled manfully forward to win some of its games and it (lid win and did it notwith- standing the fact that its personnel was changed time and time again. The schedule, which was short, contained mostly high school or preparatory school teams and the Seconds were forced to play away from their home lot the greater part of the time. Of the six games played, they managed to bring home the bacon on half of the occasions and another time came out even, while they were forced to acknowledge defeat twice. Hie playing of ihe team was good, bad, and indifferent; subject to spurts and starts and then back into lethargy. This was due as mentioned above to the changing personnel of the team. The aggregation as a whole was forced to rely on the individual ability of its several members and at no time during the season was team work given an opportunity to develop to its maximum strength. The shooting was good and the individual dribbling was of high order, but the passing was mediocre and machine-like precision was lacking at all times. Whiting, ' 17, was chosen captain of the eleven and led the team through the entire season. His work was very good and he strove to correlate the forces into a unanimous whole. Judd and Samson ably assisted him on the forward line and shot the leather sphere through the net on many occasions. G. A. Brown and Jenkins also did yeoman service on the wings and “Tiny Tim Nickerson was there at all times with the “pep. Wilson and Bullen also did great work whenever the opportunity presented itself. In the rear section of the field, Rowley, Folsom, Crapser, and Haberman did most of the running, while Adams made a very able goal keeper. Keep your weather eye peeled and you’ll see some of these fellows gyrating around on the varsity team next season. The team is made up of the following men: Wilson, o. r., Bullen, i. r., W hiting, c., Nickerson and Samson, i. 1., Brown and Jenkins, o. 1., Judd, r. h. b., Rowley, c. h. b., Folsom, 1. h. b., Crapser, r. 1. b., Haberman, 1. f. b., Adams, g. Schedule Springfield 2 Springfield 2 Springfield 1 Springfield 4 Springfield 8 Spr ingfield 4 YVilbraham 2 Wilbraham 0 .Wilbraham 2 Westfield 0 Westfield 0 Springfield 1 1 igh 4 1 10 Basketball At the close of the football season, Coach Johnson issued his first call for varsity candidates, about fifty men reportingfor the initial workout. After a few weeks of practice, the squad was cut down to twenty men, following which the first and second teams began to take shape. On January 2, the Chicago Y. M. C. A. College paid us a visit for the first time, incidentally carrying off a 44 to 35 victory, and the reputation of being one of the cleanest and fastest teams Springfield has ever played. We shall probably meet the Chicago “Y.” again during succeeding years. A team such as Chicago possesses certainly does a great deal toward the promotion of clean basketball and in showing the general public just how the great indoor game should be played. Captain Bigler did not return to College after Christmas, which was a distinct loss to the team. George Taylor was elected to the captaincy in his place, and with an entirely new team except Sermon the team began to develop into championship caliber. Tuesday, January 16, is a day which will be long remembered by Springfield, for Yale was defeated at Hartford, 54 to 51 , in a hair-raising battle. The victory has more significance when we realize that Yale is the championship team of the intercollegiate league, having lost but one game during the entire season. Friday of the same week, Springfield started on its first invasion of New York state, taking an easy game from Albany State, 38 to 18. The next evening the team moved on to Colgate where we met our first defeat under the new regime, losing a rough and fast game, made necessary by the smallness of the floor, the score being 47 to 37. 1 1 1 The following week, January 26, Springfield started on its second New York drive and came hack with two victories — a clean slate. On Friday, the Mercuries of Poughkeepsie were defeated 70 to fit). West Point was Springfield ' s next opponent the following afternoon and they also were defeated though in a much closer game than that at Poughkeepsie, the score being 38 to 30. Saturday, February 3, the team traveled to Boston where they defeated Boston University in easy fashion by the score of 72 to 26. Springfield lost to the Colgate tossers on the West Gym surface, 34 to 30, on the night of February 9. The game was very loosely played, the home team being erratic in its p assing game, which had been so prominent in previous contests. The following Friday, Springfield met its old rival, the “Aggies,” at the Commerce Gym and turned them back to “Aggie” town with a 43 to 28 defeat tagged on them. In all fairness to the “Aggies” it must be said that they played an exceptionally good game considering the fact that this was the first in five years that they had a representative team in basketball. The team had one of the most successful seasons that a Springfield College team has ever enjoyed. After the regular team had been picked, only three games were lost — two to Colgate and one to Yale — with a total of ten victories standing against the three defeats. The team was made up of Captain Taylor and Tichenor, forwards, Ellis, center, with Sermon and Edwards in the back court. The team was indeed fortunate this year in being so well fortified with capable substitutes in Newell, Parker, Brown, and Cohlmeyer. Although the real great asset to the work of the team was the combination of the whole aggregation, the individual units w ere responsible for the victories. Captain George Taylor was the shining star in the great galaxy of nebular lights; his all-round playing being the finest seen on a local floor in some time. George’s old lift hook fooled many an opponent during the season and his passing and shooting were spectacular to say the least. More than once the large crowds which witnessed the contests w r ere brought to their feet by the splendid per- formances of the rangy captain. Record of Games Springfield, 30 Dart mouth, 32 Springfield, 30 Chicago, 44 Springfield, 44 New Hampshire State, 27 Springfield, 54 Vale, 51 Springfield, 38 Albany State, 18 Springfield, 37 Colgate, 47 Springfield, 70 Poughkeepsie, 30 Springfield, 38 West Point, 30 Springfield, 72 Boston University, 26 Springfield, 30 Colgate, 34 Springfield, 43 Mass. Aggies, 28 Springfield, 20 Vale, 70 Springfield, 44 Wesleyan, 24 Springfield, 37 V. M. C. A., 34 Springfield, 38 V. M. C. A., 23 Tot nls, 625 518 112 Second Basketball Team It seems to be a Springfield tradition that second basketball teams should always be of the highest caliber and the second team of the ' 16-17 season was no exception to the rule. Playing a schedule of eleven games with the best prep and high school teams in the Connecticut Valley, the understudies turned in seven victories and were defeated four times. Hard and clean basketball characterized the playing of the second team and great credit goes to Coach F. L. Brown, whose