Armistice Day, Nov. 1932
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Tag Archives: Tower
Memorial Day
At the base of the University of Detroit Mercy clock tower is a memorial to the students and alumni that gave the ultimate sacrifice in World War I in their service of their country. The Tower was dedicated in 1927. For full description see the Varsity News, October 12, 1927....
Memorial Services at University of Detroit
The most prominent building on the McNichols campus of the University of Detroit Mercy is the Tower. Dedicated in 1927 during the University’s Golden Jubilee celebration, at the base is a marble tablet inscribed with the names of twelve former students who died in the service of their country in World War I. The heroes to whom the University paid tribute to: Lieutenant Thomas Gerald Kennedy, Private Russell William McBrearty, Lieutenant William J. Wilkinson, Sargeant Thomas Abbot Abrey, Cadet John...
The Clocks in the Tower-No Time! No Bells!
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...
Red and White 1923, First University of Detroit Yearbook
The first yearbook put out by the University of Detroit was the Red and White in 1923. If anyone knows the story about the first publication, could you send me a note, there is a big gap in the Varsity News from September 1922-June 1923. If anyone can find ANY issue of the Varsity News between September 1922 to June 1923, kindly send them to the University of Detroit Mercy Library Archives. Prior to the first yearbook a “Pictorial” issue...
