University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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, g1,,.' 3.3--3. ,K Y .V .-r,- . an . . . ,,,.,,, , X .. D Y. .. mg.:-V5,..x Y x ,la J -- .af 9' 1. ,,.,,.i .,1. . .W . 5- fh i -, ,,,,,..,', aaivaasiw as Kansas , 1 V of rln- g FIRST ,ANNUAL ExAMiNAT1oN, l fone dill! 1706, . M Q 'f?iUESDA X -----agyo.3.----f------ 2d .7Ef7'Z2h7061Zk, ls! .izlrzihmelrh Y, iiguwzz iam 9- wcnopzrf R 10 0'C'LOCK.' 72?rgz7'.s' asleneeki, Tlyazbloyty, . 1 l ZVCLOCKJ - J'e22op7z0n'.s' Afzabaszlf, . . . C0'J'6!7', . 72. Lan . I2 O'C'LOCli: . 115512, ', . H. Sxow. -. F. H. SNOW' D. H. Romigsou . E. J. R'I'ClI D. H. RomNsoN D. H. Rosissou . E. J. RICE. , . - 4 The term tzuniversityn was a bit optimistic' in 1866. None of the students was ready for college work. The three-member faculty had to content itself with offering high school level preparatohy courses. The 100th class, by contrast, not only .wasready for college work, but about one student in livery four enrolled in courses leading to an advfanced rdegree. Most freshmen have taken college preparatory. courses in high school, some even offering advanced placement credit. 2, . ,, '- Like its 1866'predecessor, the 100th P-class was co- educational. The University 'of Kansas was the third ftcoeducational state university in the nation fafter Utah and Iowal. Predictably, the parents of the first students took a somewhat, dim view of' the coeducational system, and, as a result, an early legislative act provided for two separate branches within the University: Une for men, another for women. However, Kansas, only attempt to estab-J lish Hseparate but equall' educational facilities failed because- the funds required to build and maintain two physical plants and faculties were not available. 37 Surviving its, first year without incident, the'coedu- cational system eveghachieved approval in 1867, yvhen-it was conceded that f'Kansas is sufficiently civilized to' mingle the, sexes in the higher schools without danger of folly or improprie'ty.',' I9 Completing the necessary preparatory studies, the first students began, college level work, Their classes were rigid in format and there was virtually no selec- tion- in courses. Members of the 100th class, onthe other hand, were offered a I variety of programs including honor courses, foreign study, guided inde- pendent study, and area studies-Latin American, Slavic, and Far East-that cut across departmental lines. The class size varied from coffee klatsch intimacy to large lecture sections. 1 .T There were no Umajorsn offered ,to the members of the first class. This fall students chose their courses from 70 departments ranging fromastronomylto Zoology, and worked toward one of six b,achelor's degrees, 11 inaster's degrees, or five specialist and doctoral degrees. A , . ' ' Y,.:,W '. ' . . 'R'