Twenty-five Years' Progress in Physical Education

Item Information

Title:
Twenty-five Years' Progress in Physical Education
Description:
A reprint of an address given by J.H. McCurdy at the 1913 dedication of the McCurdy Natatorium tilted "Twenty-five Years' Progress in Physical Education." The booklet highlights the importance of the work of the college and the impact that it has had over the past twenty-five years.
Creator:
McCurdy, J. H. (James Huff), 1866-1940
Contributor:
The Association Seminar
Date:
[1913?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Judd Gymnasia Records
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Judd Gymnasia
McCurdy Natatorium
Springfield College
Springfield College--Buildings
McCurdy, J. H. (James Huff), 1866-1940
Springfield (Mass.)
Swimming pools
Dedications
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
12 pages
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/8347
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Judd Gymnasia was the first building erected on the new land purchased for the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, along Massasoit Lake in Springfield, Massachusetts. Morrissey and Shea’s Corporation completed construction on the building in September of 1894 and it was formally opened on October 26, 1894. In 1910, trustees authorized the addition of a second gymnasium and swimming pool. The McCurdy Natatorium, a gift of Standard Oil President Herbert Pratt, who requested the pool be named after physical education department head Dr. McCurdy, was completed in April 1913. It was closed on March 18, 1968 and the swimming pool was replaced by Linkletter Natatorium. The Natatorium was remodeled and has served as a dance studio, weight room, the college bookstore and finally, in the spring of 2011, as the Springfield College History Museum which also includes the YMCA Hall of Fame.
Booklet is a reprint from The Association Seminar, June, 1913; Series were added to this collection, changing the file name. File names of the uploaded files contain the old name;
Identifier:
rg127-01-01-06-002
rg127-01-06-002