Memory Monday - Education

     Our family has experienced this building in three different time frames.  This is Grawn Hall on the campus of Central Michigan University.  In the 1930's it was the main campus building for classes when it was known as Central State Teachers College.  My Great Aunt Mabel was a student here and went on to teach Mathematics at her high school alma mater for about 40 years, often teaching small classes of Calculus and other upper level math in a small farming community.
     In the late 1960's, Mom was a student here.  It was now known as Central Michigan University.  She majored in Home Economics and minored in Physical Education.  A major/minor combination that her advisor would not sign off on.  Her reasoning was that housewives did not do sports.  The Dean had to sign off.  The funny thing is, that her and two of her classmates had this major/minor and all three got teaching jobs in smaller school districts because of this combination.  Remember, at one time boys and girls PE classes were not mixed and PE teachers did not teach the opposite sex.
     After a degree in business and a brief career in business and hospitality, I returned to school at CMU to obtain my teaching certification in business ed with a concentration in something new called data processing.
     Grawn Hall is still there.  A good solid building that borders one side of the Mall.  Updates of course have been made but the outside still looks the same.  There is an additional wing on one end which has been endowed as a business center.  A current remodel is currently underway that is adding an atrium and gathering/reception area on the back side.  Education classes have now moved on to a new building of their own across campus, but this will always be the education and business building to me.
     Our family has 96 years of work history rooted in this building.