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The Take-Over Generation

In 1962, Life published a special edition of its magazine called “The Take-Over Generation.” This featured the “100 most promising young professionals in the midcentury,” and focused on innovation, creative thinking, and cutting edge ideas. Youth, leadership qualities, and determination were all greatly admired during this time, and Life Magazine set out to recognize those upcoming movers and shakers in business, politics, and science. The University of Detroit recognized the dynamics of the times too. Where would these bright stars...

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University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection , , , , Updated: June 3, 2013

ROTC at U of D

In 1963, a lot of colleges and universities (as well as some high schools) were offering Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). As part of the Morrill Act of 1862, federal land granted to states for the establishment of institutions of higher learning required that military training be provided as part of their curriculum. Protests that took place during the 1960s over the Vietnam War and the violence associated with all wars, however, influenced the decision to drop ROTC from many...

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Digital Special Collections Process, University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection , , , , , , , Updated: June 3, 2013

War and Graduation

In a sense, the 1943 yearbook foreshadowed the hardships faced by a lot of schools and universities during this time. The University pledged its support of the war effort and provided a place for military training and organizations. One of the first pages in the Tower Yearbook for 1943 honored those former students who had already given their lives in service to their country. Soon, these new graduates would likely be drafted into what was believed to be a holy cause. ...

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University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection , , , Updated: May 6, 2013
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