University of Akron - Tel Buch Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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The municipal university ideal was quite different from that of the denominational college. The citizens of Akron agreed to tax themselves so that they might be provided with a university that would offer a well- rounded course of studies. The University made good by offering such programs in engineering, home economics, and teacher training. However, Parke Kolbe, the University's President, soon ran into difficulty. Because the city was growing rapidly, it was forced to place the University's priority behind street paving, sewers, and many other of the city's basic needs. Adding to the problem was the incredible number of students seeking admission to the University. As a result, the school set up very rigid requirements-so rigid that Akron became one of the most selective schools in the nation. Parke Kolbe HA! V00 XE wRwU9AQA1I0 G AMD New N A T6 m Tan-155 1? H0 Lmml yoj Q SHEETIE FAU ' PIE-. .... J S ' - KN L . ? 1 4 1 4 f ' f 1 - f 'p X lx , F- l -I 1 QI 'xx XL' Akron I9 O ' .sg-1, ' S

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THE DE FT H175 T IE C M9195 'N'-'arf' sad General Sherman one morning at brealisst. fs He'i. NN lrereascn the General ate another wheetcalre and Vs words became history. bsheting in the 1940's was the start of Wforld XX .ir ll. Great numbers ot men. both students and tacuizv. were inducted into militarv service. At . 4 this tune tiorlorn coeds decorated the front lawn ct the campus with a sign proclaiming Akron the Hilltop School for Girls. It was this mature if ' ' and confident generation that triggered the age of 1 c F x s D pets. TY. the space race, and instant history. My .6 K .f T 4' The post-war period saw the influx of the G.I. .1 F i and expansion programs. A new heating plant and L librarv were added in 1946. By 1949 Ayer Hall was being constructed. with Knight Chemistry Lab- yy ciratc-rv following the next year. The pace of cuzzszruction continued when Dr. Norman P. Au- ,E burn tools over the Presidency in 1951. By 1954 I A 3 Crouse Gvmnasium was considered outdated and 1 Memorial Hall was built. . The 1960's saw a basketball dynasty that went gf to Evansville three years in a row. However, in xl: Iwo' Karl Monroe and XY'inston Salem bitterly ended the Turner. XY'illiams reign 88-80. The 60's also were the stage for the University outgrowing in vi its tax base. Thus the voters of the city, by an eiygh:-to-tune margin. transferred the school to state status. fo- -.Q Q . Q' s I gg . . KL. . .,,.,,