| dc.description.abstract | Brief History of the Wisconsin Business University
La Crosse, Wisconsin, is a seminar paper written as partial
fulfillment of requirements for a masters degree at Wisconsin
State University of La Crosse between the fall semester of
1966 and the summer session of 1967.
The Wisconsin Business University, founded in 1892
by Frank J. Toland, grew with the city and prospered with it,
drawing thousands of students from the tri-state area.
Throughout the 48 years of existence under the Toland
family the Wisconsin Business University graduated over
10,000 students. However, enrollments began to decline in
the late 1930's, and the school was forced to close in
September of 1941.
The school was operated on the second and third
floors of the building at the northeast corner of Third and
Main Streets, and at times utilized the old Keefe and Cone
Business School quarters on the second floor of the building
located on Fourth and Pearl when enrollments could not be
accommodated at the Main Street facilities.
During its existence six members of the Toland family
played a major role in the history of the school. The
founder's three sons, Leigh, Ralph, and Hewitt, his granddaughter
Patricia, and his brother Bernard Toland were full or part-time instructors or administrative personnel. | |
