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Humanics Lecture - "Bending the Arc" - Marty Dobrow 2015
No full textThis is a video of a lecture titled "Bending the Arc" which was presented on April 21, 2015 by the 2014-2015 Distinguished Professor of Humanics, Dr. Marty Dobrow. Provost Jean Wyld begins the video with an introduction and recognition of former Distinguished Professors of Humanics that are in attendance. Dr. Dobrow's presentation focuses on issues of social justice as he has experienced them throughout his career as an educator. The title, "Bending the Arc," is a paraphrasing of the line "Somehow we must know and we must continue to believe, that the arc of the moral universe is long but extends towards justice" which was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his Commencement Speech at Springfield College on June 14, 1964. Following Dr. Dobrow's presentation, Jean Wyld announces the recipients of the Friends of Humanics Scholarships, and introduces the 2015-2016 Distinguished Professor of Humanics, Regina Kaufman, who then addresses the audience. Remarks from Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper conclude the video.Humanics is a word that has a special meaning in the history and philosophy of Springfield College, as well as in the college’s motto of “Spirit, Mind, and Body.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines Humanics as, “the subject or study of human affairs or relations, especially of the human element of a problem or situation as opposed to the mechanical.” In 1962, Dr. Glenn Olds, President of Springfield College at the time, began to wonder why this name was given to the intended philosophy of the college by Dr. Laurence Locke Doggett, Springfield College’s first full-time president. Olds acknowledged that the practices of the faculty were in large part consistent with the Humanics philosophy, but he believed that a more self-conscious application would improve chances of its continuity and survival. To ensure this, a Distinguished Professor of Humanics position was created at the college, first filled by Dr. Seth Arsenian from 1966-1969. The purpose of this position was to catalyze a renewal of consciousness in the philosophy. This was done by annually mandating the Distinguished Professor of Humanics to give a Humanics lecture on the definition of Humanics and what the concept means to them. Arsenian started this tradition in 1967 with his speech titled, “The Meaning of Humanics,” in which he described the concept as a set of ideas, values, and goals that make our college distinct from other colleges and make commitment and unity toward commonly sought goals possible
Finding Aid: RG153 - Springfield College Baseball Team Records
No full textThis is the Finding Aid is for RG153-Springfield College Baseball Team Records collection. This collection contains materials and information on the Springfield College Baseball teams (varsity, junior varsity and freshman) from their first season in 1891 through the present day. The bulk of the materials begins in the mid-1950s and continues through 2010. Materials include photographs of teams, players and games; scorecards and scorebooks from individual games; compiled statistics, individual player and team; news clippings of individual games and season news; memorabilia, including commemorative baseballs, uniforms and trophies; some film, mostly 16mm from the 1960s of practice and games; programs from individual games, on teams, and from collegiate championships and events; and correspondence, memos, and press releases created by the college and collegiate sport divisions (Northeast 8, ECAC). Other materials include documents outlining the history of the team, such as the manuscript “The story of Baseball at Springfield College, 1891-1972,” materials from alumni games, internal and external correspondence, and materials collected from Northeastern Collegiate Baseball All-star games.Baseball at Springfield College has a very auspicious beginning. Baseball was brought to Springfield College, then the International YMCA Training School, by Amos Alonzo Stagg, famous collegiate football coach. Stagg was a great pitcher during his years at Yale, and had been offered a contract to play professional baseball before coming to Springfield College to be a graduate student. Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball, and Dr. Frank Seerley were also involved in this first team. When Stagg left for the University of Chicago and the start of his big-time collegiate football coaching
career, baseball, other than spirited class games, ceased to be what we would consider to be a “varsity” sport at Springfield College. It was not until the spring of 1903, with August E. Metzdorf creating a team during his senior year, that the sport really started. The next year, in 1904, Springfield got its first non-student/player head coach in Charles V. Young and had 8 wins and 6 losses.
Other early head coaches included, Royce D. Purinton, 1905-1907 - 13-26-0; .333 winning percentage, Franklin J. Gray, 1908 (record not currently available), Austin G. Johnson, 1909-1914 - 21-50, .296 winning percentage. Prominent Springfield College educator, Dr. Elmer Berry, 71-56-0, .560 winning percentage, became head coach for the 1915-1916 season, a position he would hold on and off through the 1925-1926 season when he left Springfield College to head the Geneva School in Switzerland. One of his most famous teams was the 1922 team, remembered as “million dollar infield” with Captain Brute McCarraher (‘22) on second, Chick Maynard (‘23) on first, Bill Diemer (‘22) at short, and Dunc Bennett (‘22) on third. Regarded as one of the best infields in Springfield College baseball history, the team also received help from two Major League baseball players, Shanty Hogan, catcher for the Boston Braves, and Chief Bender, a famous MLB pitcher that year. Elmer Berry was honored for his work with the naming of the varsity baseball field as the Elmer Berry Field. Dedication of the field took place on May 24, 1939.
