University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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ULD NORTH H ALL was built in 1865 to provide a chapel, chemistry lab and astronomical observatory. The chapel had a high ceiling, tall windows, frescoed walls, a large art-glass Circular window over the rostrum and a smaller one over the gallery. It was considered a sumptuous affair. At the door, every school day, there stood a janitor, armed with a big key, and at precisely 7:45 a. m. the lock clicked- those outside had some- thing to explain. Students and faculty were required to attend church at least once on Sunday, also. Services were in- teresting anid often amusing. Gne bliz- zardy morning a bachelor member of the faculty gave this prayer in the cold room: O Lord, We thank 'lihee for this beauti- ful morningg guide us and lead us th rough this lonely life, for Christ's sake, Amen. JOWPH Lxfrmm Bm, Ln' Un' of 1566- 'mm 5111-'maxi ww. u, 5i,,,,f,inK'u im an 1. soda., bm F ' l d ' dup.. ' 'V -Susan! . sm ci... GMM BW 'Mi'-M ms-usamn ,E,,'t 'fg',w Old North Hall, the oldest school building on campus Pxcium Prmmbd hats -5152-ol 11,4 U l'9'by C,-.gr wnqhnr 'PPL Qivvr -.375 The chemistry lab was on first floor and was consid- ered not to be Hexcelled by any college in the U. S. Girls, supposing they were entitled to use the lab, Page 13 FLW asked permission to sched- ule chemistry. This so shocked a little German professor that he threw up his hands and exclaimed, lVIein Gott! I vill haf no petticoats in mine labora- toryln But he did, and seemed to like it, after the hrst shock was over. Presi- dent Lincoln appointed Spencer as consul at Genoa, Italy, in hlarch, lS65, and in IS67, having decided to stay abroad, Spencer re- signed.

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The beginning of a real Ilniversity took form on the Iowa campus during the able administration of the Reverend James Black. Coming to the chair in l868, IoWa's fifth President Was experienced in the field of higher education, having served as vice-president of Washington and Jefferson college in Pennsylvania. In his two years here, the departments of law and medicine Were inaugurated. Blany young men were now attending school, and in l869 the total attendance was 434. President Black Was an excellent speaker and popular with the stu- dents, but his health Was poor and he resigned at the end of the l869-70 term. ng-Erodelphian hall, located in Old South Hall 5 The Mechanics' Academy in its dormitory days is? VAN Soiirn IIALI, was from l865 to l90l the home of IoWa's six main literary so- cieties: Zetagathian, Cice- ronean, lirodelphian, Hes- perian, Philomathian, and Irving Institute. 'llhese so- cieties, especially the Zeta- gathians, were influential leaders in early campus affairs. Page 15