influence was felt as soon as he took charge of the team. The fact that there were no individual stars may account for the excellent team work that was exhibited in all the games and without a doubt the varsity of next year will draw heavily upon this group for its material. The team consisted of Branin, Clark Graham, and Mansfield (captain). Crapser, Drew, Gardner, Hinds, Schedule Williston at Easthampton, Springfield Opponent 27 47 Suffield at Suffield, 44 25 Wilbraham at Wilbraham, 56 55 Suffield at Springfield, 50 6 Monson at Monson, 18 55 Williston at Springfield, 41 25 Wilbraham at Wilbraham, 57 55 Cushing at Ashburnham, 24 2b Westfield High at Westfield, 26 21 Y. M. C. A. Reserves at Springfield, 55 11 Y. M. C. A. Reserves at Springfield, 41 10 Aquatics This year Springfield met the strongest aquatic teams of the East in Amherst and Yale Freshmen. Against Wesleyan and the Worcester Academy our team did as well as last year’s. In Thorn, the team had a good leader. On him and Long fell the burden of the swimming events. They certainly did their share of the work. Smith and Beier as divers were sure point winners. Moyer and I )a is are comers. They are men who w ill come up to expectations next season. Swhmming Team 1 1 0- 1 7 Professor Affleck, Coach Captain, E. H. Thorn Manager, R. H. Long F. J. Beier J. FI. Smith C. W. Davis H. S. Lyon H. A. Moyer Swimming Schedule, 1916-17 1 late ( (pponent Score Springfield Opponent January 17, 1917, Yale Freshmen, 10 41 February 10, 1917, Wesleyan, 22 31 1 ebruary 2 1 , 1917, Amherst, 17 36 February 23, 1917, Worcester Academy, 22 31 February 24, 1917, Swimming Exhibition at the Norwood Civic Association. 114 U. S. Volunteer Life Saving Corps The United States Volunteer Lite Saving Corps oi Springfield College is a branch of the New York (Metropolitan) U. S. V. L. S. C. Up to a few years ago the Springfield branch was allied with the Massachusetts society; but since the dissolving of the latter it became necessary to affiliate with the New York society. The College branch is, in common with all the other branches, designed for the dissemination of the knowledge of the art of life saving. This includes the rescue of the drowning, resuscitation, and first aid. Every member is instructed in the latest methods ot release and rescue. This important work, however, happens, in this institution, to be very well covered in the required work in aquatics. Every prospective member must pass a difficult examination in all these arts. Our local corps does a particularly good work in patrolling the lake in the skating season. During the winter months, when the ice companies have the lake pretty well cut up, there is much danger when the enormous crowds from the city come up to skate. Luckily, however, there were no serious accidents this year which necessitated the assistance of our men. During the fall, though, two of our men assisted in dragging for and recovering the body of a young man who had been knocked off the trestle over the lake. In addition to this the corps always makes it a point to have members in attendance at the school functions which take place upon the lake. 11.5 Track Springfield’s onward progression in athletics was shown in Track, which just completed its second season. Although even now track athletics are not on a permanently stable basis, the present team did a whole lot toward paving the way and it is hoped that it did contribute something toward the stabilization of the sport in Springfield. The spring of 1915 marked Springfield’s entry into collegiate competition in track athletics. The 1916 team showed progress and improvement not in length of schedule but in numbers and quality ot the candidates. Frank Moses was chosen captain and he, under the expert guidance of Coach Schro eder, imparted to the team technical knowledge which was transformed into skill. The one dual meet with Holv Cross College was “run off” on Pratt Field May 10. Springfield, minus one star on whom all looked for big things, fought a game but losing battle all the way -the final score being 71 to 55. C, renter interest was shown in track athletics by the 1916 spirit and it is hoped that the student body will stand solidly behind this branch of sport during the coming seasons. The Team Musks, (captain) J i: kins Bi-.ier Sick MON Dennis ( OHH Peabody Kittredgi. Kingman 1 1 i n m a n Whiting ( h.soN Bigler Esbjornson Tichenor Snell Cooper Johnson Cross Country At the end of the second season, cross-country running has become an established part of Springfield College sport and it is here to stay. The great Hill and Dale game, however, will always be handicapped to a certain degree because of the other major activities which take up the time of Springfield athletes in the fall of the year. Nevertheless, Springfield developed a first-class team during the past year and in the three meets of the season came home victorious in two. The squad this year was fortunate in having the serviceable coaching of Prof. “Don” Young, who became a member of the faculty hist fall. Pro- fessor Young has seen considerable experience in the running game, having carried the colors of Old Amherst to victory on many occasions, and he also participated in the Olympic games. George Anger was captain of the team and did fine work as also did Snow and Peabody. The latter was chosen captain for the coming season. Thompson, Fulton, Libby, and Rouse comprised the rest of the team. Schedule (Low score indicates winner) Springfield, 31 Mass. Aggies, 26 Springfield, 16 Trinity, ■43 Springfield, 15 Amherst, 47 117 Wrestling Springfield’s wrestling team for the past season started and ended in a blaze of glory, but in the middle, the aggregation was forced to suffer three defeats. It was too bad, however, that the squad could not have its full strength all season, and in the meets that were lost this was one of the contributing features. Five matches were scheduled and the team won two and lost three. Bridge- port Y. M. C. A. went down before our sturdy lot of grapplers in the first meet of the season, January 20, and our second triumph came on February 24 w r hen we took Brown University into camp, 16 to 13. Only one meet was lost without the hardest kind of a struggle, with Lehigh, the final score showing 26 points for the Penn staters while Springfield could gather but 4. We lost to Boston University at Boston, 14 to 10, and the following week dropped our only home match to M. I . T., 17 to 11. Considerable credit is accorded Captain Graham and Bretschneider for the way in which they gave their time and energy in the development of the team. The varsity letter men of the season are: Flint, Bretschneider, Neday, Van Arsdale, Babcock, Markley, Burhans, Jones, , and Captain Graham. Schedule Springfield Opponent January 20, Bridgeport Y. M. C . A. at Bridgeport, 14 1 1 January 27, Lehigh at Lehigh, 4 26 February 10, Boston University at Boston, 10 14 February 17, M. 1. T. at Springfield, 11 17 February 24, Brown at Providence, 16 15 Totals, 55 81 l is Fencing Modern fencing was fathered