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1934 |
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1935 |
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1936 |
Dr. Paul V. Sangren
appointed President |
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Dr. Sangren
first came to Western in 1923 as a member of the Education Department.
He served as President from 1936 to 1960. |
The first
B.S. and B.A. programs not related to teacher-training offered. |
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1937 |
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1938 |
Walwood Union and Dormitory for Women
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Walwood Hall was built on the land
between Walwood
Place and Austin Street. Walwood Place residences were used
for offices and faculty housing. |
The name
"Walwood" was created by combining 'Wal' and 'Wood', after
the first president Dwight Waldo and the first head of the Geology Department,
Leslie Wood. |
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Temporary buildings and 'fieldhouse' demolished. |
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1939 |
Health and Personnel Building |
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Newly planted evergreens grace the lawn by the Health
and Personnel Building. Notice the cars bumper-to-bumper along the campus
road. |
The Speech
Correction Clinic, directed by Dr. Charles H. Van Riper, was started
in 1936. It moved into the third floor of the Health Building in the
early 40's. Eventually the entire building would be occupied by the
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. In 2005 the Department
will move into the new College of Health and Human Services Building
on the Oakland Drive Campus. |
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Henry B. Vandercook
Hall for Men |
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In 1903 Henry B. Vandercook was an elected
member of the State House from Grand Rapids. He led the legislative
campaign to authorize the Western State Normal School, and was often
referred to as "The Father of Western". |
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| Waldo Stadium |
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The Stadium, which included an eight-lane track, was dedicated to Western's first President. |
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Hyames Field and grandstand |
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Judson A. Hyames was Western's baseball coach (starting in 1915) and athletic director (appointed in 1920) until his death in 1949. Dedicated on May 2, 1939. |
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1940 |
Lavina Spindler
Hall for Women |
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Lavina Spindler served at Western from 1907 to 1938.
Her positions included Director of the Campus School, Dean of Women,
and Freshman Advisor. |
1941 |
Mechanical Trades Building The building would be demolished in 2002 during planning of the Seelye Practice Center. |
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Aviation mechanics
was a two-year degree program in Industrial Arts, first offered in 1942.
This inspired the stylized bas-reliefs
of turbines flanking the front door. |
1942 |
 Click to view enlargement. |
The Theatre, later called the Oakland Recital Hall,
was in continuous use from 1942 until the Shaw Theatre was built on
the West Campus in 1967. |
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1943 |
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