Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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honorable part in the history of medical education of the state. The Medical College of Indiana was established in 18691 the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons in 18793 and the Ft. lVayne College of Medicine at a still earlier date. Their graduates constitute an important part of the Medical profession of the state. Each of these col- leges sacrilicecl much in thus surrendering its existence, but did so voluntarily, imbued with the one purpose of contrib- uting to the establishment and development of a single medical school of high order and of credit to the state. ln accepting this added responsibility Purdue Univer- sity has only one aim, viz.-to aid in what seems to be a right educational movement in the service of the state. lt is of great importance to our people that medical knowl- edge and practice be of a high order, and the first step towards this is to establish and maintain a medical school in which the training shall he scientific, modern and X thorough. 25435255 ' Purdue lfniversity has no sell- X: my JE ish end to serve in thisg it expects ! only to increase the value of its ser- vice to the state. The only beneiit which it can receive will be the sat- isfaction of having rendered the ser- vice well. ,5-xt... , X pf . . . ' . i 'lap . r' ass .i 5 sl '1 l I l l L1 J haf The new department will -il' -1519 , , X he known as 'l he Indiana .,,. '. l ,,4Ai Medical College. the School of Medicine of Purdue Univer- sity.' Its enrollment of students for the current year is 556. The progress of the school and the almost universal approval of the new department augur well for its future. The day of the Purdue-'Wabash game, Gctober 12, 1905, was the first time that the newly acquired medical students gave personal evidence of their willingness to be counted with us in University affairs, and at that time the student body gave evidence of their willingness to initiate the Medics into the mysteries of Purdueism. On the morning of Qctober 12, a special train from Indianapolis brought the majority of the Medical Department into LaFayette. They were met at the station by a grand procession of the Senior Class with the Varsity Band and representatives of the Faculty, and escorted to the Court House square. Here they were extended a most hearty welcome by Dr. Moran on behalf of the Faculty 3.I'1Cl by Mr. R. D. Kneale, president

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Cb Kill SI ZDGDIQI' Gl UIIW l'SlW Pl' QYQSS OOQJ T IS no small pride in the Alma - 5 N g z A T! BN Mater that the Class of Nineteen ff qff new Hundred and Six records the events of the last year of her University career: a year that ,ll Q1 . has not only been notable in a N f- ilii T T 'i 'Y fn V , Wflwflhfg . .AEQQ 'LI .' it 4:35. I Eg : ,Lai material way, but one in which the moral, intellectual, and social uplift in University affairs has been on an increased ascendancy, a year so full of successful enterprise, and with broadened relations with the outside world that the present graduating class may leave with the exhilarating confidence that they are to be numbered among the alumni of an institution the future greatness of which is even undreamed of by the most opti- mistic. The incorporation of the medical colleges of Indian- apolis and Ft. VVayne with the University was a most not- able event of the year, in regard to which President Stone has given the following information: This step had its initiation in the proposal of the Faculty of the Indiana Medical College to donate its prop- erty to and become merged into Purdue bniversity. This proposal having been considered by the University trustees was accepted and articles of agreement to this effect were executed on September 1, 1905. Shortly after a similar proposal was received from the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons of Indianapolis which was also accepted. and in accordance with the same the faculty, students and equipment were merged into the new school on September 23. In a similar manner the lit. XVayne College of Medi- cine suspended operations and joined the new school on October 16. The three colleges thus merged into one have had an

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of the Senior Class, for the student body. On the afternoon of October 12, the Seniors formed the escort to Stuart field, where seats for the entire party had been reserved on the West bleachers for the Purdue-VVabash game. On the evening of October 12, LaFayette and Indianapolis repre- sentatives got together and celebrated the train of events leading up to the incorporation of the Medical College with Purdue University. ' Another important addition to the courses of instruction has been made in the establishment of the Department of Household Economics, another evidence Purdue is every day becoming more and more instrumental in the fitting of CIVIL BUILDING young men and women for lives of practical and intelligent usefulness. The course is based upon the present Science Course which has been modified with special reference to the appli- cation of the natural sciences to the maintenance of the household. The west wing of Art Hall has been remodeled into laboratories Hllfl class-rooms for the accommodation of the department. The marked success of the first year under the supervision of Miss Ivy F. Harner, goes to show that with the improvements that only time can bring, Purdue will be able to furnish young women with instruc- tion in domestic economy that will be hard to surpass else- where. According to the Acts of the General Assembly of Indiana in January, 1905, provision was made for the erection of a new building for the Department of Civil Engineering at a cost of S-l0,000, and one for the Depart- ment of Chemistry at a cost of S60,000. The former, which is nearing completion, although modest in its architectural lines, has a most substantial and serviceable appearance. Its interior equipment is to be of the most approved design, and the other appoint- ments convenient in arrangement. The first floor pro- vides computing and mapping rooms for work in Sopho- more surveyingg an instrument room, repair room, a standardization room, museum and offices. The second floor contains a large assembly room, three recitation rooms, the Department Library and office and toilet