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Officers of Purdue University. D., President. Stanley Coultbr, Ph. D., Secretary. Alfred Monroe Khnyon, A. M., Registr Governing Council. Dr. Stonb ; Professors Goss, Green, Latta, McRae, Codlter, Moran, Goldsborougb, Pbnce, Golden, Daviks. Standing Committees. Athletics. Professors Hdston, Moran, Golden, Waldo. College Publications. Professors Coulter, Miller, Alford, and Mr. Skinner. Benjamin, Harrison, Indianapolis. William V. Stuart, La Fayette. William A. Banks, La Porte. William V. Stuart, President. Board of Trustees. David E. Beem, Spencer, James M. Barrett, Fort Wayne. Sylvester Johnson, Irvington. Job H. Van Natta, La Fayette. William H. O ' Brien, Lawrenceburg. Charles Downing, Greenfield. Officers of the Board. DWARD A. Ellsworth, Secretary. James M. Fowler, Treas Executive Committee. Benjamin Harrison, James M. Barrett, William V. Stuart. Auditing Committee. Sylvester Johnson, William H. O ' Brien, David B. Bbbm. Farm Committee. William A. Banks, Job H. Van Natta, Charles Downing. Committee on Agriculture and Horticulture, Sylvester Johnson,
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Purdue University. HE modem University is, for the most part, derived from the monastic school of the Middle Ages. As a result of this descent the early universities gave the himianities a very prominent place in their curricula and did not offer extensive courses in scientific branches. The realms of philosophy -were explored with great zest, and the classic shades afforded infinite delight ; but almost no attention was given either to theo- retical or applied science. There was not much demand for instruction in these lines. Superstition and science have always been antagonistic. The church dominated educational thought and the present indus- trial age, in which applied science is indispensable, had not begun. The logic of Aristotle held sway, and men thought it a greater advantage to revel in metaphysical speculations than to turn their attention to those matters wh ich were considered to be of the earth, earthy. This intellectual bondage was terminated by the Renaissance, and education was placed on a more logical basis. It was stiU, however, rather disciplinary than practical. Culture, pure and simple, was the main object of university training, with no thought of any specific practical application. The feeling soon arose that that kind of education did not meet the demands of the times, and this feeling became more pronounced at the beginning of the present industrial era. The Industrial Revolution in England took place in the latter part of the eighteenth century and in the early part of the nineteenth. During this period the manufacturing processes of the country were literally revolutionized by the epoch- making inventions of Hargreaves, Arkwright, Crompton, Cartwright, James Watt and others. These men produced the most notable series of inventions in the history of English industry. As a result of these inventions English manufacturing was given a remarkable impetus. The Industrial Revolution was not long in spreading to America. It dates in this country from about 1830. In the short space of a single decade wonderful advances were made. English inventions were imported ; the railway was introduced; steamboats were navigating the ocean, rivers, and lakes with success; the screw-propeller was made practicable ; anthracite coal was successfully used in the production of steam and in the manufacture of iron ; and the steam-hammer, the McCormick reaper, and numerous other labor-saving contrivances were invented during this fruitful dec- ade. Yet the progress of this period represents only the humble beginnings of the present industrial age, which is without parallel in the history of the world. Obviously, then, under these conditions there was necessity for something aside from Latin, Greek and Philosophy. These branches were invaluable in the learned professions, but coidd never accomplish the industrial conquest of the American con-
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