▁schools ▁were ▁established , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁elementary ▁en roll ment ▁was ▁approaching ▁one ▁million ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁en roll ment ▁was ▁at ▁ 1 7 , 3 3 5 ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁university ▁constructed ▁many ▁new ▁facilities , ▁including ▁buildings ▁for ▁the ▁dent al ▁and ▁ph arm acy ▁programs , ▁chem istry , ▁natural ▁sciences , ▁Hill ▁Aud itor ium , ▁large ▁hospital ▁and ▁library ▁complex es , ▁and ▁two ▁residence ▁h alls . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁university ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁formed ▁an ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁industrial ists ▁to ▁guide ▁academic ▁research ▁initi atives . ▁The ▁university ▁became ▁a ▁fav ored ▁choice ▁for ▁bright ▁Jewish ▁students ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁I vy ▁League ▁schools ▁had ▁quot as ▁restrict ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Jews ▁to ▁be ▁admitted . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁high ▁standards , ▁U - M ▁gained ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Har vard ▁of ▁the ▁West ." ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁U - M ' s ▁research ▁supported ▁military ▁efforts , ▁such ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁projects ▁in ▁proxim ity ▁f uz es , ▁P T ▁boats , ▁and ▁rad ar ▁jam ming . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁en roll ment ▁expanded ▁rapidly ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9