Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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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

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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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'l'lll H RIS lum. rooms. The top floor is devoted entirely to the Junior and Senior drafting rooms. Special attention has been paid to the matter of illumination of the drafting rooms in view of which a skylight of large area has been p1'ovided at the peak ol llle I'Uof. l'rof. XY. D. Pence, head of the Department, has given his personal attention to the design and construction of the building. The new Civil Building will do much to relieve the pres- ent crowded condition of the Engineering Laboratory, but something must be done to relieve the congestion of the Department of Practical Mechanics. In other words the 3100000 requested from the state in 1905 must soon be forthcoming if the work of instruction is to go on with any- thing like the past standard of efficiency. XX'ith the 360,000 appropriation for the new Chemical Building, a most promising structure is contemplated, both architecturally and in its equipment. The present plans from which the building is to be constructed, provide for a three-story building to contain a large lecture room and numerous spacious and conveniently appointed laboratories. Preparations are being made for the improvement of the Electrical Laboratory, to the extent that plans have been drawn for the addition of a large lecture room on the ground floor and for greatly increased laboratory space. The crowded condition of the Electrical Building has been the cause of much inconvenience, to say nothing of the conse- quent detriment to the research work which has been car- ried on in spite of the adverse conditions. The total attendance at the University during the past year was 2,0273 1,688 at the LaFayette Institution and 339 at the Medical School at Indianapolis. The 1,688 at the LaFayette school was sub-divided as follows: Freshemn, 478, Sophomores, 4095 juniors, 312g Seniors, 221: Phar- macy, 1013 Special, 365 Graduate, 31, 1Vinter Course in Agriculture, 102. The Class of 1905 was graduated on June 7, at which time 203 Bachelors Degrees were granted, distributed as follows: In Science, 19: in Agriculture, 6, in Mechanical Engineering, 635 in Civil Engineering, 495 in Electrical Engineering, 6-l. Graduate degrees were conferred as fol- lows: Master of Science, lg Mechanical Engineer, 1, Civil Engineer, 3: Electrical Engineer, 2: Twenty-seven were graduated from the School of Pharmacy.