December 12, 1943 – With United States war production at full throttle the Chicago Daily Tribune announces that the
Illinois Institute of Technology has developed the “mightiest program in its
history and a record of having become the busiest as well as the biggest
engineering college in the country.” [Chicago Daily Tribune, December 12, 1943] The school is running a twelve-month calendar
with three 16-week terms with holidays except Christmas eliminated from the
schedule. Classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and
continue until 5:20 p.m. The grueling
schedule turns out certified engineers in 30 months. “Frills in college life have been discarded,”
the paper writes. “Graduation ceremonies
cut to the minimum as senior classes increase in number, and, if four weeks of
the year were not the absolute smallest amount of time needed for registration
and administrative work, college officials say these weeks would be utilized
for classes.” The school is spread out
across the city with classes taking place in 27 separate war plants. Classes are also being held at the John
Marshall Law School, George Williams College, the Civic Opera Building, and 333
North Michigan Avenue. Since the United
States entered the war in December of 1941, 34,256 students have been enrolled
in courses at the school with the enrollment standing at 4,665 as the year
comes to an end.
Monday, December 12, 2016
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