Five people sit around an office table at Crowley's Department Store for Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Two men inspect a poster.

Two men admire an escalator at Crowley-Milner Department Store during Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Unidentified man at Crowley-Milner Department Store planning an event for Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Three women give a kitchen demonstration to a group of ladies at Crowley-Milner Department Store for Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

A woman seeks directions at the Crowley-Milner Department Store's information kiosk during Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Plans for Crowley-Milner's.

Men looking at an architectural model at Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

RIGHT -- Wayne University students in advertising get a first-hand view of layout problems through a visit to a Detroit store.

During Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

Through the cooperation of local merchants, students gain experience in such practical phases of advertising as the dressing of store windows.

Local merchants know that Wayne students have been trained in practical workday problems, and frequently call for student help on a short-period basis by simply dialing Wayne, This short-time work is invaluable experience for the student, not only as background for advertising, but as a contact which may lead to a permanent position. Photograph depicts two men work on a window display during Wayne University Day at Crowley's.

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