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<mods:title>President Doggett and Robert Morse at the Building Site of Weiser Hall at Springfield College, 1921</mods:title>
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<mods:abstract>The photograph is taken at the building site of Weiser Hall at Springfield College during the clearing of the site in 1921. On the left of the photograph is the President of the College, Laurence L. Doggett, on the right is the first YMCA National General Secretary, Richard C. Morse. They are taking a rest, each of them is holding a cup and a donut. The photograph was taken during the summer of 1921 when the students cleared the land for the building. In 1920, Clifton A. Crocker, a member of the Executive Board of both Springfield College and Hampden Hospital, presented the need for an infirmary at Springfield College. Meanwhile, the Hampden Hospital was closed, Crocker together with the hospital administrator Walter R. Weiser turned over the hospital’s financial assets, $40,000, to the College for the purpose of constructing the infirmary. The estimated cost of the building was $180,000 with funding coming from the Springfield and college communities. In the summer of 1921, summer school students worked to clear the building site and to raise money for furnishings. The corner stone was laid on September 27, 1922, and the building was opened in January, 1923. The building is brick with granite trimmings and 3-stories high, with the ground floor 3 feet below ground level. It is 93 feet long and 44 feet wide. The building originally extended the height of the lower two floors in the rear of the building to be a large gymnasium for medical gymnastics. Medical gymnastics is the forerunner of the athletic training program at Springfield College. The building also included hydro-therapy facilities, 4 operating rooms, and the entire third floor served as the college infirmary. In 1938, the basement housed the labs and classrooms of Dr. Peter Karpovich, the premier exercise physiologist in the U.S. at the time. In 1971, the student infirmary relocated to the Towne Student Health Center. After 1971, Weiser was refurbished and has been used as home to the Humanities Department, housing offices, classrooms, a TV studio, and the journalism department. For more information on L.L. Doggett, see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/589. For more information on Richard Cary Morse, see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/851.</mods:abstract>
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<mods:topic>International Young Men's Christian Association College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Buildings</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Weiser Hall</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Presidents</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Young Men's Christian Association of North America</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Morse, Richard Cary, 1841-1926</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield (Mass.)</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Doughnuts</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Coffee</mods:topic>
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<mods:county>Hampden</mods:county>
<mods:country>United States</mods:country>
<mods:continent>North and Central America</mods:continent>
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<mods:accessCondition displayLabel='rights' type='use and reproduction'>Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.</mods:accessCondition>
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