The Indelible Mark of Springfield College

Its Role In Developing Recreation Leadership in Canada 1915 to 1935

The Indelible Mark of Springfield

 Background and Beginning  How Was That

Indelible Mark

Made?

 Was There Really an

Indelible Mark

?

 Three

Indelible Marks

 Conclusions and Onward

Background and Beginning

 Past Research  George Taylor  Hugh Noble

How Was That Indelible Mark Made?

 James Naismith  The School for Christian Workers  The “steady stream of young men”  Roles of Springfield Alumni  A Systems Model – Input – Transformation – Output

How Was That Indelible Mark Made?

 Sources – Physical Education Alumni Roster – Senior Class Folder – The Massasoit  Arthur Bloomfield Dawson – Senior Class Folder – The Massasoit

Was There Really An Indelible Mark?

 Alumni Roster (43)  Country of Origin (25) – Canada - 18 – – United States - 4 Australia - 2 – England 1

Was There Really An Indelible Mark?

 Location of Employment (25) – Canadians --> 7 provinces – Americans --> NS & QC – Australians --> QC – English --> BC

Was There Really An Indelible Mark?

 Employment Agency Type (43) – Y.M.C.A. - 24 – Community - 2 – School/University - 10 – Commercial - 6 – N/A - 1  Raw Numbers or Individual Contributions

Three Indelible Marks

 Arthur Stanley Lamb (B.P.E. 1912)  Hartland M. Devenney (B.S. 1927)  William Terry Osborne (B.P.E. 1922)

Arthur Stanley Lamb

1912 1950’s

Hartland M. Devenney

1927 1974

William Terry Osborne

1922 1974

But, What About George Taylor

Halifax Back to the U.S.A.

Return to Springfield 1925

Conclusions and Onward

 Raw Numbers  Individual Contributions  Other Alumni  Budge’s Prophecy

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 Springfield Paper  Springfield PowerPoint  Pressure Groups Bibliography  “The Invisible Pioneers” Bibliography