Letter from Harold W. S. Van Arsdale to Laurence L. Doggett (1914-1920?)

In this letter from Harold W. S. Van Arsdale to Laurence L. Doggett (no date included), Van Arsdale asks Doggett to send him a letter verifying he is a graduate of Springfield.Harold William Van Arsdale graduated from Springfield College in 1917. In 1918 he would join the army and head overseas to fight in WWI until the end of the war in 1919. After the war he would become a Physical Director for Columbia High School for four years, after which he would become the Physical Director for the Y.M.C.A. of Elizabeth, New Jersey from 1923 to 1943. Finally he would become a Southwestern Representative for the National Recreation Association from 1943 to 1959 before retiring and eventually passing away in 1962. Doggett was Springfield College's fourth president. He was also the first full-time president and served in the position from 1896-1936. Under Doggett's leadership, Springfield College expanded its student body and faculty. Doggett also oversaw the building of a new gymnasium, library, swimming pool, and athletics. Doggett was instrumental in developing and implementing the College's Humanics philosophy which still guides the college to this day. He retired in 1936 and remains Springfield College's longest-tenured president. Dr. Laurence L. Doggett died in 1957 at the age of 92