Springfield

life started out like many others of his time. He was born Theodor “Ted” Seuss Geisel on May 2, 1904 in the city of Springfield Massachusetts, which is where he would grow up. His father, Theodor Robert Geisel, was the son of a German immigrant and owned a brewery before prohibition. After losing his job at the brewery, Theodor Robert took a job as commissioner of parks in Springfield. Seuss’s mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, was also the child of a German immigrant, but she worked as a home…

Springfield High School was a small town of 7,000 people where White was the predominant race. The mascot used for the athlete teams was the Redskins. The logo is throughout the school, businesses, and in homes across Springfield. People identified with this mascot of their town. However, this area in the Midwest once had a thriving population of Native Americans. A local family with the Native American ancestry went before the school board and asked to change the name of the athletic teams…

The Springfield Model 1861 was the most widely used United States Army weapon during the American Civil War. This gun was exceptionally prevalent during the war and the Union Army used it profoundly. This rifle was the third most common weapon used by the Confederacy. The Springfield Model 1861 had many effects on the war and changed the way soldiers fought. This gun revolutionized warfare because of its lightness, weighing only nine pounds, its ability to shoot three rounds per minute, and its…

The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr.ions James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. He only had 13 rules to the game at first. The first professional league was founded in 1888. There were only six teams in the league. The first champions were the Trenton Nationals and other teams in the future but the league was abandoned in 1904. Then, many small championships were organized, but most of them were not…

In this week’s article reflection, I learned more about the AR-10. Springfield Armory selected two rifles in 1956 to be tested for military use. According to Bartocci (2014), almost immediately failures erupted. These would include broken extractors, failures to feed, bolt over base, failures of the muzzle compensator, bent gas tubes and pierced primers. After failing to impress Springfield Armory, the test rifle was sent back to Armalite for correction. A year later, after correcting the…

The Springfield Department of Elder Affairs/Council on Aging as well as Greater Springfield Senior Services are also a key stakeholders in this concern. Their mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life for elder residents in Springfield. They advocate, plan, develop, coordinate and provide social services as well as information and referral services for Springfield's elder citizens. (Department of Elder Affairs, 2015) Therefore this issue and its solutions are a key concern that they…

Professional basketball initially started in 1891 Dr. James Naismith in a baby boondocks Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was 30 years old YMCA training academy advancing up with a action to be central during winter , and 14 canicule to do so. He went through adaptation of soccer, lacrosses ,and football ,and they all failed. Late night of the endure day of the 2weeks he was giving he came up with 13 rules for basketball. He able abounding things still use today ,including traveling ,…

Basketball has grown into an international sport throughout its history because of all the changes it underwent and is now open to all players despite their gender or race. Basketball was invented in 1891 By James Naismith. It was first played at Springfield college by a group of college students that had not had major physical activity since football season. With the help of his wife, basketball was inspired by a game he played in his childhood, “Duck on a rock.” Duck on a rock is a game…

Naismith was born in Canada. He was 31 years old and a graduate student from Presbyterian College in Montreal, Canada, when he decided that he wanted to follow his passion of athletics. He moved to Springfield, Massachusetts to study physical education and work as a physical education instructor at Springfield College. The college was also known as the School of Christian Workers, at that time. (Where 1) In his second year of college, James’ instructor Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick challenged the…

Before Harriet Taylor became the Principal she is today, she entered Bay District Schools as a third grader at none other than Springfield Elementary School, saying “It’s kind of cool that I got to start my career in the district here and now I get to end it here.” At Springfield, Harriet found her love for school. She describes her family as “abusive and very poor.” For her, the school became a break from her tumultuous home life, a place where she saw adults who lived their lives in a way…