by the swordplay of the medieval ages, when the life and honor of the dashing cavaliers depended on their ability to wield the rapier or sword. Fencing is a sport for the kingliest of kings, and is a science worthy of the closest study, not alone because of its possibilities for bodily development, but because it appeals to those higher qualities — gentlemanliness, honor, and true sportsmanship. More interest has been manifested in fencing this year than ever before. Many who have taken it up for the first time have been forced to admit that there is an undeniable fascination about it. Many who “came to laugh have remained to learn,” and are now enthusiastic devotees of this intricate but unparalleled science. The team: K. B. Rowley, 17 (captain), C. D. Todd, T8 (manager), C. P. Hammerstein, ’17, Professor Andraud (coach), C. G. Hewett, T8. Schedule City Fencers’ Club at Springfield, Yale at New Haven, Bridgeport Y. M. C. A. at Bridgeport, Manrique Trophy Meet at Brooklyn: New York Fencers ' Club, Amherst at Amherst, Haverhill Y. M. C. A. at Haverhill, Harvard at Cambridge, Bowdoin at Brunswick, Amherst at Springfield, Springfield 6 4 5 2 8 5 2 7 8 Opponent 3 5 4 1 4 2 1 47 Totals, 119 32 Inter-Class Sports The Varsity warriors pass in review and King Massasoit awards the emblems. There is interwoven between the major and minor sports a genuine interest in class competition which continues thn ugh the entire school year. A great class spirit is created as the four tribes struggle lor honor and standing. Warriors, bold and aggressive, often “find themselves” in the sport of their choice and upon winning a numeral are led on to the much coveted “S.” “Springfield” has more than one object for its inter-class sports. Rivalry and competition are often the making of a strong and loyal class. The numeral is coming to mean more to the fellows as each year the standard of class com- petition is raised. The College aims to carry out its larger program of Physical Education, so new events are added to the list of inter-class sports until they now number twelve. This is equal to any inter-class schedule in some of the larger colleges. It affords splendid opportunity for the student body to partici- pate, train, officiate, or coach in the various sports. For a technical school of physical training it thus gives to the Physical students especially, ample oppor- tunity for study and practice in nearly every type of the popular sports. Inter-class sports have had a varied history at “Old Springfield.” There is no doubt that competition played a large part in the earliest classes on the campus, for nothing so stimulates class spirit as these events. The past season of 1916-17 has contributed much to the history of class activities on track, field, and floor. Many a man has put brain and muscle into his class team to help it attain a laurel or set a record. The results are as follows:— Event Winner Soccer Football. Cross Country. 1 lockey. Basketball I ndoor Track. ( lymnasium. Fencing. Swimming. Class of 1017 Class of 1920 No Race .Class of 1918 Class of 1920 Class of 1920 Class of 1920 Class of 1918 Class of 1920 The competitors certainly must experience the joy ot victory when their team “crosses that line” or “makes that score,” but there is a group of eager onlookers at every game that share the victory also. We call them “rooters, and they are a great part of the whole scheme. In this way the inter-class activities are filling a most important place in the student life and the life of the ( ollege. 120 121 The Massasoit The first edition of The Massasoit was published b the Senior class in 1904 as a presentation in word and picture of the lite surrounding the men at “Old Springfield. It is very interesting to glance over the editions of the last thirteen years and see the evo- lution of the book from what was a small beginning to the present volume with its widened scope ot interest to meet the conditions of the college activities as they have grown with the growth of the College. In 1916 the Senior class came to the conclusion that the publication of The Massasoit was too large a task for the Senior class members together with all the other work that they had to carry, and so the task was given to the Junior class. The Editor and Business Manager are elected by the Junior class from among men who make application for the position by giving evidence of their ability, experience, and capacity for publishing such a volume. The Editor then selects his own staff and together they edit and publish the book for the class. The 1917 Massasoit has not been the work of the editors alone, and the staff wish to take this opportunity of thanking all those men who, by their helpful suggestions, contributed articles, and photographic work, have helped to mold it into its present entirety. Special mention should be made of the photographic work of Mr. Tichenor, T7, the literarv contributions of Mr. Hille- brandt, ’19, and the art work of Mr. Adams, ’21, and Mr. Modder, 16. Board of Editors Board of Editors Leslie J. Tomf Ronald T. Veal, Associate Editor C harles G. Hewett, Art Editor A. II. Marvill, Athletic Editor John Landis, Poet kins, Editor-in-Chief George A. Brown, Business Manager H. L. Patrick, Associate Manager George Thompson, Photographic Editor J. C. Lewis, Historian Missionary Calendar The first Training School Calendar was published in 1908 and consisted of a thick paper cover and six pages devoted to pictures portraying the various athletic activities of the school. No account of the publication of anv calendar can be found from the year 1908 until 1915. At this time a great need was felt by Mr. Felix Rossetti, who was at that time chairman of the Missionary Committee of the Student Association, for a larger library of books covering mission- ary topics, in order to carry on a more extensive and broader Mission Study pro- gram. A College Calendar as a means of revenue with which to purchase such a library was suggested, so the 1914-15 Missionary Committee published a Cal- endar, the proceeds of which were used in purchasing books pertaining to mis- sionary problems. Again in 1915-16 the Committee published a Calendar. As the library was able to purchase from its own funds a larger number of books, the amount which was secured through the sale of the Calendar was handed over to the 1916-17 Committee to be used to the best advantage. The Calendar has now become one of the annual publications of the College, and this year the committee decided to publish a larger and more expensive Calendar with no profit in view. After much deliberation a leather maroon cover was selected, with the College seal embossed, as a fitting cover for this year’s production. Since the Calendars are now sent to all parts of the country as tokens and gifts it was thought advisable to use photographs of the campus and around the lake rather than all the athletic teams. Although the aim of the committee this year was to publish a more expensive Calendar to sell at the same rate as previous years and not as a money-making scheme, this year has been financially successful and the amount cleared together with the proceeds of last year will be used in making up a set of slides on the work being done by Springfield men in the foreign field. 