Ottawa University - Ottawan Yearbook (Ottawa, KS)

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1 iff? ,M fl 1, iw. r '1 ml Q ,ffl lily 013 V CU? f-K ,J 5 l if GP s .xy N ll il il ll tx T . a l r asf' l.,Ji' Az.--:-X . sv... X,- .' X fu.-. Zff'lif'n'3'g. 7., i'- J - 'A T'F3',.'iw x K., ' ,X KN fill .1-713.5 1 5'-s Gif .fi -L.-2--1' -5,5 A ,gl -, ,., -A, . . i -N, ,,, - api. 'X-s . , y. it ge-1.16, qtsiff.. ' .121 CI sf-41.--X!-.Q i Us wi.-.rf-J K... :Lee---7' A J ive-R 2 - ': 1 it - .i,...-ans. ,X , -.1 X I. .gf xx. 3, J r. , :..- w.. ' M13 : it-gy.l.g mi This plan was presented to the Ward chapter and submitted to the Alun as a whole. As the above representative statements show, they heartily ap- proved of the action and pledged their support to the movement. And so through the loyalty of the Alumnae it has been possible to make of the Old Science Hall a useful historic monument. It was suggested by an Alumnus that the historic connection of the old building be increased by naming it for the founder of Ottawa University, john Tecumseh Jones. The suggestion was adopted by the trustees of the University and so the building bears today the name of Tauy jones Hall. OUR RETIRING PRESIDENT Back of all institutions of higher learning there is always someone who guides it through its successes, its difficulties, its progressg someone who guides the faculty, who shows to faltering students the right path, who steadies student action in time of excitement, who gives to the students ideals for which to striveg in fact, someone who is of such sterling worth and who has such resolute charac- ter that he determines the principles, motives and character of the school. For 18 years such position has been filled most efficiently for Ottawa University by our retiring president, Doctor S. E. Price. In 1906 the board of trustees of Ottawa University called Dr. Price from the pastorate of the First Baptist Church to the leadership of the Institution. Before his coming the school felt greatly the need of someone who could lead the students and also handle the financial problems. As a master of both lines Dr. Price has achieved unparalleled success. The interest and welfare of the students have always been uppermost in the mind of our president. One of his main objectives hasbeen to build up the in- stitution to the highest point consistent with efficiency and service to the stu- dents. One of the first things which he did was to bring the school up to the re- quirements of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This was accomplished in 1908. Then he set about to enlarge those depart- ments which the University was already maintaining and to add more. In eighteen years the faculty has increased from nineteen to twenty-seven members and the enrollment from 130 in the college department to 330. Perhaps the most striking advances have been made on the financial side of the Institution's development. In fact, it has more than kept pace with the numerical and departmental growth. In 1906 the total assets of the Institution amounted to about 3lS150,000. During the past 18 years the value of the prop- erty alone has increased a million dollars. Part of this was invested in a new gymnasium which was built in 1915, part in a new science hall built in 1920, part in a central heating plant, part in a new athletic field and tennis courts, and part in beautifying the campus. The structures are permanent improvements and will stand for years to come, showing to all those who enter O. U. the results of the untiring efforts of a former president. Material gain is not the only thing by which we shall remember Dr. Price, for he has won a large place in the hearts of several student generations. Those students and alumni who have been in Dr. Price's classes and who have other- wise had personal contact with him, will not forget his kind and sympathetic interest in themg they will not forget the advice and aid he gave to help them through their difficulties and especially will they remember his chapel talks and jokes. As he leaves the institution in which he has put his heart and soul, the alumnae will say with the student body that he has fought a good fight . Page 2 3 ff, if '1- 1 . X if ,- ii 'l A, it Twill' . v.i- ' .,. ry ,li iq .V ii.,': ,,,. 4. r ' , W1 . N tiiliil 116, O . G .3 1,0 l f .tl W. 7 1, cf if . K l to ,W 1 1 fi G9 2 0 fx, Ulf l l C i l 5 ll l l fl' ll.. ill 31 si, ,,, , nf. . ,Af l . i ? r-, .Myl- . I i . ! I 1 I , fi 'i 'fu 1 'Ct lk Lifftl QL 4 1 I v

