Training School Notes about Jubilee Day, June 6, 1894
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Description of the YMCA Jubilee Day celebrations at the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, held on June 6, 1894 in the school's Training School Notes. These two pages feature a description of the Jubilee Day Celebration to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the YMCA by Sir George Williams. Sir George Williams recorded a letter written to the Jubilee Class of 1894 that was recorded on a wax cylinder and played at the celebration. Page 69 includes a description of the classes commencement including the events leading up to the graduation ceremony. To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713
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These two pages are from page 68 and 69 of the circa July, 1894 (date is not listed) “Training School Notes”, Vol . III, No. 6. The pages represented in the Sir George Williams Papers are copies of the original; however the digital copy is from the Training School Notes which is located in the Training School Notes collection within the archives.
