Roy Leon Smith

ID: 839 ~ Source: Image and Information courtesy of “Smith House: a re-dedication,” June 8, 1985, Freel Library Archives.
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Roy Leon Smith
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Roy Leon Smith, the second Normal School president, for which the house was named, taught at the school from 1912-1921 before assuming the role of college president in 1921. He oversaw the transition of the college from the Normal School to the North Adams State Teachers College.

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By Emily Kelleher
The Smith House, home to MCLA’s admissions office, is the second oldest building on the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts campus. Although it was officially named for Roy Leon Smith in 1967, Smith House was re-dedicated on June 8, 1985, during…