Housing - Historical Booklets
Please note: these documents are outdated and do not reflect the current Housing & Residential Life's views or policies.
Douglass Houghton Hall - A Historical Perspective
This booklet, printed sometime in the early 1990s, describe the history of DHH and the 'current' upgrades. It is approximately 8 mb in size. An excerpt reads...
An interest in an on-campus residence hall began to be expressed as early as 1921,when several issues of the Michigan College of Mines (MCM) Lode devoted space to discussions about building such a facility. Students in favor of a residence hall argued that on-campus housing would create rooms closer to classes and would provide accommodations for an expanding enrollment. Students who preferred off-campus housing said that it was important to have a real home to go to at the day's end. These students said there was plenty of housing available in the community and any student wishing to have a social life could live at one of the three large fraternities. The discussions continued, off and on, over the next 16 years. By 1937, students' complaints about inadequate housing in the community, and administrators' concerns over the housing needs of a growing college, prompted action.
Wadsworth Hall Handbook
This booklet, printed sometime between 1950 and 1965, was a mandatory read for new residents of Wadsworth Hall. Not only does it talk a bit about the history of Wadsworth, but it details the policies and services of the hall. It is approximately 21 mb in size. An excerpt reads...
Upon payment of room and board fees, residents are provided with meal tickets which must be presented at the dining room for all meals. These meal tickets are not transferable; you must not loan your meal ticket to others. Dress regulations, established by the office of the Dean of Students in conjunction with the Resident Advisers, are as follows: Residents must wear a clean presentable sport shirt and trousers to all meals. Blue jeans and shorts are excluded. For Sunday dinner a dress shirt and tie or a sport shirt buttoned at the collar must be worn with either a suit, or sport jacket and dress slacks.