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Springfield College is a private, coeducational college located in Springfield, Massachusetts. Guided from its 1885 founding by the Humanics philosophy, which calls for educating a person's mind, body, and spirit, Springfield College confers a wide range of undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral degrees. Known as the birthplace of basketball, the sport was invented at Springfield College in 1891 by graduate student James Naismith. == History == Founded in 1885, as the Young Men's Christian Association department of the School for Christian Workers in Springfield, the school originally specialized in preparing young men to become General Secretaries of YMCA organizations in a two-year program. In 1887, it added a Physical (''i.e.'' physical education) department. In 1890, it separated from the School for Christian Workers and became the YMCA Training School and in 1891, the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School. In 1895, it became a three-year program.〔Abstract of the Secretarial Department Records, 1885-1910, Springfield College Library (PDF )〕 From the first Monday in January 1885 until April 1, 1886, when its first building opened, the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) used the rooms of the YMCA in Springfield. The School's leaders determined in December 1884 that $22,500 should be raised to fund the construction of its own building at Armory Hill. At the February 23, 1885 Board meeting, trustees voted to purchase the lot of land on the corner of Sherman and State Streets for $5,500, and a building committee was created to propose a plan for the School for Christian Workers building. By 1895, it owned 30 acres on the outskirts of Springfield, on Lake Massasoit (also known as Water Shops Pond) and had its own gymnasium, plus a dormitory under construction on a high point nearby.〔"Trains Young Christians: An Institution in Springfield Which Is Doing a Great Work", ''New York Times'', December 29, 1895, p. 20.(full text )〕 In 1905, the school became a degree-granting institution.〔Glenn T. Miller, ''Piety and profession: American Protestant theological education, 1870-1970'', 2007. ISBN 0-8028-2946-5, p. 289〕 In 1912, it took the name International YMCA College and in 1954, Springfield College.〔(Springfield College History web page )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Springfield College (Massachusetts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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