This photograph shows members of the 1965-1966 Cosmopolitan Club, the original name for Springfield College’s International Students Organization. It was first organized during the 1920-1921 academic year. Handwriting on the back identifies the members shown and the countries they represent as, left to right, [seated] Dr. Kidess (faculty advisor), Aurora P. Krairiksh (Thailand), M. Kabellah (Somalia), Vassilis Klissouras (Greece), Patrick W. Coggins, Savitri G. Chandrasena (Ceylon), Annette D. Clarke (Liberia), Mrs. Webler, [standing] Robert Duhu (Nigeria), Wahono Kartodihardjo (Indonesia), Molla Bekele (Ethiopia), Nwabuisi Iroaga (Nigeria), Augustino G. Basini (Wales), Lars Wahlstrom (Sweden), Harry J. Etukudo (Nigeria), William L. Kamanyi (Uganda), Nguyen Huu Bang (Vietnam), and Alae E. Sayed (Egypt). For more information on the history of the Springfield College Cosmopolitan Club, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/corporate_entities/139 For more information on Attallah A. Kidess, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/579. Some names written on the back are different from those listed for the same photograph in the 1966 Massasoit.
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