Shelf view, 1940-1969
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<strong>Exhibit labels:</strong><br /><br />[1] Enrollment as reported by the Collegian (1940-1942). The University of Toledo felt the impact of World War II in many ways, including in enrollment, which steadily decreased as men left to enlist.<br /><br />[2]Dedication of the University Chimes (January, 1941). In November of 1940, a student drive began to raise the $3,000 necessary to install chimes in the University Hall tower. Inspired by the spirit of the students, Mrs. Walter B. Snyder purchased the chimes as a gift to the University, in memory of her husband, a Toledo businessman.<br /><br />[3]Class ring (1941).<br /><br />[4]Engineering, Science and Management Defense Training Program (1941-1945). Sponsored by the federal government, the Defense Training program trained Toledo workers in specialized subjects such as welding, design, physics, and electronics to assist in the war effort. <br /><br />[5]Curriculum change announcement to admit high school student (1942). During World War II the draft age was dropped to 18. In order to give students an opportunity to be advanced on college requirements by draft age and enter the military as commissioned officers, the university permitted high school juniors to begin study there.
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University of Toledo -- History, Exhibitions -- University of Toledo