Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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HISTORY OF THE PAST YEAR— (Continued). those which it attracts to it. It speaks well for the reputation of Purdue that while the qualifications have been so raised during the past year that graduation from a commissioned high school and tin- completion of a thorough course in solid geometry are required for entrance, more applications for all classes are being received than at any previous time and many more than can be adequately taken care of. Courses in Forestry and Chemical Engineering have been added to the curriculum during the past year, while the Pharmacy course has been increased to two full years. By all lovers of sport the resumption of athletic relations with Indiana University was hailed with joy. The hatchet has been buried and the Old Gold and Black will again contest with the Crimson and White for the athletic supremacy of Indiana. Let u hope that it will be with the old-time spirit of loyalty and fair-play. At the suggestion of the Senior class and through the untiring efforts of their committee the Alumni of Purdue have at last been able to fill the long-felt want of some means of recognition between old grads. The selection of the Purdue Ring was only made after an exhaustive examination of many designs ranging from ideas origi- nal with students about the campus to samples setting forth the con- ceptions of experts from the foremost jewelers of the country. The Freshman class in adopting the green cap as the official Freshman headgear have inaugurated a custom worthy of being perpetuated and one which will do much to keep their memories green long after they have left the campus. Owing to the low standard to which it had been allowed to degenerate and to the degrading features which had crept in. it was deemed advisable by the faculty council this year to abolish the Senior custom of Mechanics Burning. It was only after a de- termined struggle on the part of the present Senior class and much persuasion that they were allowed to give it another trial. So thoroughly was the entire ceremony carried out and so completely did the grotesque and humorous replace the ironical and vitupera- tive thai the burning of McAnnix has been raised to its proper place as a Senior ceremony. For reasons of much the same nature is was also decided to abolish the annual Freshman-Sophomore Tank Scrap, but it is to be hoped some means may be devised when the time comes to also preserve this custom which is fast becoming dear to the hearts of all Purdue men. In line with the continued progress of the University has been the attendance roll. During the year. 1,796 attended the University at Lafayette exclusive of those who attended the Corn School or Winter Agricultural Courses; these total over 1,200 in themselves. The distribution of regular students was as follows: 577 Freshmen, 448 Sophomores, 332 Juniors, 263 Seniors, SS pharmacy. 57 graduate, and 35 specials. The marked yearly increases in enrollment have resulted in a seriously overcrowded condition in all shops and labo- ratories and it is to be hoped that much needed relief will be given shortly. At the close of the last school year the ' n7 class was graduated at which time degrees were granted as follows: In Science. 17; in Agriculture, S; in Mechanical Engineering. SO; in Civil Engineering. 59, and in Electrical Engineering, 76. The degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon seventy graduates of the School of Medicine and the title Graduate in Pharmacy upon forty-six grad- uates of the School of Pharmacy. Advanced degrees were conferred as follows: Master of Science, 4; Mechanical Engineer, 5; Civil Engineer, 6; Electrical Engineer. 8. Rosenbaum and Rosenbaum — Will open a gent ' s furnishing store in Evansville. '

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HISTORY OF THE PAST YEAR. The events of the past year form another link in the chain of years oi the steady progress and growth of our Alma .Mater, and when we stop to think of the unfavorable conditions and hindrances that have attended this progress ii is with no small pride that we recall her success. Through financial necessity progress of a ma- terial nature has been limited, but the broad strides made in the moral, social and intellectual field have to a great degree made up this deficiency, The Hem.. rial Building, which, since the fateful wreck of five years ago, has held a large share of the attention of every loyal Pur- due man, has at last assumed tangible form From the first it was evident that a building combining both memorial and gymnasium features would besl satisfy existing conditions. With this in view the architects, Messrs, R. 1 ' . Daggett Company, of Indianapolis, have prepared plans for a building which will admirably fulfill all requirements and can b( built for the amount already subscribed. It is to be Sa x 165 feet in the main wing with a projecting portion to the front 35x70 feet This front is to contain the entrance hall, lounging r ns, trophy room, ..flics, etc., leaving the main body of the building clear for the gymnasium Moor, which will contain ap- proximately 14,000 square feet of floor area A running track will be suspended around the gymnasium on a level with the main en- trance, and beneath the entrance hall will be a swimming pool 30x60 I ' .t. shower baths, lockers, team quarters and all the features ac- nying a lust class modern gymnasium. The plans have been accepted by the building committee of the University and the cora- if the building is awaited with impatience by the student 1.1. tio body Agricultural E cperiment Station no, (inn (iii is rapidly ch the last completion and the excellent work of the staff will be greatly facilitated by the commodious quarters and modern conveniences which the new build- ing will afford. The ground floor will contain storage and mailing quarters for the station bulletin department, a general laboratory and laboratories for Botany, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture and Agronomy. The first floor includes the office of the Director of the Station, general offices and laboratories and offices of the State Chemist and department of Agricultural Extension. The second floor contains a large library, the Chemical laboratory and the de- partments of Dairying and Horticulture. The department of Chemistry, since the foundation of the Uni- versity, has been one of the strongest and there is much satisfaction in seeing it at last provided with a building wherein its work may be carried out unhampered to its maximum efficiency. The building is modern in every respect and forms quite an addition to the Uni- versity. The contemplated addition to the engineering laboratories, form- ing an east wing to correspond to the testing laboratory, will even- tually accommodate the air brake rack and automobile testing plant. It is to be as the other laboratories, one story in height and 35x96 feet in area, and comes as a much needed relief to a very over- crowded department. In the deatli of Professor C. P. Mathews and the resignation of Dean W. F. M. Goss the engineering schools suffered a severe blow, but the manner in which Dean C. H. Benjamin and Professor C. F. Harding have taken up their respective duties portends much for the continued progress of the University. The standing of a University is not only judged by the quality of tin men that it turns out, but equally as much by the quality of Hughes — Too busy with the ladies to attend school. '

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Wright — Fully competent to talk on any bug, germ or insect.