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Transformation is Timeless: Westfield State at 175

Euphoria Outing Club

Euphoria Outing Club, 1896

This photo of the the Euphoria Outing Club includes Louis B. Allyn (back row in turtleneck sweater) who later became a chemistry professor and a leader of the "pure foods" movement. Susan A. W. Payton is in the front row, second from right. She graduated in 1898, became a teacher, married, and eventually moved to New York City. Westfield was one of the first co-educational and racially integrated institutions of higher learning in the United States.

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