MONTREAL/October 19, 2004—
William Hingston, S.J. (1877-1964), was Rector of Loyola College, from July 1, 1918 to July 31, 1925. Father Hingston was the son of Sir William Hales Hingston, distinguished surgeon and mayor of Montreal. Father Hingston was educated at CollËge Sainte-Marie (where Loyola began), and he taught at Loyola from 1903-08, and 1913-25. During his term as Rector (1918-25) he brought Loyola College into the modern era, gradually but radically changing the academic program, moving it away from the collËge classique tradition in which it had begun. He directed Loyola's first fund raising campaign, founded the Loyola Canadian Officer Training Corps (COTC), built the first stadium, enlarged the Administration Building, taught and directed the Loyola School of Sociology and Social Work, and from 1928-34 was Provincial of the English Canadian Jesuits.
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