September 28, 2015

Aiding the war effort

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Men stand at a booth at the corner of North University Avenue and State Street where women are selling savings bonds during World War II. (Photo courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library)

 This month in history (96 years ago)

Students returning from service in World War I pushed enrollment in September 1919 to 8,560. This taxed available housing and available classrooms. Yet only 30 turned out for football, and the Michigan Daily “was as distraught as Coach (Fielding) Yost.” Meanwhile, about 40 percent of the students worked part-time to pay expenses. The new Michigan Union building was nearly finished.

— From “The Making of the University of Michigan 1817-1992” by Howard H. Peckham

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  1. Rick Stevens
    on September 28, 2015 at 1:30 pm

    Very interesting photos.

    Too bad they’re so small one can’t appreciate the wonderful detail.

    Why not allow them to be enlarged? Why not?

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