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

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Eleventh resident The University of IoWa's eleventh President, George E. hfIacLean, did much to- ward fulfilling Schaeffer's dream of campus expan- sion. His administration is known as the building era. Former president of the l'niversity of Nebras- ka, hlacliean is also noted for his furtherance of grad- uate work. Progress in the building program is shown in the erection of these buildings: Schaeffer hall fthe collegiate buildingl, the medical lab, the anat- Orny buildings, the Cngi- Engineering Building neering building, hflacbride hall and the law building. During his administration, the college of engineering Was created and the schools of social science and education were established. hlusic also began to find its Way into the expanding curriculum. A marked development in enrollment occurred when stand- ards of admission were raised and attendance increased. The Whole University Was experiencing a great physical and internal augmentation. Nlacbride Hall was completed upon removal ofthe geology building to its present site in l9US, and the engineering building was fully completed in l906. By l9lU lf? buildings stood from proceeds of the millage tax. Page 22

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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

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On hflarch 10, 1901, hte de- stroyed Old South Hall and the neighboring medical building. Fortunately, Schaeffer Hall was nearly completed, and was pressed into service, With the med- ical shed to house the medical college. Partially reconstructed, Old South Hall was used for a time as the engineering building. Old South llnll, showing its burned Shell after the fire of March 10, 1901 ll! During this building era, Sl50,000 were spent for campus growth, and SFI now owned +10 acres on the west side-the original campus had 13. Plans were laid by the landscape architects, Olmsted Broth- CTS. Page 23 Partial reconstruction of Old South Hall, used IIS an engineer- ing building, and as it appeared until 1913, when it was com- pletely removed