![]() Professor Charles Persico Machugh came to Quincy College in 1904, became the college’s Professor of English, and was still teaching a course in Shakespeare until his death in 1935. The theater was named after Charles Persico Machugh. Many of the productions were later directed by Hugh Fitzgerald, chairman of the college’s theater department, in the 1950’s through 1980’s. Ironically enough, the first play produced by Quincy College was in June 1872, called ‘The Ghost”. The Machugh Theater, located in the basement of St.Francis Hall, has been the most recognized for its supernatural occurrences. The Machugh Theatre was constructed and opened in 1966, after being converted from a gymnasium. The many buildings on campus which are filled with rumors of unexplained accounts of ghost sightings, building creaks, footsteps, and unusual noises are St.Francis Solanus Hall, Willer hall, Helien Hall, Padua Hall, The Machugh Theater, the fourth and fifth floor of Francis, and Friars Hall. Although Brother Ed and Dr.Schleppenbach’s fun rumors overwhelm Quincy’s campus, there are some occurrences that simply don’t have an explanation. Hyatt fully supported Brother Ed in all of his curiosities and stories. John Schleppenbach also aided Brother Ed in studying and perpetuating the ‘hauntings’ of Quincy University. John Schleppenbach, studied folklore linguistics and worked with Dr.Hyatt, the greatest living folklore investigator. Professor Barbara Schleppenbach’s late husband, Dr. I’ve always enjoyed stories of the paranormal, ” Brother Ed said. Brother Ed’s curiosities took him to leading college students on Woodland Cemetery tours and entertaining the idea of unrealistic supernatural happenings around campus. “It’s Brother Ed, he’s the one who created them all,” Father John Doctor said.īrother Edward-Marc Arambasich, Quincy Fire Department chaplain and Quincy University Friar since 2004, has been the University’s most well-known supernatural storyteller. Every rumor started can be traced back to two of the most spiritually knowledged men in Quincy. Though the truth behind many supernatural occurrences derives from Dr.John Schleppenbach and Brother Edward-Marc Arambasich. ![]() Quincy University students have listened to these rumors for years, though all students wonder whether they are verifiable or fallacious. The history behind the University raises more question and mystery behind the unexplainable occurrences. Various websites reveal that Quincy University ranks as one of the top most haunted sites in Quincy. Tales of personal experience, ghost sightings, and strange noises fill the campus with the buzz of curiosity and questions of, ‘Do ghosts exist?’, or ‘Is Quincy University actually haunted?’ Quincy University has been battling superstitions and legends of spiritual occurrences in campus buildings for years.
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