Duluth Junior College
Duluth Junior College was a junior college located in Duluth, Minnesota that operated from 1927 to 1950. The college was established in 1927 by the Minnesota Legislature. Raymond D. Chadiwck was the dean of the college at its opening.[1][2]
Duluth Junior College's sports teams were known as the Bluejays. The school's colors were blue red and scarlet.[3] The Duluth Bluejays football team won four consecutive Northern Junior College Conference (NJCC) titles from 1946 to 1949.[4] The 1948 team, coached by Frank Larson, played in the Junior Rose Bowl, losing to Compton.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Duluth Boasts Junior College, No Students". Austin Daily Herald. Austin, Minnesota. Associated Press. July 11, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Duluth Junior College, Newly Authorized, Opens Doors for First Classes". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Associated Press. September 6, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Duluth Junior College". America's Lost Colleges. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "'Jays Clinch NJCC Crown". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. October 31, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Compton Crushes Duluth in Little Rose Bowl, 48-14". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. December 12, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
