1930-1939

  • 1930 - Course in Applied Music offered.
  • 1931 - Clara (Hantel) Brucker became Michigan's First Lady
  • 1931 - Construction of first bond-financed dormitory, Mary Mayo Hall.
  • 1931 - Department of Art is established
  • 1931 - Nation's first flight for a college basketball team
  • November 1931 - MSC Accredited by Association of American Universities
  • 1932 - The Scandal of 1932
  • 1933 - "A Tree for a Tree" Program
  • 1934 - Charles Bachman begins coaching the football team and changes colors of uniforms
  • December 1934 - Date on the College Seal Changed to 1855
  • 1936 - Union Building and Football Stadium Enlarged
  • October 1936 - Lyman Briggs called to the White House to investigate the atomic power
  • 1938 - Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi founded.
  • 1939 - Auditorium and Jenison Gymnasium and Fieldhouse Completed
  • 1939 - Five New Buildings Completed
  • 1939 - Hillel Jewish Student Organization founded at MSC
  • 1939 - MSC Wins first NCAA Team Title