Hotel Raulf
The main obstacle in securing a detachment in Oshkosh was a lack of residential space on campus. With no dormitories or fraternity houses at the time, OSTC had no place to house a contingent of 400 men. Numerous options were discussed and the most hopeful, the Hotel Raulf in downtown Oshkosh, was rejected due to army regulations prohibiting the quartering of military personnel with civilians. Finally, it was agreed that the Rose C. Swart Training school building would be modified into a barracks for "the 400". The training school's operations, were moved into nearby Dempsey Hall. With housing set and S.J. Wittman to train cadets in aviation, the Oshkosh State Teachers College became one of five colleges in the state to train air corps cadets (others included Carroll, Beloit, and the state teacher colleges at Stevens Point and Eau Claire.)
Rose C. Swart Training School Building
