Universities and colleges -- Administration -- California -- Santa Clara.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Charles J. Walsh, S.J. Records
Record Group
Identifier: 3DB21
Scope and Content of the Collection
Father Walsh became the “War President” at Santa Clara: he was given the task of trying to accommodate Santa Clara to the loss of more than 1/5th of its normal enrollment. During his administration an accelerated program of study was created in order to allow students to graduate in three years and intercollegiate athletic competition was cancelled. An Army Specialized Training Program was begun in 1943, to provide basic and advanced engineering classes, however Santa Clara faced a fiscal...
Dates:
1939 to 1957