1930-39
Football Coach Babe Hollingbery recognized as one of
the nation's top coaches. He was head coach of West
team in annual East-West All-Star game. His Cougars did
not lose a home game at Rogers Field from
1926-1935.
1930
Edward R. Murrow, ASSCW President, graduated.
1930
Cougar football team won PCC Championship with
impressive victories over Cal, USC and
Washington.
1931
Cougars lost 24-0 to Alabama in Rose Bowl.
1931
Cougar center Mel Hein and tackle Turk Edwards named
first team football All-Americans.
1931-33
The Great Depression severely impacts WSU, with faculty
and staff taking an average 25 percent cut in salary
during two-year period.
1933
Philip Abelson graduated in Chemistry. Later recognized
as "Father of Atomic Submarine." Editor of Science
magazine; president of Carnegie Institution.
1935
Famous national debate scheduled between Claudius O.
Johnson, chair of the WSU Political Science Department,
and famous American humorist Will Rogers. Rogers
canceled it to fly to Alaska with Wiley Post. Rogers
and Post died in a plane crash in Alaska.
1935
West Coast radio broadcast sponsored by Alumni
Association highlighted 45th Founders' Day.
1936
Marshall Neill graduated in Political Science. He went
on to served as Federal District Judge, State Supreme
Court Judge, State Senator and Representative, WSU
legal counsel.
1936
General student strike protesting social regulations.
Agreement signed by students and President Holland on
May 8, 1936.
1936
New football stadium constructed.
1936
Construction started on Women's Gym and on Davis and
Wilmer residence halls.
1937
Herbert Kimbrough served as Acting President while Dr.
Holland takes leave in Europe.
1937
Roy Petragallo and Ed McKinnon won NCAA Boxing
Championship. Cougars won national title - WSC's first
national athletic championship.
1938
Weldon B. "Hoot" Gibson graduated in Economics and
headed for Stanford Graduate School.
1938
Alumni Association celebrated 40th anniversary.
1938
School of Social Work established.
1939
Board of Regents established first retirement
system.
