In October 1941 the All Students’ Club Council defrayed the cost of free subscriptions to the Orange and White student newspaper for 1941 graduates in the military and for former students who entered the military in 1940.

In November 1942 UT set up a gas rationing committee. On November 18, 19, and 20, all student car owners had to register for gas rationing cards. This was done not at UT but at the city or county school nearest the student’s residence. Each owner of a car was entitled to a Class A … Continued

In 1939 the Civil Aeronautics Authority assumed the responsibility for training civilian pilots and quickly learned that a set of scientifically established standards for training was needed. To support the effort, the National Research Council created the Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots to carry out psychological research projects at various universities, including … Continued

In February 1942 UT was designated as an official “key center of information and training” by the US Department of Education. Approximately 140 colleges and universities throughout the country were so designated.

In 1942 the UT College of Law instituted a program that allowed students to earn the LLB degree in two calendar years plus a three-month summer session, following two years of college. The admission requirement was raised from two years to three years in 1952, following a ruling of the Supreme Court.

In 1942 UT instituted a program to train approximately sixteen hundred radio operators and technicians to assist in military and civilian capacities. Courses were offered in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson, and Johnson City. The classes were open to both women and men. Applicants for admission to the courses were required to be high school graduates and … Continued

Mortarboard sponsored a Red Cross Bandage Room in the UT Library in 1942 and 1943. A Red Cross unit for making surgical dressings was established at Tyson House in 1943 for faculty wives and townswomen who wished to help make the dressings.

Classes were dismissed on October 16, 1940, to allow all male students between the ages of 21 and 36 to register under the requirements of the Selective Service Act. The registration was held at the Alumni Memorial Building and took each student about 20 minutes. Approximately six hundred students registered on campus. Students could register … Continued

In January 1942 the Women’s Student Government Association established Tuesdays as Stamp Days and set up booths throughout the campus at which members of the university could purchase US Defense Savings Stamps. Stamp denominations were 10 cents and 25 cents and were pasted in folders which, when completed, could be redeemed for a war bond. … Continued

In 1942 the War Production Board (WPB) identified a need for typewriters for use in military and war-related entities and placed a call upon businesses, industries, and individuals to turn in typewriters to the WPB. UT met the full quota established for it. Some departments turned in their only typewriter, making “share the typewriter” arrangements … Continued