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The History of Western Michigan University. The Years 1903 – 1929 By Traci Kuipers. Next Page. A petition signing by Kalamazoo residents calls for funding so the city may build a new school, later to become Western Michigan University. 1903. East Hall & Prospect Hill
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The History of Western Michigan University The Years 1903 – 1929 By Traci Kuipers Next Page
A petition signing by Kalamazoo residents calls for funding so the city may build a new school, later to become Western Michigan University. 1903 East Hall & Prospect Hill 1910
1904 Even though there isn’t a building to house Western State Normal School, it still opens with 117 beginning students on June 27. East Hall, 1928
1913 Western has it’s first fund-raising campaign after President Dwight Waldo decides to add 14 more acres on to the campus.
Question What was the name of Western Michigan University when it first opened? A. Western Michigan University B. Kalamazoo University C. Western State Normal
Bibliography www.ur.wmich.edu/centennial/history_timeline.html