Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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McNAIR HALL McNair Hall, completed in 1925, replaced the old Metal- lurgy building which had been destroyed by fire in 1920. The Hall was named in honor of Fred W. McNair who was President of the College until his tragic death in a train accident the year before the building was com- pleted. McNair Hall is the home of the Mineral Dressing and Metallurgical Engineering De- partments. Several fine Me- tallurgical laboratories are housed here. EAST ENGNEERING BUILDING In 1930 the East Engineering building was officially opened. East Engineering is the largest class building on the campus. This build- ing houses the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geo- logy, History, - and Geography. Three large well equipped labora- tories for electricals, mechanicals, ei ile and civils are also found here. On § y ee the top floor of East Engineering is found one of the most complete Mineralogical displays in the State. The display is called Seaman Mu- seum in honor of the late Dr. Sea- man, tamed Geologist and a pro- tessor at Michigan Tech. DOUGLASS HOUGHTON HALL 1938 found the Douglass Houghton Hall opened for the first ti me io incoming male students. With the addition of a new wing in 1948, the Hall is capable of housing about 370 men. Residents of the Hall eat at the dormitory’s large cafeteria. A snack bar. several lounges, a large ball- room, a game room, and a laundry room are other facili- ties that make the Douglass Houghton Hall a well rounded home for Techmen.

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192A—THIRTY YEARS OF EXPANSION—1954 In 1924, when the first Keweenawan was published, the Michigan College of Mines had a physical plant very much smaller than the one we enjoy today. The recreational facilities, now contained in the Memorial Union Building and the gymnasium, were located in the Clubhouse, which is now the R. O. T. C. building. The Administration building was the home of the History, Geography, and Lan- guages Department as well as the library and offices of the administration. The Metallurgy building was being rebuilt after a fire destroyed the old one. The remainder of the physical plant included Sperr Hall, Hubbell Hall, Koenig Hall, the Shops building, and the power plant. In 1927 the College took its present name and some of its present scope, and immediately there began an expansion that is still going on today. The 1954 Keweenawan presents some of the facts about the major additions to the Michigan Tech campus during the past thirty years on the following pages. THE MEMORIAL UNION In 1946 the College approached the trustees of the Alumni Association about the possibility of raising funds for a Memorial Union Building. The Foundation a ccepted the idea and set an initial goal for funds of $300,000. The campaign began in June 1947 and by 1950 enough had been raised to start building. A little over the goal had been collected from Alumni and friends of the College. The ground breaking was on July 15, 1950 and by May 1952 the Memorial Union Building was a reality. Total cost of the newest and most beautiful addition to the Tech campus was close to a million and a quarter dollars. The additional cost was covered by a loan and the Union was fo run on a self liquidating basis. The Memorial Union Association, of which every student is a member, is responsible for the government of the Union. Tne Memorial Union’s many facilities make it the most popular spot on the campus. These facilities include: six bowling alleys, a pool and billiards room, a darkroom, a large cafeteria, a snackbar, a bookstore, a large main lounge and a faculty lounge, a study room, several guest rooms, student and Alumni Foun- dation offices, a conference room and a fifty by ninety-six foot ballroom that is designed so that it can be divided into three smaller rooms. The Memorial Union Building is dedicated to those alumni and students of the College who have served their country.

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KOENIG HALL Koenig Hall has had two additions built onto it since it was first built in 1921. The first addition was made in oa trecna: atecincluded: the laboratories and several class rooms. The second addition was made in 1942. On the second floor of this addition is located a branch of the Michigan State Health De- partment. On the other two floors are located some of the classrooms and the well equipped laboratory of the Chemical Engineering Depart- ment. CENTRAL HEATING PLANT The new central heating plant started operation in the fall of 1950, replacing the old plant which had become inadequate for the expanding facilities of our college. The new plant is a steam-heating unit supplying the whole cam- pus with the exception of Hubbell School. SHERMAN GYMNASIUM In 1948 the long awaited Sher- man Gymnasium replaced the old Clubhouse as the center of Michigan Tech athletics. The new gym is probably the most complete physi- cal education plant in northern Michigan. The gym contains a large gymnasium floor along with facili- ties for basketball, volleyball, bad- minton, tennis, squash, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, and hand- ball. A feature is an olympic size, 75x30 foot, swimming pool with all the latest equipment, including an underwater lighting system. Ample locker space, training rooms, and staff offices complete the make up of beautiful Sherman Gymnasium.