Art Linkletter and two representatives of the Swimming Team (1969)
Description:
A photograph of Art Linkletter accompanied by two members of the swimming team of Springfield College. The photograph is believed to have been taken at the Linkletter Natatorium in 1969. Mr. Linkletter appears holding a swimming prize won by the college’s swimming team.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
Art Linkletter was accepted to Springfield College in 1929, however due to financial reasons, he was unable to attend; yet he kept the dream of Springfield College alive. He was awarded the college's highest honorary degree, the Doctor of Humanics, in 1960. It was Arthur Gordon Linkletter, also known as Art Linkletter, who suggested that the college build a new swimming and diving facility. Art Linkletter was afamed entertainer best known for his TV series "House Party" that ran on CBS from 1952 to 1969. Art Linkletter believed so much in the project that he sold his house for $250,000 and donated the money to the project. Another $250,000 was raised by the student “Work Week” in 1967,where students worked jobs such as trimming hedges or moving telephone poles for donations. Other money was supplied by a federal grant, alumni gifts, and friends of the college. The Art Linkletter Natatorium is still in use today as the main swimming and diving facility on campus, having been incorporated into the new Wellness and Recreation Complex that opened in 2008.
