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2. Dr. Denis J. Coffey, Professor of Physiology in the Catholic University
Medical School (1893) and Dean (1905), President of the College 1908-40.
He saw the College through the difficulties of its early years, of the first
world war, of revolution and civil strife. Under him the 1912 building
plan was begun but had to be given up, and the Colleges of Science and
Agriculture were acquired. He purchased as a sports ground the Belfield
estate which became the nucleus of the present campus.

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3. Dr. Arthur W. Conway, Registrar and Professor of Mathematical
Physics 1909-40, President 1940-47. During his presidency all develop-
ment of the College was held up by the second world war, but valuable
plannin was done; the 1912 scheme was abandoned in favour of a
plan to build over the Iveagh Gardens. In 1946 there seemed to be a
real possibility that this might be done.