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World War II and Baldwin-Wallace College

World War II and Baldwin-Wallace College. Lara Rectenwald Advisor Dr. Connie Evans . Materials and Methods. Oral History Interviews The Navy V-12 Program: Leadership for a Lifetime by James G. Schneider (main secondary source) The Historians’ House The Exponent (digitized)

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World War II and Baldwin-Wallace College

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  1. World War II and Baldwin-Wallace College Lara Rectenwald Advisor Dr. Connie Evans

  2. Materials and Methods • Oral History Interviews • The Navy V-12 Program: Leadership for a Lifetime by James G. Schneider (main secondary source) • The Historians’ House • The Exponent (digitized) • The Grindstone • Berea Historical Society • Newspaper clippings • Photos, pamphlets and articles

  3. Changes on Campus • June 22, 1942- beginning of accelerated classes • A four year program can be completed in two years and 8 months • Year-round, six days a week • Normal course load is 21 hours • Other programs before the V-12 • V-5 Air force training division • Berea 145th Infantry • Increase in sports • Female basketball teams • Competitive male football and basketball teams

  4. The V-12 Program • March 1943- “We need a miracle” -President Wright • March 17, 1943- Baldwin-Wallace College is one of eight Ohio institutions chosen as a V-12 school • April 2, 1943- Student examinations • July 1, 1943- Start of V- 12 Program • Nov. 30, 1945- End of V-12 Program

  5. Attendance

  6. The V-12 on Campus • Where did they live? • Where was the navy headquarters? • What was their daily schedule like? • What kind of classes did they take? • What did they do for fun?

  7. Diversity on Campus • 37 African-Americans in the V-12 • No WAVES or WAACS on campus (exception: yeoman Jacqueline Raison) • A small Japanese-American population on campus • “ 4-F’ers”

  8. The Website http://homepages.bw.edu/~llordi/index.html

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