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

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ik'Nq,1!i'-XX The Homeopathic Medical Hospital, built in 1894, stood at the corner of Dubuque and Jefferson streets fabovej, and a campus view from the west, showing the athletic field in the fore- ground Crightj Page 20 1887TU 898 OW N H7112 Pre.s'Za'em' Striking physical growth took place on the Uni- versity campus during the administration of Dr. Charles A. Schaeffer. Former professor of chemistry at Cornell university, he set forth the great need for buildings for a chem lab, a mod- ern hospital, a gym and homeo- pathic medical department, as well as the need for additional sums for greater library equip- ment and an athletic Held. In H390 the city donated an entire block and adjoining street for the hospital. For a long time the gen- eral assembly refused to grant ap- propriations, but Schaeffer finally succeeded in providing a perma- nent building fund through an annual tax. Steps Were taken for construction of a collegiate build- ing and a hospital. Mg it mc..

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The interests of University women were favored in l879 by the appointment to the faculty of a woman who should do full time work as a professor. lXIiss Phoebe W. Sudlow of Davenport was assigned to the chair of English language and litera- ture, marking a great advance in the status of college women. With her ap- pointment, University of Iowa coeds for the first time had an advisor of their own sex, and from then on the enrollment of women showed a marked increase. Old Science llall on its original site The University had a newspaper named The Reporter, but many students were dissatisfied with its policies. In October, l879, the Zeta- gathians started a monthly, The Vidette, which was to be published for the purpose of expressing the students, views freely and rep- resenting their interests, besides widening the range of literary work in the Hesperian and Zetagathian societies. The style of The Vidette was more free lance than the older Page 1 9 Miss Phoebe Sudlow A wonderful job of engi- neering was accomplished in l905 when Old Science Hall was moved from its old location at the present site of hlacbride due north- west, across Capitol street. A train of 50 cars was needed to haul material to move it, and so well was the job done that not a crack was made in the walls. and more staid Reporter, and its editors were selected with greater care and worked harder to win the position of induencc. The two rival publications merged in l88l under the name Vidette-Reporter, a good move as the Reporter had ceased to be a true exponent of the school. The paper was a pretty good in- dex of student life and University progress of that time, and it continued in publication until l9OU.

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Old Dental Building While the campus was growing, student life was also changing. In 1893 the senior class asked for a com- mencement speaker and abolition of the honor roll. A plan was suggested to establish a year session with semi- annual exams. In lO years the enrollment had in- creased to l334l, and instructors from 48 to lOl. just as the building program was starting, the library in Uld North Hall burned through a stroke of lightning in l897. Valuable collections were lost and one life was sacrificed. Charles A. Schaeffer passed away in l898, at the beginning of his twelfth year of remarkable service to the University of lowa. The Chemical Building in 1890 OW Tenth President Dean Amos Noyes Currier of the college of Liberal Arts was appointed acting President of the University in l898. l-le. served until June, 1899. In l907, after 40 years' service, he laid aside his duties to become professor emeritus of Latin and literature and histogra- pher of SUI. Page 21