Cosmopolitan Club (1947)

Item Information

Title:
Cosmopolitan Club (1947)
Description:
This photograph shows the 1947 Cosmopolitan Club, the original name for Springfield College’s International Students Organization, in Marsh Memorial Library. In the background is “The Joy of Effort,” a bronze sculpture created by R. Tait McKenzie. The members shown are, left to right, [seated] James T. Mao, Tung Wang Situ, Keith Moore, Tewfik Wissa, Dr. Theodore A. Weil (academic advisor), Lloyd G. McDonald, Edward C. Mo, J. Edmund Welch, Luis M. Sevilla, [standing] Corneil S. Balding, Leonard Connor, Menzies, Akira Chiba, Edward R. Giles, Oscar S. Carrillo, George A. Buckmaster, Collins, Henry L. Etheridge, Robert J. Neely, Aldubi, Shig Murao, Piak, and James S. Miyake. During the 1946-1947 academic year, club members represented Australia, China, Egypt, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Palestine, and Panama. For more information on the history of the Springfield College Cosmopolitan Club, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/corporate_entities/139 Theodore A. Weil was born in Wiljandi, Estonia on March 2, 1893. During World War I, he served in France as a Sargent in the field artillery. Weil worked at American International College from 1932 until 1946, when he began teaching history and international relations at Springfield College. Based on Catalog listings, Weil appears to have left Springfield College 1960.
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
1947
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Clubs
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Marsh Memorial
Springfield College--Buildings
Springfield College--International
Cosmopolitan Club
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/5056
Terms of Use:
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.
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
Springfield College
Identifier:
rg175-01-06-005
CosmopolitanClub_1947