University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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FOOTBALL WAS IN THE AIR as the men from M.A.C. defeated the men from neighboring Amherst College, 10-6, on that fall day in 1922. SHOWN BELOW IS THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING in 1930 just before its completion. PROFESSOR CURRY HICKS, who came to M.A.C. in 1911, did much to further the athletic program. Under his leadership, plans for Alumni Field became a reality. 12

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IT WAS THE WINTER of 1918 and some of these men would never meet again. We Will Keep Faith With You Who Sleep . . . THE WAR PERIOD AT M.A.C. was a grim one. The freshman banquet was not held. There were no varsity football or baseball games. Even the 1918 commencement exercises were not held. Mihtary service reduced the student enrollment to what one member of the class of ' 21 called a half dozen co-eds and a handful of army rejects. MEMORIAL HALL, A LASTING MEMORY to those who lost their lives, is shown nearing its completion in 1921.

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Kenyon Butterfield Alexandrian Hopes THE WAR WAS OVER but its memory still lingered. Memorial Hall was completed in 1921 and that same year 194 disabled vet- erans were enrolled . . . 1922 — the old chemistry buUding burned, and in 1924 the new $300,000 Goessmann laboratory was built to replace it . . . Boston legislators began to sit up and take notice of the small agricultural college, mainly due to the efforts of President Kenyon Butterfield . . . 1926 — the interfraternity sing and Homecoming Day were inaugurated . . . 1927 — President That- cher took office. ■V ■% THE HORSE SHOW, a feature attraction in the ' 20 ' s. NOTE the streamlined vehicles in the background. PRESIDENT KENYON BUTTERFIELD held office from 1905 to 1924. As long as he was in office he was the zealous advocate of a greater and more versatile institution.