Auditorium Building Walkout
A college president refused to count his students, and his college left with him.
Listen to this place’s story in Peplos.
How the story begins
“We don't count that way.” That was Edward Sparling's answer when his board told him to count his students by race and religion. He ran Central YMCA College in Chicago. Many private colleges then capped their Jewish, Catholic and Black students, and Northwestern was one of them. Sparling feared the count was meant for a quota. In February 1945 the board ordered him to resign. He left formally on 17 April.
The rest is in the app. Peplos plays the full story when you reach the place. You can also listen ahead of time.
Visiting
On South Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park. The building is used by the university and houses the working Auditorium Theatre. See the outside at any time. Check with the theatre for tours and shows.
Sources
- The Equality Experiment: History of Roosevelt University, Roosevelt University
- Auditorium Building, Wikipedia
- Roosevelt University, Wikipedia
- The Auditorium Building at 125, Roosevelt Review
- History of the Auditorium, chapter 7, Auditorium Theatre
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