1940-1949

• 1940 - Auditorium and Jenison Gymnasium and Fieldhouse Completed
• 1941 - Dr. John Hannah becomes president of MSU
• 1942 - Stadium Refreshments-5, 10, and 15 Cents
• 1942 - MSC begins elementary education program.
• 1942 - A Coke (Coca Cola) date at the Union Grill put to an end
• September 26, 1942 - The State News becomes a daily newspaper.
• 1943 - 14 MSC Men Die in World War II; 4,074 Students in the Military
• 1943 - Last University Historian appointed
• August 5, 1943 - Athletics Discontinued (not indefinitely)
• 1944 - Basic College established
• 1945 - John Hannah calls for needed facilities
• June 1945 - Spartan Statue (aka "Sparty") dedicated
• 1946 - Steven Dexter discovers way to maintain optimal moisture in corn which revolutionized the popcorn industry.
• 1946 - World's Largest One-Room Dormitory at MSU
• 1947 - Clarence L. 'Biggie' Munn's first season as head coach of Spartan football
• 1947 - Collegiate Gothic Snyder-Phillips Hall built
• 1947 - Michigan State College Press created.
• 1948 - Entrance into the Big Ten Conference
• 1949 - Bricking Up the U-M's Engineering Arch
• 1949 - Shaw Hall, the largest college dormitory in the U.S.