Sprague Hall is a
residence hall in
East Campus
at the
University of Connecticut, named after
Estella Sprague. Born in 1870,
M. Estella Sprague ultimately became Professor of
Home Economics (1917), Dean
of the division of
Home Economics and
Dean of Women (1920-1926) at
Connecticut
Agricultural College.
While at
UConn during
World War I, Sprague was state director
of home economics in charge of food conservation for the
Federal Food Administration.
In 1914 she joined the
Extension Services staff at
UConn as assistant in
Boys'
and Girls' Clubs. These clubs got their initial start from the efforts of the
state
Board of Agriculture. The clubs gave canning demonstrations, and efforts
like that paved the way for
Connecticut's outstanding record in wartime food
production.
Ms. Sprague died in 1940, and
UConn named
Sprague Hall
for her two years later.
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