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Although smaller than the post-World War II rush, the number of returning veterans going to college and paying for it using the Montgomery GI Bill is still significant. At the end of the spring 2007 semester, there were 253 KU students receiving benefits through the bill, according to the University Registrar.
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The first residence hall built at KU, the English Colonial-style Corbin Hall opened in 1923 to house 115 women students. It was named — despite her protests — for Alberta Corbin, an 1893 alumna and professor of German who was the first university "adviser of women." In 1951 "South Corbin" was supplemented by "North Corbin"; the buildings were connected in 1958. Corbin adjoins the site of the first university building, North College, which opened in September 1866.
KU HISTORY
In August 1959, university officials announced that Locksley Hall would be demolished. The building, sometimes referred to as "the house with five roofs," was a women's residence located near Memorial Stadium. The makeshift house was part of the response to the housing crisis following the enrollment boom after World War II. For more, visit
www.kuhistory.com
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During the oppressive heat of summer, many people enjoy the work of 1949 business graduate Bill Braum. Braum built his family ice cream processing business up from a store in Emporia to a 280-restaurant chain found in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas. The chain remains the last major ice cream maker to milk its own cows.
KU HISTORY
In August 1959, university officials announced that Locksley Hall would be demolished. The building, sometimes referred to as "the house with five roofs," was a women's residence located near Memorial Stadium. The makeshift house was part of the response to the housing crisis following the enrollment boom after World War II. For more, visit
www.kuhistory.com
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