Date: 1881

Title: Steam Heat and Telephones Arrive on Campus

Description:

Centralized steam heat arrived on campus in the Spring of 1881.

Dr. Robert Kedzie brought a new technology to campus - the telephone. He strung a line between his office and his Faculty Row home. A Lansing telephone company put up poles and lines to connect two telephones on the campus this same year.

Source: The Spirit of Michigan State, J. Bruce McCristal