Harold S. DeGroat became the head coach in 1927 and would coach the team through the 1942 season, amassing a record of 139-118-0, .540 winning percentage. DeGroat was a member of the Springfield College Class of 1914 that included Edward J. Hickox, Erastus W. Pennock, Jack Rothacher, and Leslie Mann, some of the most famous coaches and greatest names in SC’s early sports history. DeGroat taught classes on coaching with Leslie Mann, who, though he did not play baseball for Springfield College, being a professional baseball player at the time, did play football for the school, including matching skills with Jim Thorpe in a famous game in 1912. DeGroat also coached Archie Allen in the 1930s, arguably one of the greatest coaches at Springfield College.
Before Archie Allen began coaching in 1948, two other famous Springfield College coaches took control of the Baseball team for very brief runs. In 1943 and 1946, Charles E. Silvia, Swimming and diving, was coach, collecting a 15-11record. In 1947, John Bunn, Basketball, had a 12-4 record.
Archie Allen, class of 1937, is perhaps Springfield College’s best known Baseball Team coach Archie was the head coach for 31 seasons (1948-1978), compiling a record of 545 wins, 257 losses, and 7 ties, a winning percentage of.637. He also coached three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series, coached the US Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and published four books on baseball strategy. In 1951, the team competed in the College World Series for the 1st time in college history (the team has gone to the College World Series 4 times during its history). The team defeated Texas A & M in the opener but went on to lose to Oklahoma University (7-1) and University of Tennessee (2-0). The team continued to have success and in 1969 celebrated the winningest season in Springfield College history, with a record of 27 wins and 7 losses.
Throughout the years, many Springfield College players went on to play in Major League Baseball. Some of these players include, Ralph Mitterling (class of 1917; Philadelphia Athletics), Howard H. House (class of 1917; pitcher for the Chicago White Sox), Leslie Mann (class of 1914; Boston Braves, New York Giants, & others), Earl “Doc” Painter (class of 1915; trainer for the New York Yankees for many years), Harry Kingmann (class of 1916; New York Yankees), John F. Miller (class of 1916; St. Louis Browns), Al Banister (class of 1919; general manager St. Louis Cardinals), Edwin “Cy” Twombly (class of 1921; pitcher for the Chicago White Sox), Warren Huston (class of 1937; shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics & Boston Braves), Archie Moore (class of 1964; outfielder for the New York Yankees), and Wayne Granger (class of 1967; pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, & Minnesota Twins), among other alum.
Charles N. (Chuck) Roys replaced Archie Allen for the 1979 season. He was the head coach for 18 seasons, 1979-1996, and finished his career with an overall record of 323 wins, 295 losses, and 5 ties, a winning percentage of .522. Starting in 1997, the team was coached by Mark Simeone, and, as of 2014, he had amassed a record of 310-319.
Written by Kirsten Arsenault (with additions by Jeffrey Monseau), 2014
Information mostly retrieved from:
The Story of Baseball at Springfield College, 1891-1972
Springfield College Athletic Department Baseball Team Websit
Carolyn Creager
No full textA portrait photograph of Carolyn Creager.For more information on Carolyn Creager, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/912Original photograph was sent as a digital file. A photographic print was produced and placed in the folder.
The Springfield Student (vol. 129, no. 22) Apr. 9, 2015
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
The Springfield Student (vol. 130, no. 12) Dec. 10, 2015
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
Etched stein with 4F symbol and gymnast
No full textAn etched pottery Etched 1/2 liter stein with 4F Turner with flag by barrel. It was created by Johann Wilhelm Remy, a pottery in the late 19th to early 20th century. It has an Inlay lid with relief image of Father Jahn.
