University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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A .. .. ., .., .fy ' 'f I L f.2f,1J-fr ig 3 'ki gf. L. ' ' . A . I - ' . .-1-..f'.'..f .ffA.Af.. -f P M1 A 'f - - I .5 ., , X V, . , I ,, .1 Q, . ' -x ' z I' '- YJ' '-.V J I .. , . ' - I I ' . f , I V . - . ' ' . 1 . X . ' -. 1 - , . , 4 , -I f I I f , I V , I -,4 I ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1885-6. - U , - . I . I - 1 . The regular annual meetingof the Board of Regents is 'held on the second Tuesday of April 5 the semi-annual meeting, on the third Tuesday in N ovem+ ber. I 1885. June 4, Thursday,J8 P. M.-Prize contestin Oratory. A June 5, Friday, 8' PPM.-Annual ,contest between Oread and Orophilian .Literary Societies. 1 I , I I 1 June 6, Saturday, 8 P. M.-Anniqersary exercises Normal Literary Society. June 7, Sunday, 8 P. M.-Baccalaureate Sermon. I June 8,Monday,-10 A. M.-Prize contest in Declamation. ' ' I - 8 P. M.+Oration before. the Literary Societies., June 9, Tuesday,'10 A. M.-Class-day Exercises. I ' A ' . M.4Annual meeting of the Alumni Association? , M.-Alumni Oration. g k ' ' 3P. ,8P. J une 10, Wednesday, 10, A. M.-Commencement Exercises. . A - Sept. Sept., 9 fSUMMER VACATION OPIIJIIIIRTEEN WEEKSJ ' 9, Wednesd'ay-First term begins. p A V 1. ' ' and 10, Wednesday and ,Thursday-'Examination of candidates for admission. ' A P I ' Q 1 . . A . p Sept. 11, Friday-General assembly of students in University Hall eat 9 Nov. N ov. l o'clock A. M. . 'P - ' ' ' 12, Thursday-Second half-term begins.- ' ' f , Thursday and Friday+Thanksgiving holidays. . , 8, I f CHRISTMAS REcEss or ,TWO WEEKs, BEGINNING SATURDAY, DEC. 19.1 A 1886. J an. 28 . A A 7 , to Feb. 2, Thursday to' Tuesday, inclusive-Semi-annual examina- tions. ' - , ' , ' . A Feb. 3, Wednesday-Second term begins. April 5,7Monday+Second half-term begins. A April 29, 30, Thursday andfFriday-Senior examinations. May 31'to June 4, Monday to Friday, inclusive+-Annual examinations. June 4, J une 5, June 6, June 7, June 8, June 9, Friday P. M.-Annual contest between Oread and Orophilian Lit- erary Societies. p . I A y p 4- Saturday P. M.-Prizencontest in Oratory. A Sunday P. M.-Baccalaureate Sermon. Monday A. M.-Prize contest in Declamatien. 8 P. M.--Oration before the Literary Societies. M.-Class-day Exercises. V M.-Annual meeting of the Alumni Association. M.--Alumni Oration.. A ' Wednesday-Commencement. , Tuesday A. P. , P. . f sUMMER VACATION OF THIRTEEN WEEKS.,

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. vt -'w w--31, A --i'1v, - :V- W li fi , , r 4 p ,,6ltGAN,lZA'I'ION iAND SGOVERNMENT., r , , - - ' 1 I By act of Congress, approved January 29,-1861, seventy-two sectionsof land were set apart and reserved for the use' and support of a State Univerl' sity in Kansas. Lffhe 'State accepted, the trust, and in an act, approved March 1, 1864, provided as follows, ' . I p I . SECTION 1. There shall 'beestablished in this State, at or near the city of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas, on the grounds secured for that purpose pursuant to the act entitled An act to locate the State University, passed February 20,,1863, an institution: oflearning, under the name of THE UNIVERSITY on KANSAS. , SEC. 2. The object of the University shall be to provide the inhabitants of this State with the means,-of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of litera- ture, 'science and the arts. A . ' 1 6 It is also provided in the same act fsection 10j that the University shall consist of six departments: Q1'j'The Department of Science,-Literature and the iArts ,.Q2J the Department of Law, Q31 the Department of Medicine, Qllj the Department of Theory and Practice of Elementary Instruction, . Q51 the Department ofAgricu1ture, f6j the'Normal Department, ' ' ' Bytact of the Legislature, which took effect March 16, 1873, the general management was vested in a Board of Regents, consisting' of seven mem- bers--six appointed the Governor, and approved by the Senate, the 1seventh,:o,r Chancellor,.elected by the Board, and member ect ojicio. The- Board of Begents' have,-by charter, 'inthe' power- to appoint 'a requi- site number of professors and, tutors, and such other 'officers as they may deem expedient , V to regulate thezpcourse of instruction, and prescribe, under the advice of the professors, the ,books and authorities ,to be used -inthe several-departments, and also to confer-such fdegrees and grant such diplo- mas as are usually conferred and granted byother universities? - - - a. . - Qs., ' V, x 1 . - i . 1 apwg M

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nv? '- '-Q THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS BOARD OF INSTRUCTION JOSHUA ALLAN LIPPINCOTT, D D, PRESIDENT Professor of Mental and Moral Ph110S0phY FRANK HUNTINGTON SNOW, Ph D , Professor of Natural H1story DAVID HAMILTON ROBINSON, A M Professor of Latxn Language and L1terature, and Secretary of the Faculty EPHRAIM MILLER, A M, Professor of Mathematlcs, and L1brar1an JAMES HULME CANFIELD, A M , Professor of Hlstory and Pol1t1cal Sclence and Correspondlng Secretary of the Faculty JAMES WOODS GREEN, A B , Dean of Department of Law, and Professor of Constltutlonal Law, Ev1dence, Equ1ty J ur1sprudence, and Pr1m1nal Law KATE STEPHENS, A M Professor of Greek Language and Lrterature PHILO JESSE WILLIAMS, D D , Professor of D1dact1cs LEVERETT WILSON SPRING, A B , Professor of Eng11sh Lrterature Rhetor1c and Belles Lettres WILLIAM HERBERT CARRUTH A M 7 I Professor of German and French FRANK OLIN MARVIN, A M , Professor of C1v1l Engmeerlng EDGAR HENRY SUMMERFIELD BAILEY, Ph D Professor of Chermstry, M1neralogy, and Metallurgy EDWARD LEAMINGTON NICHOLS Ph D Professor of Phys1cs and Astronomy WILLIAM MACDONALD, Dean of Department of Mus1c, and Professor of Plano, Harmony, d Theory MARCUS SUMMERFIELD A A A 7 Professor of Law of Contracts, Corporauons, B11ls and Notes, and Med1cal J uxusprudence f , . ' ' r a V . l ' 6 ' ' n 1 : I I , X A .' V O I l I L I I, I I l O X . U . . I , ' .- , . Q, , I . - - - A I l I ' , . . V I Y O I . I - . ms' ' . g 1 ,J .R ' ' V . Q u an 4 . , A , Q . ' Q ' 1 7 , - - . N I ' Q . ck ' 0 I I I . . , , ', . 4: 5 A 'U-I. A ,. ' . . . ., . , , - . ., r i I ' - ' ' . ' ' , .gif . ,. . In Y . V I + , all .