This lantern slide shows twenty-six students in the middle of class at the histological laboratory at the International YMCA Training School, now known as Springfield College. The histological laboratory was located in the basement of Administration Building (then called Old Dormitory). In 1907, this classroom was named after Frederick Morgan Kirby, who donated $800 for microscopes and “a micro-projection apparatus” to Springfield College. Kirby was the vice-president of the Woolworth Company, served on the school’s National Committee, and helped lead the Expansion Fund drive. In 1913, the F. M. Histological Laboratory moved to the southeast corner of the library basement. In 1920, the College Catalogue begins to refer to the laboratory as the F. M. Biological Laboratory, indicating that the name was changed. When Alumni Hall opened in 1927, a $25,000 donation from Kirby allowed the F. M. Biological Laboratory to move into the building’s basement. Glass is cracked; some deterioration.
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