This stein shows a Turner (gymnast) holding a flag bearing the 4F symbol. Note the barbells and other gymnastic equipment along the bottom, and the inlay lid with the relief image of Father Jahn. It also bears the image of a sword and a torch.The image of the sword and torch symbolize the political and religious fight for justice and equality, and enlightenment. These symbols indicate the Turners' association with Freethinkers (Friedenker). . This particular stein was made by Johann Wilhelm Remy, a manufacturer who produced steins from the mid-nineteenth century until his death in 1911. Remy was a manufacturer in Höhr-Grenzhausen (southwest of Cologne)/1/2 liter;[inscription around lid] frish, fromm, frohlich, frei [inscription on stein] Prosit. / Die turnerei Schafft Mannes Kraft, Vielmehr Noch Als Der Rebensaft [inscription around base] Gut heil[inscription around lid] fresh, devout, happy, free [inscription on stein] May it benefit (cheers). Gymnastics gives men more strength than drinking wine. [inscription around base] To your Good health!The Art and Madeline Slicer Turnvereine Stein collection consists of 132 items, 106 of which are German beer steins and other drinking vessels; the remaining 26 items are memorabilia. The collection was donated to Springfield College Archives in March 2015 by Art and Madeline Slicer, classes of 1959 and 1958, respectively. All items were created by, or have the underlying theme of, the German sporting organizations called Turnvereine, known in the United States as the Turners. Made of pottery, stoneware, ceramic, pewter, and glass, the steins and memorabilia depict sporting activities such as gymnastics, running, lifting, and other track-and-field events. Begun by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in 1811 in Berlin, these social clubs were designed to promote physical fitness and foster a sense of national pride. Members of these clubs also competed in festivals (Turnfests), commemorated through many of the steins in this collection , including from Turnfests held in Frankfurt, Leipzig, Münich, and Nüremberg. The historical period represented by the items in this collection ranges from the mid-nineteenth century through 1942, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1880 and 1934
Letter from Frank A. Wolcott to SC president Mary-Beth Cooper (January 1, 2015)
No full textA copy of six pages of a hand-written letter from Frank A. Wolcott to Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper. The letter is hand-written and was dated January 1, 2015. Only pages 4 to 9 of the complete letter are shown here. In the letter Wolcott tells the story of how he came upon the bricks that he gathered from the basement of the Springfield College's Original School Building where the game of basketball was created and first played. This is so that she would know the story of where the brick that he gave her came from. Also mentioned in the letter is a bit of his own biography and some of the story of volleyball.The building has been known by many different names over the years including the Winchester Square Building, the Mason Square building and the Armory Hill building. Construction on the building was completed in the spring of 1886 and it was dedicated on June 1 of that year. The building consisted of a reading room, gymnasium, parlor, a recitation room, an amusement room and fifty sleeping rooms. The Armory Hill YMCA also rented rooms in the building. In 1891 James Naismith, while a faculty member at the school, invented the game of basketball in the gymnasium of the building. In 1890 the School for Christian Workers separated into two schools which continued to operate out of the same building, the YMCA Training School and the School for Christian Workers. In 1896 the Training School, now Springfield College, finished the transition to its new location on Alden Street and in 1897 the School for Christian Workers became the Bible Normal College and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. The original building was torn down in 1965 to create a parking lot. In 1995, McDonald’s Corporation bought the land, excavating the original foundation and bricks before building a restaurant on the site. Today, there is a monument commemorating the site as the birthplace of basketball.Only the relevant pages of the full letter have been copied and placed within this folder. These are pages 4 thru 9. To view the full original letter and other materials supplied see the Office of the President Records Collection, Dr. Mary Beth Copper Records or Frank A. Wolcott's Faculty File (copy)
Justin Zook
No full textThis is a portrait photograph of Justin Zook, Springfield College Class of 2008. Justin is smiling and looking straight at the camera.Justin Zook is a graduate of Springfield College, Class of 2008. Justin Zook's impact on the sport of swimming as both an athlete and coach has been both remarkable and inspirational. As a student-athlete at Springfield, Zook played a part in the Pride capturing the 2005 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, their first in program history, in addition to garnering all-conference honors. Zook, who was born missing half of his right foot and has underwent more than 30 surgeries to lengthen his leg 18 inches, is a three-time Paralympic gold medalist and three-time world champion in the 100 meter backstroke. Zook won the gold medal in the S10 class at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympics and was world champion in the same class in 2002, 2006, and 2013. He holds the world record in the 100 meter backstroke and is the former world record holder for the 200 meter backstroke in the S10 class.
Inducted in the Minnesota Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015 and a Springfield College 40 Under 40 honoree in 2016, Zook has also had a decorated coaching career, most recently at St. Catherine's University, where he's earned MIAC Coach of the Year honors twice in his three years at the helm of the Wildcats.This photograph was supplied from various sources to the Athletic Department for use in the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions. Only digital files were supplied. These files were printed and a physical version was placed in the photo. No original print exists in the collection at the time that this file was uploaded into the digital collections.
The Springfield Student (vol. 129, no. 25) Apr. 30, 2015
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
The Springfield Student (vol. 129, no. 18) Feb. 26, 2015
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.