50 Years Ago:
- Enrollment expected to reach 900, with about 250 of these living in private homes scattered throughout the city.
- Contracts were awarded for the new $800,000 dormitory-student center (West Hall).
25 Years Ago:
- Student Government announced a schedule of talks by Mercury Morris (football great), Dr. Benjamin Spock (author- Baby and Child Care), and Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns on TV Series M*A*S*H), and others.
- HEADLINE: “Record enrollment fills NMC dorms to capacity.” Of 3800 students, 510 were living on campus. One student reported “it’s crowded massively.”
From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library