State College of Washington map of campus and vicinity (September, 1946)
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Title
State College of Washington map of campus and vicinity (September, 1946)
Subject
Washington State University--Maps<br>Pullman (Wash.)--Maps
Description
1 map; 29 x 44 cm. Includes numbered Veteran's Housing.<br>In 1946, Washington State College began a policy of entrance requirements for students. A housing shortage in the years directly following the Second World War forced the college to recognize that it could no longer accept everyone. Resident veterans received first priority, followed by Washington residents with an acceptable grade point average. Faculty and staff also felt the housing shortage. A number of new homes were built on Military Hill and near the Finch Memorial Hospital to house employees. Students lived in temporary dorms previously used as US Army cantonments. They were shipped to the school and situated near the golf course. Known as North, South and East Fairway, a number of veterans lived in these buildings. <br>The student union building in the center of campus on this map is not the same building used today. It was known as the TUB--or temporary union building--and was originally the women's gymnasium. Students began to use the area as a community center sometime in the early 1940s. However, President Compton felt the need for a new, modern building to help unite the campus. The TUB was torn down and replaced with the Compton Union Building in 1951. The building's dedication came shortly after his forced resignation--brought about by politics found within the Board of Regents at the time. Compton was replaced in 1952 by C. Clement French, the Vice President of Texas Agriculture and Mechanical College, also a land-grant school.
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
Washington State University
Date
1946
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps
Identifier
WSU 131
Coverage
United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Washington State University
Collection
Citation
“State College of Washington map of campus and vicinity (September, 1946),” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, http://752800.40daj.group/items/show/1674.