123 The Student Handbook For the last three years as the student body has returned to Springfield each man has been presented with a leather-bound handbook in which is incor- porated information about all of the student activities with a list of all athletic sp orts, team managers, team captains, etc. It contains also the now famous “Freshman Bible,” which each Freshman devours literally, together with a map of the campus which will give him information as to the general layout of the buildings and grounds. The diary, which is an important feature, makes it possible to print in advance for the information of each student athletic events and other activities in a way that automatically brings it to the attention of the men as the event comes due. The book is gotten up in a very neat and compact manner, yet is large enough to last through the entire college year. Each year has seen a big improve- ment in style and value as each editorial board has endeavored to incorporate their best ideas into it. The Board of Editors are selected by the Student Association and the book is published during the summer months. Each Freshman receives his copy through the mail before arriving at Springfield so that he may become familiar with the customs, traditions, and ideals of the College. Board of Editors, 19161917 Handbook Clarence P. Hammerstein, Editor-in-Chief K. Herschel Purdy, Business Manager V. ( ' . Parker ( ' . II. Croesheck Associate Editors George A. Brown D. I). De Pamater The “Student” In the year 1899 there appeared on the campus an anonymous publication under the name of “Nobody’s Business.” It was in typewritten form and was placed in the hands of the students every week. This was published for five years at which time for some unknown reason it vanished from sight. During the following years many publications were started but each had only a short life. In an effort to secure some sort of representative voice for the students it was arranged to publish a record of the activities along with the Association Seminar. However, in 1909, through the efforts of Editor C. K. Brown and his associates, the two were separated, the Student appearing as a publication in itself independent of the Seminar. With the aid of a four hundred dollar appropriation from the Student Association the work was given a good financial basis. It was published monthly and was an endeavor to portray as accurately as possible student life on the campus. This aim has been carried out throughout the following years. It was only after due deliberation and investigation that the Student was changed to a weekly issue in 1916. I he paper still retained the purpose of its predecessors in that it desired to give to the students all the activities and events of the college year of both students and alumni. As a weekly paper it has been a success in practically every way. Of course it is impossible to print literary articles, such as were published in a monthly, because of the lack of space. Nevertheless, the men are encouraged to submit poems and short stories which lend themselves to restricted space. The Student now faces a year of great possibilities, for with the conference of employed officers at Springfield and the many opportunities to publish the actions of this convention, it has the chance to gain for itself and give to the College a place in the thought of a large number of men who are interested in the work here. 125 1915-1916 Editorial Staff J. C Lewis, ' 18, Editor-in-Chief C. P. Hammerstein, ' 17, News Editor I . A. Bode, ' 17, Sporting Editor ( . E. Ckissev, 17, Exchange Editor ( Et ' iL Hastings, ’17, Alumni Editor II. I.. Patrick, 18, Social Editor Reportorial Staff H. J. Rutherford, ’17 ( ' . S. F. Burns, ’18 . B. Brown, ’19 R. B. Whetstone, ’18 Business Management W. C. Wade, ’17, Business Manager ( . 1). 1 odd, ’18, Assistant Business Manager . B. Marvin, ’18, Circulation Manager H. S. I. von, ’18, Assistant Circulation Manager 1917-1918 Editorial Staff R. I . eal, ' 18, Editor-in-Chief C are Ruettgers, ' 18, Associate Editor H. L. Patrick, ' 18, Athletic Editor 1). K. Morrison, ' 20, Assistant Athletic Editor R. C. Frank, 18, Social Editor L. J. Tompkins, T8, Alumni Editor Reportorial Staff C. (i. Hewett, T8 D. D. DeLamater, ' 20 R. J. Conklin, ’20 C. J. Reiff, ’20 Business Management C. D. Todd, ’18, Business Manager H. L. Dixon, ' 20, Associate Business Manager H. S. Lyon, T8, Circulation Manager 12 : The Honor Society In common with classical and scientific colleges Springfield College has its own Honor Society, based, however, not on scholarship alone, but on the all-round development of Christian character. To be elected to this society a Senior must be distinguished for his character as a Christian gentleman, his efficiency as a Christian worker, and his capacity for leadership. The insignia of this organization is a triangular key with the Greek characters Kappa, Delta, Pi, the initial letters of the Greek words for Character, Capacity, and Cul- ture. The men are elected in the following way: A committee ot the Faculty prepares a list of men who are in their judgment worthy of the key, each indi- vidual member of the Faculty prepares a list, and each member of the Senior Class signifies his choice of the leading men in his class in the same manner. From these lists the final choice is made. Thus it may lie seen that the awarding of this key is no mere academic honor, but one granted to a man by his fellows, who for three years “have toiled, and wrought, and thought” with him. Class of 1015 L. I. Houghton H. S. Keltner M. Northrop A. R. Hazard J. A. Wolf J. Bain C. R. Hall G T. W. Higbee H. C. Patterson R. C. Smith . A. Dowling F. B. Wilson H. Kingman W. Campbell M. W. Solders Class of 1016 J. P. Heinel A. J. Rhines H. F. .INN G. Cooper P. J. Van Geyt J. B. Bunker M. F. Modder S. Betzler F. Rossetti Class of 1017 E. IF K. Ellis Willard N. Greim Strong Hi n man John W. Jefferson Leon G. K ran z Lester H. Libby I I.YRRY I loOGKSTEGER HaRVK’i George T. Stafford Warren C. Wade William H. Whiting J. Rutherford 1 2S The Senate The policy and purpose of the Senate is to raise the standards of conduct on the campus and to establish new standards whenever required. The Honor System prevails throughout the College and every incoming student agrees to its conditions upon entering. In order to take care of any conditions arising from the failure of any student to observe all the requirements of the honor code and to act as intermediary between the faculty and student body, each class elects representatives to the Senate, which is the final authority on all matters pertaining to the conduct of students on the campus. The Senate has had this year the finest type of co-operation from both student body and faculty. In order to bring about mutual good fellowship between the Senate, faculty, and student body, a joint meeting was held which was of tremendous value in bringing before the men the value of the work of the Senate and the responsibility each student has in maintaining the high ideals of the school and Honor System. The class representatives for the past year have been: Class ot 1917, Harry Hoogesteger (president), W. H. Whiting, J. E. Middagh, W. N. Greims; Class of 1918, Lewis J. Stewart (secretary), A. H.Marvill (vice-president), C. D. Todd; Class of 1920, H. G. Adams, R. C. Clark; Class of 1921, H. Edwards. 