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' - H cfe? i t y The coeds of the early 1900 ' s entered collegiate sports with the formation of their own varsitv basketball reams. The 1907 Coed Club was the first women ' s organization on the L5.U. campus. were made which made the financing of certain construction projects. Notable among these were the William Garig gift of 10,000 for the construction of an assembly hall and the John Hill donation of $33,000 for a library. These beginnings marked the start of a period of construction that was to result in almost a totally new University plant. During this physical expansion courses were being added, and the academic standards were being im- proved. The Law School was established u $d6 and two years later the University was reorganized into schools and colleges. The year 1904 marked the intrusion of co-education on the LSU campus when Miss Olivia Davis was permitted to enroll in a calculus class taught by Dr. Nicholson. Two years later the first freshman class of women, numbering seventeen, were enrolled. The number of women students increased rapidly and new courses were organized to meet their needs. In 1910 the University marked the end of a period of broad expansion by commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the institution. The celebration was followed by another period of expan- sion of the institution from a departmental standpoint. The departments of Forestry, Speech, Journal- ism, Music and Home Economics were established. The Department of Geology, which had been ex- tinct for several years, was re-established. An emphasis was placed on the new Department of Agricul- tural Extension bringing about a revival of interest in scientific agriculture in the state. These enlarged agricultural facilities were largely responsible for the construction of the Greater University on the present campus. It was realized sometime earlier that the University site was too small and that adjacent property could not be bought. It was found that the Gertness Plantation, a krge tract about three miles south of Baton Rouge, was for sale. After much discussion in the legislature the bill appropriating the money for the purchase was passed. Thomas W. Atkinson was president of the University at the time and saw the institution through the major part of the move. Construction of the first building, a dairy barn, began on March 29, 1922, and classwork was begun at the new plant in September of 1925. The cadet corps was moved from the old barrack to the dormitories of the new campus in 1926; however, the classes for freshmen and sophomore women were conducted 23
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The Boyd Literary Society was named for Thomas Duckett Boyd, outstanding presi- dent of L.S.U. in the years 1896-1927. on the old campus until 1932. The campus was dedicated officially on April 30, 1926, the anniversary of the admittance of Louisiana into the Union. Several important changes in the schools and colleges were affected in 1931 giving new life and emphasis to the life and progress of the institution. The swelling enrollment comprised not only of stu- dents from Louisiana, but from other states and abroad as well created a demand for many new courses. As a result in a short period of only four years the Schools of Geology, Medicine, Library Sci- ence, Journalism, Forestry, Music, Dentistry, and Pharmacy were established as well as the College of Pure and Applied Science, the Institute of Industrial Research, the Graduate School, and the Depart- ments of Fine Arts and Religious Education. During the period immediately preceding the depression the enrollment almost doubled. This growth can be properly attributed to the wholesale enlargement of the University ' s program, the broadening and improving of the courses of study and the greater use of its facilities in promoting the educational welfare of the State. During this period the University expanded its program of activities to include almost every community in the State. And through extension work it has made its vast facilities available and useful to the professional, the business and agricultural groups of the state. During the administration of James Smith in the mid and late 1930s the Legislature generously ap- propriated funds and approved a constitutional amendment, subsequently ratified by the voters, provid- General Robert Lee Bullard de- livered the address at the formal dedication of the new campus April 30, 1926. The beginnings of modern dancing at L.S.U. can be seen in this Grecian tableau of 1928. The famous Huey P. Long, staunch sup- porter of L.S.U., joins the cheerleaders at the sidelines.
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