University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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The pages of Kansas history are filled with the stories of many men. ln 15-'11 Coronado and his conquistadores visited Kansas in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Pike crossed Kansas enroute to Pike's Peak, and the Lewis and Clark expedition went through the state in 18014. An important link of the legendary Pony Express lay across Kansas, and slicing diagonally through the Kansas plains was the Santa Fe Trail, the ruts of which may still be seen in some fields. Kansas has seen Indians and great herds of bison, pioneers and homesteaders, peace and bitter war. In 1861 Kansas entered the Union as a free state, hut only after a struggle with the Missouri pro-slavery men who crossed the line to stuff the hallot boxes. During the Civil XY ar Kansas furnished more men per total population than any other state in the Union. The Sunflower State was continually raided during the hostilities, perhaps most viciously by the infamous Quantrill, who in 1863 sacked Lawrence. Wfhen the war was over, Kansas entered the period of continuing growth that has made the state the leader in industry and agriculture that it is today. This is the land of the Jayhawker. This is the XVheat State, the nations bread- hasket.

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ITIIDLUQV USQ A-De V l fi-371 Slew .!Y l llllrar ,Fh a I v or THE STATE or e gf JQBXLJA.. WB 'PQ 3 DNS!-15 -,W . in I l l l X A- fl s. M if 1 , 55 y 6, as, -. 6 at - 2 , X ,+V 2-5 K 2 g gi. 2 V T74 c as fe -ta, CENTENNIQL V :eel-1961 1 X In 1855 the first constitution of the Kansas territory provided for the establishment of a state uni- versity, and in 1864 the legislature of the new state organized the University of Kansas. The first building, North College, was erected in 1866, and the first session of the University opened September 12 of that same year with an enrollment of twenty-six women and twenty-nine men. Since that time the University has continued to grow. In 1870 the Engineering Department was organ- ized. In 1872 University Hall was built, which, since 1897, has been known as Fraser Hall. The University was reorganized in 1891, and the Schools of Arts, Engineering, Law, Fine Arts, and Pharmacy were established. More schools were added with the passage of time until by 1900 all the Schools save Business, Education, and Journalism were in existence. New buildings were added at the rate of one almost every two years, a pace necessary to keep up with the expanding enrollment of the largest university in the state of Kansas. From a small school with only three instructors, the University of Kansas has grown to a complex organization of schools, departments, and divisions with a full-time- teaching staff of over 800 persons. And K.U. will continue to grow.