129 Student Association In a college whose principal object is the training of men lor executive leadership in the Young Men’s ( hristian Association movement, it is fitting that student activities should be incorporated in the Stu- dent Young Men’s Christian Association. At Spring- field this has been accomplished successfully to a surprising degree. The organization covers practi- cally all lines of work undertaken by the modern citv Association and carries a budget of over 840,000 a year. Through its various departments the Associa- tion operates the College dining hall, a co-operative store which pays annual dividends ranging from fifteen to twenty per cent, manages twelve varsity athletic teams with second teams, and inter-class sports. The Association also supervises such activi- ties as the musical clubs, literary societies, and the I B. Hcnkkk. ( ieneral Sec’v Springfield Student, the student publication. This is done in addition to the w r ork ordinarily attempted by the college Christian associations and carried on here under the Member- ship, Social, Religious, Missionary, and Employment departments. The Association elects its officers by popular vote and the elected depart- mental heads form the cabinet, which is the advisory body of the organization. In the student body these men have the same responsibilities that the employed departmental heads have in a city Association. They select their own com- mittees, outline their program, policies, and budget of expenses, and administer the activities of their department. To be elected to this student cabinet is to receive one of the greatest responsibilities and highest honors the student body can bestow. Herein also lies one of the choicest opportunities for personal development and practical training. By the spring of 1914 the volume of business and activities handled by the Association became so large that the need of a centralized management was felt. Steps were taken at that time to secure a General Secretary. An endeavor was made to secure Harry Whiteman of the ( lass of 1914 to fill this office, but because of his important duties in connection with the Canadian Contingent “somewhere in Trance ' it was impossible for him to accept. The Association, however, was very fortunate in securing Joseph B. Bunker of the ( lass of 1916 to begin this work on June 1, 1916. Mr. Bunker’s familiarity with the work of the Student Association fitted him peculiarly tor the task that was to be undertaken. The year that has just been completed has seen the entertainment of a conference of the Connecticut Valley Student Volunteer Movement under the direction ot the Missionary C ommittee, unusually large schedules for the various athletic teams and non-athletic organizations, and the addition of several new undertakings. Of these t lie St udent s’ Accident I n sura nee Alliance is ol particular Kid interest. Its object is to relieve the acute financial strain which usually tollows an injury to any of the men, especially on the athletic teams. Membership is entirely voluntary, the motive being purely altruistic. The Student Association looks forward to a constantly expanding usefulness as the College grows with the coming of the four-year course. To serve well this increasing number of men involves the speeding up of every department. This means greater responsibility and the opportunities it will offer to the men of the College will be a most valuable addition to their curriculum work. Officers and Committee Chairmen President, Edgar H. K. Ellis Vice-President, A. H. Marvill Secretary Charles E. Crissey Clarence Treasurer Phiph Hammerstein Religious Work Committee Harry Hoogesteger Missionary Committee Raymond C. Frank Musical Societies Paul A. Sampson Membership Committee Ernest Benatre Dramatic Clubs Ernest L. Damkruger Employment Department K. Herschel Purdy Physical Committee Roland A. Esbjornsox Social Committee Lewis J. Stewart Literary Societies George T. Stafford Student Co-operative Store Kenneth B. Rowley Springfield Student J. C. Lewis, Editor W. C. Wade, Business Manager C. B. Marvin, Circulation Manager Woods Hall Committee Charles F. Dahlgren Literary Societies An invaluable asset to every man who is training for leadership in the Young Men’s Christian Association movement and allied voca- tions is the capacity to e ' press himself clearly and forcibly before groups of men with whom he must of necessity come in contact. To meet this demand and also to broaden a man’s horizon by interesting him in present-day problems outside of his studies, the Student Association has formed five literary societies. These societies may well be called the laboratories of public speaking in the College. Meetings are held weekly at which times subjects of vital interest are discussed and debated. In this way a man not only gets an exceptional training in public speaking but also acquires the ability to think quickly and clearly before an audience and to maintain that poise and self-control which is essential in the organizing and handling of large groups of men. Programs are prepared with this in mind. The library keeps on hand a large number of technical magazines dealing with religious, scientific, and popular subjects from which varied and interesting programs are made. Not alone do the societies aim to furnish a place for literary and intellectual development, but they also endeavor to provide a social atmosphere that will prove interesting and helpful, and bring the men into a closer fellow ship. Social get-togethers are held from time to time for this purpose. Each year there is held an inter-society debate, which causes a great deal of interest and furnishes an incentive for the best type of work during the year. A silver loving cup is held during the year by the winner. 