Central Michigan University. Office of the President.

Eugene Clarence Warriner was born in Earlville (Ill.) in 1866. He graduated from high school in 1884 and then taught in rural schools for three years. On June 27, 1890 he married Ellen, with whom he had three children, John E., Paul (d. 1917), and Mrs. Harold Bohn. Dr. Warrier earned an A.B., with honors, from the University of Michigan in 1891. He then continued graduate studies in Greek and Latin for a year. Later, Dr. Warriner pursued graduate degrees at Clarke, Harvard, and Columbia universities. In 1892, Dr. Warriner became the principal of Battle Creek High School, in 1895 the principal of East Saginaw High School, and in 1899 the superintendent of the Saginaw school system, a position he served in for 18 years. In 1918, he succeeded President Grawn as CMU's new president. During his tenure, CMU grew from fewer than five hundred to nearly a thousand students. He led the college through World War I, the 1918 flu epidemic, the Great Depression, and two disastrous campus fires. The school was renamed Central State Teachers' College from Central Normal School while Warriner was president. The school also offered its first bachelor of arts degree and graduate courses, and built the first women's dormitory on a normal school campus in Michigan when Warriner was President of CMU. Warriner also oversaw the renovation of a vastly improved athletic field on campus. Dr. Warriner retired in June 1939. CMU's Administration Building was named in his honor on June 17, 1939. Dr. Warriner died at Bay View Hospital on July 20, 1945. He was survived by his wife, son, John, and daughter. A special memorial service was held in his honor in Warriner Hall on Feb. 17, 1946. (Information from the collection.) The Clarke also has some of Dr. Warriner's publications.