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Veterans on the G.I. Bill caused a spike in enrollment with 5,000 students enrolled. New facilities were needed to accommodate the influx of students. Tuition was $90 for in-state residents and $288 for out- of state.
After World War I, enrollment increased to over 1,000 students. Nearly 600 of those students came to NC State through the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program.
Enrollment hit the lowest mark in 20 years due to the number of students leaving to join the military.
Over 1,000 students marched down Hillsborough Street from campus to the State Capitol to protest the Vietnam War. The students staged a rally on the capitol steps in response to the U.S. bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam.
The influx of World War II veterans, who attended NC State on the GI Bill, caused student enrollment to more than double from pre-war numbers.
During World War II, the North Carolina textile industry, with the help of many NC State alumni, produced more fabric for the war effort than any other state. The textiles faculty conducted a 12-week course for fabric inspection and testing for war industry personnel and conducted courses in mill safety. Male student enrollment dropped, but women and international students continued studies during the war.
Enrollment declined to 800 students after peaking at around 2,500 in 1940. Much of campus became committed to training war personnel.
World War II sparked interest in a rifle team at NC State with both the Army and Air Force ROTC developing teams during the war. The rifle team officially gained varsity status in 1958.
Vetville opened as another location to house married veterans attending NC State after World War II. Later, Korean War veterans lived there. At the end of the 1950s, Bragaw dormitory was built on the site.
After attempting to reintroduce degree specialties in construction, sanitary, structural, and transportation engineering, the department was overloaded with students returning from the war and offered only a "consolidated curriculum in civil engineering." The consolidated curriculum included courses from each of the option areas.
Enrollment declined by about 200 students due to enlistment in World War I.
Bragaw Hall was dedicated to Henry Churchill Bragaw, a well-known NC State alumnus who died during World War II. Bragaw was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for his heroic actions during the war.
NC State responded to a call for a "moratorium" against the Vietnam War amidst campus protests nationwide. A faculty-student committee organized a Vietnam Symposium with Chancellor John Caldwell as keynote speaker and several faculty members talking on the impact of the war.
A football game against Duke was the first appearance of the marching band following the conclusion of World War II.
The Quonset Huts were built to help accommodate the influx of students entering after World War II on the GI Bill.
Urgent appeals were made to increase women enrollment numbers in engineering courses as male students left to fight in World War II.
Reference librarian Reba Clevenger became the acting college librarian during World War II when all male library staff members left for military service.
The cornerstone was laid for the Memorial Bell Tower, a monument to honor State College alumni who were killed during World War I.
The Student Textile Exposition and Style Show halted its annual program in 1943, presumably due to a decrease in student population during World War II.
