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March 11th, 2018
In this image, many people have gathered to complete an important task that is a regular part of every student’s college experience. What are they doing? How was it organized? Where is this? Share your ideas in the comments and check back on Thursday for the full story!
UPDATE:
For a large portion of Purdue’s history, course registration took place not on a computer or in a registrar’s office but in a large room alongside hundreds of potential classmates. Beginning in 1926, registration took place in the Armory, where each of Purdue’s thousands of students arrived to sign up for classes at an assigned time during a three-day registration period. Each department had its own table, identified by signs on tall stands, where students could ask questions and enroll in their preferred class sections. After signing up for all their classes, students proceeded to a bursar’s table to pay their fees and finally to the registrar for schedule approval, all in one place. The process changed slightly from year to year. This large-scale registration event disappeared in the 1960s with the introduction of computer-based enrollment through the Registrar’s Office.
This image shows registration in the Armory, circa 1930s, with a large schedule board listing class sections along the back wall. Below is a closer view of the schedule board being examined by President Frederick Hovde.
Join us again on March 26 for the next image From the Archives!
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