Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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isss ' i! ' :: ve . : -w ' -,?- and was four years in length. Its object was to prepare students for business and commercial pursuits. Besides the Classical and Commercial Courses, there was a Preparatory Department which was organized for students who were not advanced enough to enter the other two. Before the beginning of this century, the John A. Creighton Medical College had been opened and dozens of physi- cians, including at least three women, had been graduated. Academic growth led to master ' s degrees being awarded in 1893. New requirements for medical study were developed, making Creighton the first School of Medicine west of the Creighton began its many years of service in 1878. These services soon extended to a wide variety of fields, including continued support of St. Josep h ' s Hospital, upper left, and the foundation of John A. Creighton Medical College, above. In the 1923-24 ROTC Ceremony, right, Creighton exhibits its concern for the safety of the nation. 10 — intra ' X if:-

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When one states the word college here, it is not absolutely correct, because at the beginning Creighton was a grade and high school. It was not until 1888 that actual college classes were held. In 1878, the boys were not admitted until they were able to read in the second reader. During those early days at Creighton, the two distinct courses of study offered were entitled the Classical and the Commercial. The Classical Course was six years in length, and was set up for the purpose of giving the student a thorough knowledge of English, Latin and Greek, mental and moral philosophy, pure and mixed mathematics, and the physical sciences, besides all the usual branches of a polite education. The Commercial Course covered all the branches of a good English education, student and faculty utilize the Administration Ubrary, be- low, located in the foreground of the attove aerial photo of the Creighton Campus in 1949. » Ji intro — 9

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Mississippi River to require a four-year curriculum for medical students. Through the first half of the twentieth century Creighton grew, adding pro- grams and facilities to meet the needs of the Midlands and becoming a major con- tributor to the education of health profes- sionals and other community leaders. In 1904 the School of Law and the School of Dentistry opened in the Edward Creighton Institute Building and in 1920, new buildings on the main university campus were built for the schools. The Omaha College of Pharmacy was absorbed by the university in 1906 and it shared facilities with the School of Medi- cine at 14th and Daven port Streets until the building was razed in the 1960 ' s. In 1916 a gymnasium was opened, and by 1920 a College of Commerce had been established. Student residences were established, other buildings con- structed and still others enlarged to meet the growing demand for a quality college education. Creighton College extra curricular or ganizations during these years can be categorized as socieities for regilious cul- ture, socieites for oratorical culture, Eventually the Commercial Course would evolve into the College of Business. Below, the 1938 Commerce Faculty poses for posterity. Today, Creighton is associated with bas- ketball though this has not always been the case; football was once a center of attraction. At bottom, the football stadium is crowded with enthusiastic fans. St. John ' s Church rests on a hill overlooking the stadium in the afternoon sun. (j| fp H . r J ' ' t f i ' f f ' «r % ir % % .a intro — 1 1