Illinois State Normal University - Index Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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arts program might l)f extended, the Imhistrial Arts Building was erected in 1917. Capen Auditorium, named for Charles L. Capen, Bloomington Board member, was herein located. In 1925, Henry McCormick Gymnasium appeared on the far south side of campus. Three years later, the land northeast of Old Main was cleared for the building of the David Felmley Hall of Science. Both structures were dedicated during the 1930 Home- coming week-end. A kindergarten was incorporated in the training school program in 1903. Other improvements to the university program included the creation of a music department in 1909, and increased manual arts train- ing. In the summer of 1914, a business department, complete with typing, stenography, bookkeeping, and commercial law was created. Physical education in the form of a recognized department made its debut in 1909, with the listing of eight courses in the uni- versity catalog. A radiant simimcr afternoon lencK tli pRtuiesqm tin nu tm this viMtln ast m u ul Ou. lam The unfamiliar parkway winding dirough iiiiJ-La,apu» ha, ou.c been replaced with MclLwalks. Extracurricular activities flourished during the Felmley regime. The Varsity Club (since renamed the University Club ) , Women ' s League, the Women ' s Atliletic Association (now WRA), Gamma Phi, and N Club were just a few of the various groups that came into existence. Departmental organizations, such as the Art Club and Lowell Mason, appeared on the scene. Religious, language, and honorary societies were established. In conjunction. Alpha chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the first honorary geographic fraternity, extended its scope nationally in tlie year 1928. The first Homecoming festivities of 1920-21 high- lighted the academic year with the Jesters ' pla -, the parade, and a football game rounding out the week- end program. Because of ill health. President Fehnley submitted his resignation in the fall of 1929; however, the Board voted unanimoush- to keep him in office. He remained until his death on January 24, 1930. 29

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W ' ann weather lured many an art stiuknt ciiiiipped with easel ami brush out of doors to reproduce the campus green on canvas. Adoption of an Illinois Civil Administrative Code in 1917 brought ISNU and the four other state teachers colleges under the jurisdiction of a single board. Nor- mal school presidents approxed the idea of unity rule for the five colleges; however, they disliked the lack of co-operation, red-tape management, and political interference practiced by Board members. This or- ganization has evolved into the present-day Teachers College Board. The initial step toward an established Universit - health service was taken in 1923. Wages were set aside for the first school nurse, with offices to be lo- cated in Cook Hall. Five major buildings were constructed during the course of the Felmley reign. In 1912, the Illinois State Legislature appropriated funds for the Metcalf Train- ing School, named for the school ' s first principal. Fell Hall, the first on-campus dormitory, was opened to women students in 1918. The red-brick building ' s south wing was not completed until mid-century be- cause World War I expenditures left inadequate funds. Honor residents became an integral factor in dormitory life. In order that the art, home economics, and industrial Victory gardens dotted the American co uitrysidc during World War I. Portions of the Unixersity farm were given over to the task. 28

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Hand cranked conxertibles complete with spoke wheels w ere the last word in car design Ixiek in the early 1900 ' , ' The pa eiiicnt on which the car is parked once ran past Old Main and throngh Fell Gate to School Street. The first seliool nurse eniploNcd in 1923 inaugurated a system of periodical physical , examinations. Training School pupils, taking acKantage of the free serxiee, were sul ieefed to dental check-ups and lung eapacit) ' ratings. 30