1 his year the final debate was on the subject: Resolved, That the l nited States should send troops overseas,” and was won by the Philomathean team consisting of L. J. Tompkins, G. A. Brow n, and Paul Otto. This year a new departure was made by having Freshmen take special courses in public speaking before becoming members of any Literary Society. This was done in an endeavor to raise the standard and give them a technical foundation for their work in the societies. It is thought that this plan has been well worth while and ol vital significance to the new men. j .T 5 yii m ' . v jm sl ■ - mk WiM International Lyceum Literary Society This has been a critical year for the International Lyceum as so many of her loyal members have answered the call of their country and are now fighting in France or are in “Association Service” in the allied armies, and also because ot the recent ruling not permitting the admission of Freshmen. Due to these reasons her numbers have been small, nevertheless the usual “pep” and enthu- siasm, for which she is famous, have prevailed. The year started with a successful “co-ed” social, which consisted of a musical and literary program arranged by Mr. Kranz, after which refreshments were served. Meetings of extraordinary interest and quality were held, discuss- ing practical problems and topics of the day. The motto of one fighting nation has been “every man a soldier”; that of the Internationals has been “Every Member an Officer!” L. E. Ashmus J. W. Jefferson J. T. Challice H. L. Patrick L. J. Judd Fred Bode Members L. E. Kranz C. W. Link McKinley Literary Society McKinley Lit stands out in the minds of those who have left their names on her roll as one of the strong influences of their college life. Heart-breaking talks, spirited speeches, and live debates have developed the capacity to speak before an audience in more than one member. The ability to speak in public with conviction, the ability to marshal ideas right on the floor of McKinley in the white heat of debate, the poise to present a new array of facts, the cool head to face with a smile what sounds like bitter denunciation, this is what McKinley gives a man. Every Monday evening its doors are open to a bunch of men itching for the excitement of miscellaneous business and looking forward to a program that is always interesting. W ith the increase in membership due to the incoming of new men the future holds still more valuable training and experience for every member. Members II. s. Arms C. S. Bali. B. Y. Beach A. I.. Banister E. Bex at re II E. Benson T. W. Booth E. E. Bretschneider T. F. Bt LLEN I I . s. ( AI.I.( WHILE K. I.. I 1) l DeI.amater H. E. Frayer t. C. Gardner S. V. Gerwig H. H. N. Hii.lebrandt ( ' . S. Hi RLBl ' RT J. F. Landis E. A. Lenhardt R. H. Long H. S Lyon ICHENOR M. ( J. H. Magee C. A. Markley (). B. McKnight J. E. Middagh J. R. Newell K. Pollock H. Roberts J. T. Rogerson ( iEO. Silly, Jr Eari Thorn Z I ELM INSKI Philomathean Literary Society The Philomathean Literary Society this year has had in its policy two fundamental purposes: first, to give its members a training in public speaking that would prove valuable to them as they left Springfield to take up positions of leadership in the various vocations which they enter; and, second, to furnish a social atmosphere that would bind the men into a closer fellowship and mutual understanding. Programs have been arranged with this end in view. The meetings have proved very helpful in carrying out the purposes outlined, and the society has had much valuable help from the faculty critic, Professor Young. The social committee have fulfilled their part of the program and have arranged a number of get-togethers that have been very interesting, entertaining, and profitable. A new group of officers are elected each term in order that the men may have the best possible opportunity in carrying the responsibility of the work. Philomathean is looking ahead to a larger and still more active program in the days to come in the further fulfillment of its object. G. A. Brown I. E. Brown K. B. Canfield C. E. Crissey C. F. Dahlgren J. A. Dennis J. E. Erickson Members O. A. Gullickson R. M. Grumman H. W. Jenkins A. H. Marvill C. B. Marvin H. A. Moyer Roy Nickerson P. Otto A. S. Peabody J. D. Roake G. T. Stafford L. J. Stewart L. J. Tompkins R. T. Veal C. C. Wilson 135 Weidensall Literary Society Weidensall has had a most successful season and has accomplished some very definite results in both a social and literary way. The literary program consisted of a study of some of the world’s greatest characters, discussion of present political questions, and debates on vital questions. This program was of great benefit to every member. The socials have been of an exceptionally high character and have given the men a great deal of real pleasure. It included sleigh rides, socials at the home of Professor Campbell, up-the-lake get-togethers, etc. Many close friendships have been formed as a result of this social and literary program. Weidensall feels that it has in a measure fulfilled its object, which was to provide a literary program of the highest value, to promote a real and vital social atmosphere, and foster the spirit of “Old Springfield.” Cecil Hastings A. T. Leary R. G. Beverly R. C. Handley T. H. Leonard E. E. White E. W. Strong Members H. J. Rutherford A. W. Barbour L. E. Cobb Carl Ruettgers R. G. Leonard P. E. Hitchcock James Gale G. H. Kerr W. D. Owl C. D. Snell J. H. Lanois J. H. Singh (J). L. Elwell D. K. Morrison R. W. Peckham Lee Literary Society The Lee Literary Society was formed in 1900 and has had a most successful history since that time. With the help of Professor Burr as faculty critic most valuable work has been accomplished. The emphasis has been placed on public speaking, realizing that here was the greatest need for men training for the Young Men’s Christian Association profession. The programs which are arranged for each week consist of both literary and social activities. Topics of vital interest to each member have been discussed and debated and have con- tributed much to the information of the members. Members C. Branin R. Frank K. H. Purdy R. B. Whetstone E. H. K. Ellis A. L. Crapser T. B. Hill M. W. Sharp W. C. White R. Haberman 137 E. C. Coffin H. Hoogesteger S. A. Tennison Willard Fox G. H. Thompson Dramatics Previous to the last few years, dramatics has been held up to the average college student as a rare art, fit only for those with special ability and dramatic talent. During the recent years, however, this most interesting art has been developing rapidly to a point where the inexperienced as well as the experienced student would find it intensely interesting. Drama draws out the characteristics of a man, giving an opportunity for free expression and opening channels for the expression of latent ability as does no other art. W hile all the necessary equip- ment lor the production of drama on its highest scale is sadly missing, yet Springfield is fortunate in having its splendid West Gymnasium in which it can stage dramatic productions. Dramatics has been handled during the past year on an entirely new basis. Although fewer dramatic productions have been staged, more actual work has been accomplished by giving to the student an opportunity to become acquainted with the best of this form of art. Each club has been studying one of the modern dramas in their weekly meetings under the supervision of the deans of the various chapters. The dramas that have been studied and read at the various meetings are follows: Packard C hapter, “The Devil ' s Disciple, by Bernard Shaw; Ibsen ( ' hapter, “You Never Can Tell,” by Bernard Shaw; Shakespeare ( hapter. “The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet,” by Bernard Shaw. The biggest