This is a document that contains two photographic print of the facilities at Springfield College during World War II. The first photograph shows a section of South Field. On the left side of the photo, there is the obstacle course for Army Air Corps soldiers. In the middle of the photo stands Judd Gymnasium, a building on the campus. Some soldiers are exercising in the field too. In the second photo, you're looking at a section of Room 12 in the basement of Marsh Memorial Building at Springfield College. There are many black desks with chairs, all arranged neatly in rows. At the front of the room, there are two blackboards for writing lessons or notes. In the front of the desks is a desk. At the start of World War II, Springfield College served as training grounds for the Army Air Corps, which allotted the college $90,000 for upgrading facilities. In the spring of 1944, the training program was canceled; in order to conserve its assets for expanded postwar operations in the face of decreasing student enrollment, Springfield College negotiated a contract with the U.S. Navy to serve as a Naval Special Hospital. The Navy allotted $75,000 to bring the college up to the mark of a naval hospital, and the first contingent of one hundred and fifty patients arrived on September 22, 1944. It was estimated that five hundred patients could be served. Alumni Hall was used as the hospital, and the old dormitory (now called the Administration Building) became administrative offices and housing for nurses and WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
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