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Training, Administration and Science Buildings as seen from East Wooster
Training, Administration and Science Buildings as seen from East Wooster - 1934
Governor Cooper visits and takes photos with President Williams
Governor Cooper visits and takes photos with President Williams - 1930
Cast of “H.M.S. Pinafore”
Cast of “H.M.S. Pinafore” - 1930
Hiking was a popular sport among female students
Hiking was a popular sport among female students - 1930

1933- A plan by members of the state legislature to turn the college into a mental institution is defeated.

1935 - Bowling Green receives University status, with 1,069 students in three undergraduate colleges or the newly formed graduate program. Every time BGSU plays the University of Toledo, fighting breaks out in the stands. Competition between the two schools is suspended until 1947.

1936- The University Students’ Association, the first all-campus student governing body, is formed.

1937 - The Falcons play their first football game in the stadium, which is now the grassy area between the Education Building and Jerome Library.

1938 - The brick house (now the Popular Culture Building) at the corner of College and Wooster streets is purchased and becomes the president’s home. Having a Homecoming queen becomes a tradition.

1939 - The first men’s dormitory, Kohl Hall, is completed.

 
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