feature of the work of the dramatic clubs of the year is the Commencement play which is held during Commencement week. Last year the clubs presented “The Inspector General,” a comedy in five acts by the Russian playwright, Gogel. The production was both interesting and amusing and the many complicating situations occurring throughout as the plot unfolded kept the audience on the qui vive. The acting by the members of the cast was of a superior quality and far exceeded expectations. Much credit is due Miss Frances J. White under whose direction it was presented. Officers Ernest L. Damkroger, Chairman J. C. Lewis, Business Manager Prof. F. S. Hyde, Faculty Adviser Packard Chapter,. Deans K. B. Canfield Ibsen Chapter, K. B. Rowley Shakespeare Chapter,. H. L. Patrick Doggett Chapter, Charles E. Crissey 139 The Inspector General Produced under the Direction of Frances J. White Cast Anton Antonovich, police prefect, Anna Andrevna, his wife, Marya Antonovna, his daughter, Luka Lukich Khlopov, supervisor of schools, The Supervisor’s Wife, Ammos Fedrovich, Judge, Artemi Filippovich, guardian of charitable institutions, Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin, postmaster, Petr Ivanovich Dobchinski, country squire, Petr Ivanovich Bobchinski, country squire, Ivan Aleksondrovich, a ne ' er-do-well, Ivan Lazarevich Rastakovski, Stephan Ivanovich Korobkin, His Wife, Stepan Ilig h Khovertov, police captain, Svistunov, sergeant police, Osip, valet to ne’er-do-well, Miska, the prefect’s valet, The Waiter of the Hotel, Abdulin, a tradesman, Fedor Andereevich, GENDARME, R. B. Campbell W. J Cartier C. G. Hewitt H. J. Rutherford G. Sully, Jr. M. F. Modder J. T. Larkin In. B. Canfield E. E. Hoskins L. A. Bemis C. E. Crissey H. Hoogesteger C. Killem C. C. Fowler R. C. Frank J. W. Jefferson C. F. Dahlgren C. W. Link L. G. Kranz T. B. Hill R. T. Veal J. C. Lewis 140 lU Musical Clubs The College has been especially fortunate this year in having a large number of students with remarkable musical talent, with the re- sult that the musical clubs are probably the finest that have ever represented Springfield. The work of the year has been marked by two innovations, first, the brass band which has more than justified its existence by its most creditable work at the various home football games. Under the direction of the leader, Paul Sampson, it has dispensed soul- ful strains to the delight of all and the con- fusion of the enemy. The second innovation has been the organization and direction of a large chorus known as the University Choir. R. B. Campbell has been responsible for this new enterprise and has shown untiring zeal and energy in carrying on the work as leader and director. The choir is made up of all those men in college who wish to learn elementary sight reading and simple harmony. This group is the logical body from which the glee club should be selected each year. The Glee Club, which is the most pretentious of the musical clubs, has completed a most successful season. The ensemble numbers as well as the solo work have been of an unusual quality. In Arthur Hirst and Herman S. Hyde the club has two finished violinists and their talent has contributed largely to the success of the work of the clubs this season. In addition to the vocal quartets the club has been fortunate in possessing a brass quartet composed of Messrs. Patrick, Bullen, Hyde, and Sampson, who have contributed much to the quality and work of the club. In W. B. Brown the club has a versatile reader, who has universally pleased his audiences wherever he has appeared. Two Chinese students complete the club, S. C. Wang and W. L. Wang. They are entertainers of no mean ability. One is proficient at sleight of hand and black magic; the other performs on Chinese musical instruments and appears on the program in solo roles. At no point are the musical clubs weak and it is doubtful if any college in the country can boast of a more versatile array of artists. £% f x 141 Personnel Prof. F. S. Hyde, Director Chorus R. C. Frank, ’18 P. A. Sampson, ' 18 I. L. Emery, ’20 C. W. Estaver, ’20 R. B. Campbell ., ’1 7 C. G. Hewett, ’18 11. S. Hyde, ’21 C. E. Crissey, 17 11 . S. Lyon, ’18 Y. B. Brown, ’19 R. T. Wilbur, ’20 A. A. Mosher, ’20 H. G. Adams, ’20 R. T. Veal, 18 K. N. Bailey, ’20 Quartet R. C. Frank, ’18 R. B. Campbell, ’17 C. E. Crissey, ’17 Violin R. T. Veal, ’18 Arthur Hirst, ’19 Herman S. Hyde, ' 21 Brass Quartet Herman S. Hyde, ’1 ( ) T. T. Bullen, ' IS Paul A. Sampson, ' 18 H. L. Patrick, ' 18 Header Y. B. Brown, ' 19 Entertainers . I Wand, ' 21 S. C. Wang, ’21 Committee Pai l A. Sampson, ’18, Chairman Ronald T. Yeal, ’18, Manager C. (i. Hewett, ’18 H. L. Patrick, ’18 12 T. T. Bullen, ' 18 H. L. Patrick, ’18 H. S. Hyde, ’21 D. C. Morgan, ’20 Student Band Paul A. Sampson, Leader O. A. Gullickson, ’18 O. Olson, ' 17 R. M. Grumman, ’18 R. C. Atkinson, ’20 I. L. Emery, ' 20 C. H. Beckwith, ’17 J. H. Magee, ’17 H. D. Babcock, 17 Schedule December 13 Springfield Boys’ C lub December 15 Football Reception December 16 Holyoke January 12 Springfield, Memorial Church January 19. . . .South Hadley Falls January 25 Hazardville, Conn. February 2 . Home Concert February 9 Bridgeport, Conn. February 16 Emmanuel Church, Springfield February 20 Holyoke, First Baptist Church February 27 West Springfield March 14 Holyoke April 6 Rotary Club, Springfield May 11 Springfield, Hope Congregational Church Quartette 143 County Work Men The County Work course, begun in the nature of an experiment, has proven itself, by offering just that peculiar training and preparation necesssary for the man intending to minister to small communities. With its emphasis on the rural viewpoint of such studies as economics and sociology, and the peculiar type of norma! work done by its students, it combines in well-balanced propor- tion theory and practice. The enrollment is larger this year than any preceding year, while the class of 1917 sent the first delegation to enter upon the year provided in the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College. Many men in other colleges are inquiring regard- ing this course. Among the new men to enter last fall were several men from other institutions who came here to complete their studies in the County Work course. Last year marked the beginning of the four-year courses in all classes at Springfield, which will mean that the Junior year of County W’ork men will be spent at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Heretofore the County W ork course was one year longer than other courses. Seminar work is a very important feature of this course. Situated in the midst of organized counties, the seminar is fortunate in being able to secure many experienced speakers to address the students of the course on the practical features of rural work. 14 1 Boys’ Work Seminar How shall we work with boys? This is the question asked by every man preparing to accept a position of leadership that involves a knowledge of boy life and methods of dealing with it. It is the object of this organization to bring before its