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'ji-LAX' w 1 V v X, it -'J fffrrss. x k lf? l , I ,xx ,S K.. ny,,i',ij.X,.- JJQZK .s,Q-F. 'i-g,:E,a2?'Q':'ffje.., v..,,, T3'2f5i1f'gil' X, 5:49--if 'Q-255 ' 1 1 1' 5 ' il , Egg TAUY JONES HALL I , X T was in 1869 that the first building on the campus was completed. In March fl l 63 1 of that year school opened with ten or twelve pupils. By Christmas there 5 Q Q I wp were forty or fifty enrolled. This school was not of the present college standing, f 15 but was more like a high school. However, there were several students who l studied Greek. The equipment was small-a few old benches and a pianog but ,QQ in spite of this fact school was successfully carried on, the enrollment steadily Wie p increased, and thus began what is now Ottawa University. ., This building remained the only one on the campus until the north wing ii N Q of the present administration building was completed in 1893. Upon completion fl of this building the main class work was moved to it and the other one was l made into a science hall. For 29 years, from 1892 until 1921, it housed the l, i science departments ' Q1 and during all this time it was known m p as Old Science Hall. ' .l Thus we see that for Q5 ,P 52 years the old 1 building has been p serving the students A of Ottawa Univer- Q sity. Hundreds of fig, students have come ni to Ottawa during i ,rw this time and many are the incidents and H associations that are connected with Old Science Hall. These 1 incidents along with p ,ix the historical facts 1 Q13 ' v b are what make this f building so valuable in the eyes of the Alumni. These were the outstanding y reasons why the Alumni took upon themselves the reconstruction of the old 1 T buildingg but let us give these reasons in the words of some of the Alumni. ,Q li Past associations give to that building a value peculiarly its own. U Those of us who recited and societyed there and painted the dome are QP A heartily in favor of its reconstruction. 'lf 1 Remake the building for the sake of the memories of the past, for that old H5 i' liiuilding means more of O. U. than all of the new good buildings that now deck ,V If 1 t ie cam us can ever mean to us. 1 PrI3:serve it soythat it will remain a monument to the early struggles of our T great Alma lVlater.' N 1 gi Undoubtedly it was such feelings as these that prompted the W'ard chapter X, to start the movement for the reconstruction of the old building. It was in the EY ,HL fall of 1922 that this chapter appointed a committee to examine the building 3 M and report a plan for its preservation. BrieHy, this was the plan whichthey Q3 proposed: The foundation and walls would have to be strengthened, and 1 r ,I straightened, many beams would have to be replaced, new flooring would have 3 if to be put in, and a new roof put on. Since the building was to be preserved it y just as well be made a useful one. For a long time there had been a desire to 1 W1 have the Conservatory of Music on the campus, so the committee, with the aid lil of Professor Paul R. Utt, drew up plans for making the building into a modern ,. 2654, 1 conservatory. X ii Page 22

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I ' .,gf .--Si-,.. . Q ,, . Y A , ,, s, , - n t-, , '- fi-1 g , i LI I ' I 1, '! iii Q . ,Q Student Tmdzizom' l-aim' LL collegesrhave traditions which are cherished. For the alumni they ,L 'lj unfold familiar memories, and for the student, stories of current life. I-.V ly Lfqrfii I INDIAN BURYING GROUND ,,' l The old Indian burying ground was established in 1833. It lies about four ilfl' l 1 I miles northeast of Ottawa on the site of an old mission. In it rest those who first i ' I KI, 1 3 dreamed of and worked for Ottawa University. There is a small white monu- I , ment which marks the graves I--Q , of Reverend J. Meeker and lil I Eleanor Meeker, his wife, who for y e a r s were missionaries among the Ottawas. Large, fl roughly hewn stones cover the graves of many of this tribe. I One is that of Compchau, Chief .1 I I lg, of the Ottawas. Another bears xii' , the name of Notino, who was f the father of Chief james lVind, I one of the four original trustees 1' of Ottawa University. A gran- ite monument marks the spot VIH l where Tauy jones was, buried lqjzfl and bears the inscription Tauy E33 Jones, Founder of Ottawa Uni- W versity. On Charter Day in iff 1923 the students of O. U. re- lii newed the old custom of visit- ing the grounds in a body. N EJ I 1 1 DOME PAINTING I It was the old custom that ,JN the Senior Class paint its numer- fif als on the dome of Old Science Hall and then defend them. In 1906 the faculty ff ordered it to be repainted in University colors and thus it remained for two il years. In 1908 the custom was revived and since that time the dome has been li painted without regulation. However, since the recent reconstruction of the ll old building, it has been decided by the student body that the Seniors shall be ii granted, in the fall of each year, -the privilege of painting their numerals on the dome un molested . il' w, ' HTHE UNIVERSITY 'O' ,Q fy, After the great football victory over Haskell in 1907 the student body ffl decided to formulate rules for the awarding of the UO. The student council 65: I .f adopted permanent letters for football, basketball and baseball. SENIOR PLAY gli l In 1898 the first senior class play was given as part of the commencement I I exercises. Every class since that time has staged a play as one of their Hnal class functions. l ' Page 24 I' ' iw ' '- :T'v7 'Z-Q '--5: 'r ,,fQ'f, fit' ' V f . -Q-,M ?T:N- ,i uf-.-f-f' 1' :- V 7 , ' 234: D.- - ' ' . ' , sf- if