just west of downtown, the new facility was dedicated on October 31, 1917, and the space at Minneapolis Central High School was left empty. University of Minnesota President Marion L. Burton gave the address. Prosser’s May 1918 commencement address contrasted the new facility with the old one used in cooperation with the Minneapolis school district: “Roughly four years ago we were quartered in an old, tumble-down building that, with the kindness of the board of education, served us well in time of need.”
When the University of Minnesota perceived a need to prepare instructors to teach in the emerging area of vocational education, it began to look for partnerships. On April 22, 1920, U of M President Fred Snyder entered into a cooperative agreement with Dunwoody Institute allowing students enrolled at the university in teacher training courses to spend part of their class time at Dunwoody to observe and practice all types of trade and industrial education. This reciprocity allowed Dunwoody instructors to enroll …