members for presentation and discussion problems that deal with every phase of boy life. Prominent leaders in this type of work are brought before the Seminar from time to time to present special topics in which they are peculiarly interested and successful. Some of the speakers have discussed topics on “Conducting of Boys’ Camps,” “Dealing with the Delinquent,” “Care of a Boys’ Department Building and Equipment,” “Boys ' Clubs and Their Development,” “How to Interest Boys in Nature Study,” etc. Through this Seminar all new phases of boys’ work are constantly being examined and new programs adopted. Officers of the Seminar C. P. Hammerstein, President K. B. Canfield, Vice-President Leslie J. Tompkins, Secretary R. VV. Parker, Treasurer R. G. Leonard, Social Chairman Prof. Ralph L. Cheney, Faculty Adviser 1 To Buckeye Club Springfield College has a most attractive power over the men in the Ohio state, which is proven by the fact that for the last three years there has been in the College a strong organization of men from this state. The club welcomes all men from Ohio and endeavors to provide an opportunity for fellowship and friendship with the men from their native state. The object of the club is to encourage men from this state to attend Springfield and to welcome and afford them a fellowship that will make their stay here one of profit and interest. A program of events with this end in view is carried on during the year. Officers and Members President, C. Olson, Ashtabula Vice-President, F. A. Bode, Youngstown Secretary, Carl Y. Link, Hamilton 1.. K. Ashmcs, Youngstown C. FI Branin, Dayton J. K. Brown, Cincinnati 1.. F. Fretter, Cleveland G. H. Klingensmith, Ashtabula ( . R. Kontner, Nelsonville 11. Rot sk, Oberlin . E. Bigler, Bradford L. Brown, Cincinnati d. E. F ' rayer, Hamilton . L. Graham, Dayton J At L Graham, Dayton J. Reiff, Hamilton .. |. Stewart, Ashtabula Penn State Club The need of an organization through which the promotion of a closer fellow- ship among Pennsylvania men in Springfield might be attained and through which co-operation and communication with the State V. M. C. A. ' s might be conducted, has long been felt a necessity. With this incentive in view the Pennsylvania men recently organized the Penn State Club. To interest Keystone state men in the opportunitiesof Springfield College and to unite the men already here in an organization which will keep them in contact with their home state is the aim of the club. I he work is far from its culmination but the club promises big results in the future. Officers A. H. Marvill, President J. F. Landis, Secreta Members H. V. Abbott, Chester J. B. Bunker, Wilkinsburg R. U. Cooper, Jersey Shore I. L. Emery, Westchester E. M. Fisher, Reading C. T. Fulton, Clearfield L. G. Kranz, Coatesville J. F. Landis, Penn’s Station F. A. Lenhardt, Downingtown Faculty Prof. E. F. Zinn R. B. Whetstone, Vice-President y- Treasurer A. H. Marvill, Philadelphia D. D. Mattocks, Philadelphia Ralph Mitterling, Freeborg E. E. Morgan, Plymouth Paul Otto, Reading R. W. Peters, Pittsburgh J. S. Shrack, Reading G. W. M. Sully, Philadelphia R. B. Whetstone, Philadelphia Members Prof. W. J. Campbell 147 Pine Tree State Club The Pine Tree State Club was organized in the fall of 1913 for the purpose of promoting fellowship among the men in the College from the state of Maine. It also co-operates with the Y. M. C. A. men of the state in bringing the opportunities of the College before the young men of Maine who desire to enter Christian work. There are several big social events held each year. During the first few weeks of college an “up the lake” social is held in order that all may get acquainted. “Pop Garfield,” another native of Maine, entertains the club sometime during the year at his home in Longmeadow. This year Mr. and M rs. A. H. Hall entertained the men in Woods Hall. The last social get-together of the year is a beefsteak breakfast “up the lake,” at which time the new officers are elected. Officers and Members A. W. Barbour, Rockland, President R. C. Frank, Cumberland Mills, Vice-President C ' . G. Hewett, Rockland, Secretary I£. M. Bretsc hneider, Portland R. C. Handley, Camden 11. D. Drew, Patte n L. H. Libby, Gorham “Chef Ham.” (Honorary) H. L. Patrick, Kennebunk F.. W. Strong, Limington Massasoit Masonic Club The membership of the Massasoit Masonic Club has had a rapid increase in numbers during the last two years. These men are members of one of the largest, most honored, and oldest fraternal organizations in the world, namely, the Ancient Order of Free and Accepted Masons, and represent various lodges of the different states in the Union. The purpose of this club is to keep the men in touch with the work by visitation to the several lodges in this city so that they will be ready for future work. The aim is to have socials in order that the men can get together and enjoy full relaxation and fellowship with one another. Great times are anticipated for the members as the club grows in size and value. Present active membership is composed of the following men: — F. L. Brown, 17, President, Cooper, No. 36, Boonville, Mo. W. N. Greim, ' 17, Secretary and Treasurer, Lathrope, No. 506, Lathrope, Mo. Prof. S. B. Betzler, Madison, No. 93, Madison, N. J. Dr. F. N. Seerley, Roswell Lee Lodge, Springfield, Mass. D. C. Morgan, T8, Ring, No. 108, Hopkinton, Iowa. I. E. Brown, ’18, Emporia, No. 12, Emporia, Kan. J. K. Brown, ' 21, Fox, 386, Dover, Kv. K. G. Montague, ' 21, Columbia, 114, Portland, Ore. F. H. Kennard, ' 21, Yonnondis, 163, Rochester, N. Y. F. N. Hinds, T9, Jerusalem, 19, Northampton, Mass. A. T. Leary, ' 17, Northern, 25, Newark, N. J. W. H. Whiting, ' 17, Ionic, 35, Easthampton, Mass. R. W. Peters, ' 21, Pittsburgh, 45, Pittsburgh, Penn. J. E. Middaugh, ' 17, Painted Post, 117, Corning, N. Y. S. A. Tennison, ' 18, Mt. Moriale, 51, Hillsboro, 111. Leslie Mann, ' 14, Springfield Lodge, Springfield, Mass. 1 49 British Society The British Society is composed of men from all parts of the British Empire. The war has sadly depleted the membership, and this year only twelve men returned to continue their studies at the College. Of these twelve, two have since left to engage in work with the Canadian troops. The remaining ten, however, represent British possessions in all ot the five continents. The majority of the members of the British Society have left College within the past two years and are now taking their part in the great world conflict. Many are acting as Y. M. C. A. officers with the forces in Canada, India, Meso- potamia, and Europe. Others are giving their lives in the service of their coun- try as soldiers in the trenches. It is hoped that at the end of the war all of these men will return to Springfield and continue their work here. Officers and Members J. W. Jefferson, President C. Hastings, Secretary-Treasurer II Adams F. S. Coles T. B. Hill I.. J. J cm) J. C. Reid H. Rouse P. A. Sampson J. I.. Singh Prof. B. Affleck Faculty Members Prof. F. M. Best Prof. VV. J. 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