University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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More Campus

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More People

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Accustomed to a pre-war enroll- ment of about 12,000 students, the University of Michigan has had to adjust to an enrollment of over 18,500 as veterans have flocked back to college since the end of World War II. More people meant intensive utilization of all university facilities. Cafeteria lines, a scarc- ity of textbooks, and regular class lectures in Hill Auditorium are an everyday part of our lives. Overnight the campus has be- come not only a center of learning for many new students but it is the site of a tremendous building pro- gram carefully designed to give us more facilities for more people. This program already well under- way will last for several years and will cost an estimated $25,000,000. It will serve every type of campus need from classrooms to apart- ments for married students. The expansion at Michigan is not unique. It has repeated itself at colleges and universities all over the world. It is our belief that edu- cation will continue to expand and assist all people to gain a better understanding of each other.