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100 Years Ago: Great Lakes Storm of November 1913 November 2013

It was probably the worst maritime storm in the history of shipping that took place from November 7 through November 10, 1913 on the Great Lakes. More than 250 men lost their lives, twelve ships sank and some of them have never been recovered. You have to remember that during this period of time the technology for weather forecasting was very limited-no satellites or radar systems had been invented yet. How much attention was paid to the weather predictions seemed...

City of Detroit Mayors: UDMercy Alumni- Miriani, Cavanagh and Gribbs November 2013

As the city of Detroit votes for its next Mayor, the University of Detroit Mercy is no stranger to having former students get elected into the position.The University of Detroit Law School produced three students who eventually succeeded in their run for the office. Don’t know what the odds could be, but it would be three mayoral administrations in a row; Miriani, 1957-1962, Cavanagh, 1962-1970, and Gribbs, 1970-1974. Louis C. Miriani graduated from University of Detroit Law School in 1922....

Uncategorized alumni, Benny Napoleon, Jerome P. Cavangh, Law School, Louis C. Miriani, mayor, Roman S. Gribbs Pat Higo Updated: October 31, 2013

Safety Street: A UDMercy Halloween Tradition October 2013

Safety Street was started by the School of Architecture back in 1990. It grew to become a tradition for the entire campus with various sororities, fraternities, student organizations and university’s departments providing the booths, candy and activities such a face painting for neighborhood children. Hundreds of neighborhood children and their families have attended this free event. Here are a few pictures from past Safety Street activities. Have a safe and happy Halloween! Pat Higo, Archives and Special Collections Librarian...

Uncategorized Safety Street, School of Architecture Pat Higo Updated: October 28, 2021

More Odds and Ends in the Archives October 2013

Time out for some more odds and ends in the library archives. Interesting stuff that few people may know even exists! If there are any alumni out there that have some U of D or Mercy College memorabilia, send it in! (but I do not need Tower yearbooks!)Pat Higo, Archives and Special Collections Librarian...

Uncategorized memorabilia Pat Higo Updated: October 21, 2013

University of Detroit Homecoming 1953 October 2013

Back in the days when the University of Detroit had a football team, Homecoming of 1953 had all the traditional activities: pep rally, parade floats, homecoming queen, bonfires, and a dance before and after the game. Homecoming festivities would start on Friday with a dance at the Memorial Building (now called Calihan Hall) when the homecoming queen would be crowned. In 1953 D’Anne Howell, a dental hygienist student, was chosen as queen and her five court attendants were Mary Carlson,...

Uncategorized floats, Football, homecoming, parade Pat Higo Updated: August 10, 2020

Detroit Tigers: Memories of 1968 World Champions! October 2013

As the Detroit Tigers prepare for the American League Division playoffs, I thought I would take a moment to reminisce about my favorite team-the 1968 Detroit Tigers. Things were much simpler back then, they didn’t have to go through this whole division playoffs system like they do now. At the end of the regular season it was just whoever was in first place in the American League vs. National League. I guess there was not as much emphasis on getting...

Uncategorized Detroit Tigers, SDS, theatre, Town and Gown Pat Higo Updated: October 4, 2013

The Clocks in the Tower-No Time! No Bells! September 2013

Take a look at the first picture of the tower and compare it to the second. Notice anything? (Aside from the fact that it needed a good cleaning!) The tower built in 1927 to cover up a smoke stack of the central heating plant for the university, was dedicated as a memorial to former students who gave their lives during World War I. Since the clocks were installed, they never did work well, all four clocks would have different times...

Uncategorized Paul Bricker, Rev. George Shiple, students, Thomas Toenjes, Tower Pat Higo Updated: September 25, 2013

UDM School of Architecture Celebrates 50th Anniversary September 2013

“Go fly a kite,” does not sound like an architectural project if you think architecture students just deals with buildings firmly stuck on the ground, but that was a final assignment from architecture instructors Robert Camblin and Jens Plum in 1963. Each student had to design and construct a scale model, taking into consideration various architectural components such as design, color, structure and function. The class of ’63 was the first to graduate a class from U of D with...

Uncategorized Digital Media Studies, Master of Community Development, School of Architecture Pat Higo Updated: September 20, 2013

There she is – our Miss America! Pamela Eldred, Mercy College of Detroit Alumni September 2013

Pamela Eldred had a goal since she was in the third grade: Walking down the runway at the Miss America Pageant. Not only did she get to represent Michigan in the Miss America Pageant, she won the title of Miss America 1970. She was a senior at Mercy College with a major in speech and drama. In the talent portion of the pageant she performed a ballet for which she won the talent award. A brief account of her experience...

Uncategorized alumni, Miss America, Pamela Eldred Pat Higo Updated: September 13, 2013

Buildings gone but not forgotten September 2013

A couple of weeks ago, David Baxter, Ph.D., a former student of U of D sent me an email asking if the archives would like the dedication plaque from Foley Hall that he had salvaged from the junk pile when the building was gutted for renovation back in 1976. He had kept it all these years in his office at Walsh University where he served in various teaching and administrative positions. He had retired and thought we would like to...

Uncategorized Dental School, Dinan Hall, Foley Hall, Mercy College of Detroit, Stadium, Streetcar Pat Higo Updated: September 5, 2013

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