Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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- ,. A , ..,.,,.,.-. ,,,.,a..-. -. 'swf-U a . :. ,. L-7- -psi: :,..., YTg ,,:4n7-ag, T., V .W E - i':5k ':1:ffjg11 ', .-I f 7 5 -V ' 9 -. Hr IV' . . .9 . F 2 Y ' , l :.':- J Wf'Ii'i5:12-A A- if aqif' , nr..-'-A ,...Le1.a: --4 wfgif5qw3AE - mfg,- 1,55-5-fl 7 ,i,.:,.,' L i-5 ., A ix .-.Ls-J!?I..d', . ,,.., -.,,.,,..- counsel. Mr. Putnam and Mr. Wfillets shared authority and responsibility with the Faculty. .After the establishment of heads of departments and the Normal Council C1892j, the Faculty ceased to be an influential body. During the early history of the school the Principal was assisted by the Preceptress, a forerunner of the modern dean of women. During Prin- 1 . STL . ,. -15.1-,. Alf . 12' 'A ' -1 T -gf . 'His ' ----..-551 Zi1?E52, fi-fi: ' , ' Ania . we Mi - . ' A 'W 'ran g ml m: - V . o' Q 'NME +- J at 1 ' 1-is 1'-'fi 33, 4 3 faq -. . L-yet, 5:-,E ,.,11.,. .-i,i,i:g-Q5 Jef 1' ,Gmini 1. 1 ,U V we it i l .li r : ,-if If 2' :JJ v'?'l4f-T 4 5' ,,.,fz,-:,-51.5, ' , -?- 1 fif' f1'i12.,1- '? ': -ist , 'A H ',Y,1,-ggigti 51, Llifiiih. -3 'Y aslrn 3-,'2 . i Wi ' '- 'Q .:. ' lyl5-5155-'if '5?'3.::,:.:,,i :,4:A,.,.-.I Main Bulldlnn Alter Front Addl!lon.1B15. cipal Lyman's administration this position, so admirably filled by such women as Miss Hoppin and Miss King, was abolished, but in 1910 the position of Dean of VVomen was established at the recommendation of President Jones. i A ' An account of the Faculty as individuals can not be given in a short history. The Faculty has always stood for scholarship and teaching ability. Several of the early Preceptresses came from Oberlin which, at that time, stood for the best in women's education. As is unavoidable in a large school, students and teachers have now little opportunity for per- mill: 'fsl5'7S3f1'.Q V 525-ffl it 'lv ' 31-'3f 7' -'ff'- -its 'K 5.2 .lf, E-41 , .:Q 1-i,.5- -:aff ' .if-3.3 .Q J .V . .-psf. 'Qin ,..H.o.r:' .vG: fQ1 - -,bt Lv?-Tl ' . 77 H .. . A Ll A 57212 .J .w i 1 ,i . l ,f?F,1b5fh,T i s 'f F learnt .:i?E'2ff',wz:- -4 ---- 'f' , ,'g,,, , Q .k by , 15.-.sf nag-I-.f,:e:.x:5f -- -- -.- - ga-1-.-Q,- - Rear Addlllun to Main Bullulnmivzzled wal. um -un mi-W mam Ms umnmm-v. sonal acquaintance. In the days when Principal Estabrook led the weekly students' prayer meeting, and Professor Bellows was seldom absent from the Normal lyceum, students and' teachers knew each other, as is no longer possible. , The Students' Christian Association, an outgrowth of the Students' Prayer Meeting, has been fortunate in receiving a home of its own, and EIGHTEEN