Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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 FrANKUN ('. PASCII AI. M.A., Pn.I). I •1111 »r the «V.II.-KI» ..r ArlH Ada Hi i.i. Siaimi i;»n M.A., I'ii.I). l rllll of Women The Class of 1875, which was the first to he graduated by the I University, departed from a campus decidedly unlike the present one, and left behind an atmosphere which had not yet been tinged with the various personalities which have played so great a part since that day in making Vanderbilt famous. Very little history and tradition lay behind them that June, for old Central I ’niversity had first been incor- porated just three years before. And from this school as a basis, Vanderbilt University was born in 1875 under the leadership of Commo- dore Vanderbilt, who had made his first dona- tion in that year, and Bishop McTycire. The Academic and Biblical Departments received students in September. 1875, following the erection of College 1 kill, although the I.aw and Medical schools, functioning earlier, had pre- sented diplomas the previous June. By the end of the century, great changes had taken place in all phases of the I 'niversity. A Department of Dentistry and a Department of I Engineering had been added; Wesley, Sci- ence, and Engineering halls, and the Gym- nasium had been built, and Kissam was just be- ing completed. At this time the endowment of the school amounted to $1,275,000, all of which represented donations from members of the Vanderbilt family. This, however, marked the mere beginning of the financial growth ol the University. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, who had begun with the construction of Kissam I {all, com nued h s gifts until his death in 1920, at which time they totaled approximately 81,500,000. Added to (Ins were the donations which made possible lurman I lall, Neely Auditorium, and Alumn Memorial I kail. Especially noteworthy is the benefit received by the Medical School from Mr. Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Cor- poration in the form of appropriations amount- ing to 82,500,000. The General Education Board of New York added to this sum 85,500,- 000 for the use of the Medical School, and 8700,000 for the other departments of the Uni- versity. PAGE 22 onj of Ciiari.ns Madison Sarraii M.A. i •fin» »r Mon W'AI.I I K S. J.i VIIIIIRS M.D., I ,-UII. School « r Me«licino

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