Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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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.

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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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M. C. M. T. SKI AREA In 1947 Tech took over the huge natural bowl above Ripley and began to groom it into the beautiful ski area it is today. Today there are four electric tows, two of them portable, with a total length of 2700 feet. There are three excellent ski runs with a ver- tical drop of 320 feet. Two jumps are always in great shape. Another feature of the area is the “Huskie Hut” where skiers gather to warm up. The Tech ski area’s popu- larity is evidenced by the 8,000 skiers who enjoyed the. slopes last year. DEE STADIUM Michigan Tech’s Dee Sta- | dium was presented to the | college in 1943 as a gift from | ihe late James R. Dee. In | 1953, after ‘many years of | trying, an artificial ice plant was installed. Dee Stadium’s ice is in almost constant use during the winter months. It is the home of two hockey staiwarts, the Portage Lake Pioneers and the Michigan Tech Huskies. Junior hockey players of the Houghton area and Tech intramural teams along with hundreds of plea- sure skaters, all help to make Dee one of the Copper Coun- try’s favorite winter play- grounds. A few of the additions to the Michigan Tech campus have been left out of the cibove account due to a lack of space in this book. These omissions are: Hubbell School, the Denton House, the Barry House, and Engineers Field. Enough has been included, we think, to impress the reader with the rapid growth of the College’s facilities during the first thirty years of the Keweenawan. Today Michigan Tech’s enrollment is again rising at a rapid rate and a need for even greater expansion is being faced. Future Keweenawans will no doubt record many more additions to our beautiful campus. Some additions are already in the blue-print stage and others are being pla nned. A large research building will be going up in the very near future, and a new male student’s dormitory is being planned as this is being written. A new library is badly needed and will undoubtedly be a reality during the next few years. The next topic of this historical section of the Keweenawan’s thirtieth anniver- sary issue will be some brief sketches of the three men who have so ably led this institution as President during the last thirty years. 10