{"id":35571,"date":"2015-08-04T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T19:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/?page_id=35571"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:29:20","slug":"1935-1944","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/through-the-decades\/1935-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"1935\u20131944"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"60806\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60806\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature.jpg\" alt=\"UMaine cabins\" width=\"1648\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature.jpg 1648w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-317x179.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-423x239.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-634x358.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-846x477.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-951x537.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-1268x716.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/150\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/311\/2015\/08\/1935-1944-feature-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1648px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMaine cabins circa 1937<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The first Maine Day on May 1, 1935 was intended to lessen the rivalry between first-year and sophomore students; they planted trees and painted fences. Reginald Naugler was elected the first campus mayor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Hall, formerly the University Inn, opened in 1935 in Orono. It was the first cooperative self-help dormitory for female students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire destroyed Oak Hall in January 1936.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A wildlife conservation course began in 1936.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1937, University cabins, which provided low-cost housing for students in need, were constructed. Students also could buy food and supplies at a cooperative store on campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The university celebrated its 75th Founders&rsquo; Day anniversary in 1940. A total of 2,100 students were enrolled at UMaine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>At a student assembly in 1942, President Arthur Hauck said, &ldquo;No words of mine are needed to remind you this (World War II) &nbsp;is a war for national survival.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1943, student enrollment dropped from 2,200 to 1,300 due to male students leaving to serve in World War II. By the end of 1944, 69 alumni had died in the war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A fire erupted in Wingate Hall in 1943. A university fire department formed, in part, because of the blaze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In February 1944, two soldiers died and others were injured in a fire in Hamlin Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Maine Day on May 1, 1935 was intended to lessen the rivalry between first-year and sophomore students; they planted trees and painted fences. Reginald Naugler was elected the first campus mayor. 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