Barracks Move-In Records, 1918

This is a record of the names of each man who moved into the barracks on October 28, 1918. According to a handwritten footnote, these men were discharged on December 9th.Due to the multinational composition of Springfield’s student body, many alumni enlisted in 1914 at the outbreak of World War One. These young men fought in northern France, particularly in the Battle of the Somme which lasted between July 1 and November 18, 1916.Aside from those in the trenches, the College’s ties with the YMCA resulted in many alumni, students and faculty going overseas to work as YMCA camp secretaries. The United States entered the World War One on April 6, 1917 and in response Springfield College offered war work courses for YMCA secretaries beginning on June 5, 1917.The training of war work secretaries and physical education directors were important contributions to the war effort by the college