Old school: U-M in History

April 23, 2012

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Residence hall construction

Construction on Mosher-Jordan residence hall, across Palmer Field, nears completion in 1930. The hospital building group is visible at upper left, along with the U-M Observatory dome. A major renovation to MoJo completed in 2008 included construction of the adjoining Hill Dining Center. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library

This month in history (94 years ago)

During the last year of World War I, U-M agreed to a War Department request in April 1918 to train non-college draftees as gunsmiths, machinists, motor mechanics, blacksmiths, telephone repairmen and carpenters. The Engineering College contracted instructors and supervised the program. By the end of November, 2,200 men received the training. — “The Making of the University of Michigan” by Howard H. Peckham

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