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1911-1920
1913 – Mount Pleasant purchased its first
fire wagon.
1915 – Grawn Hall, the oldest remaining
building on CMU's campus, opened.
1916 – Mount Pleasant's first hospital
opened.
1919 – Central Normal Life, a weekly
newspaper mostly written by Central
faculty, began publishing. The paper
evolved into Central Michigan Life, CMU's
award-winning student-run newspaper.
1921-1930
1921 – A new Mount Pleasant High School
was built after a fire in the previous building.
1924 – Central had its first homecoming
football game and parade.
1925 – "Old Main," Central's original
administration building, was destroyed
by fire.
1928 – An oil boom began in Mount
Pleasant, bringing many new people
to town.
1930 – Alumni Athletic Field opened.
The field hosted Central athletic events
as well as Mount Pleasant High School
games and meets.
1931-1940
1931 – Central's enrollment surpassed 1,000.
1933 – Central's Training School was
destroyed by fire.
1934 – Central Michigan Community
Hospital, now McLaren Central Michigan,
opened.
1938 – Central Relays, an annual track
and field event for high school athletes
from all over the state, started at
Central's Alumni Field.
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