QUESTION: Who was the first student of African ancestry to attend Northern Normal School (now NMU)? A. Albert Gaines B. Bessie Preston C. Charlotte Preston D. Asa Jeffrey Answer: C, Charlotte was a member of the first graduating class but died of tuberculosis shortly before graduation. She was followed two years later by her sister, Bessie, who was the first student of African ancestry to graduate from Northern Normal in 1903.
MARQUETTE — They were known as the U.P. Wildcats, a name befitting a bunch of Northwoods flyboys who were looking for a few thrills and a chance to fight in the Big One, the conflict we now know as World War II. A large group of Northern Michigan College of Education students had joined ...
MARQUETTE — The Shiras Planetarium was built attached to the new Marquette Senior High School in 1964. Superintendent Henry Bothwell had an interest in stars and found he could obtain $55,000 from the federal government through the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The legislation ...
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT part of Cornish Wrestling? a. A fall consists of three points to the mat at once, either two hips and a shoulder or two shoulders and a hip. b. Wrestlers wear loose fitting canvas jackets with two ropes across the front c. The judge or referee is called a stickler d. Wrestlers are covered in oil to make it more difficult ANSWER: D, Oil Wresting is a traditional sport in the Balkans and Turkey.
