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An Historical Sketch of Purdue University tlU ' liavi .ln.-,.,l 1, Mir.-i.suiv into Cun- F„un,|.-,lin„ r, ■ IMsIlt iilioii.s for instruction ted I ' lir.lue. 1, Is. T r lull was passed but The 111. .si I- ' .. 11 ■ y.-.irs later he pre- veai ' s has I.e.- tor Justin S. Morrill was one of the most ■eing men of liis time. He saw that the qie of classical eolleae. then so ijrevalent. grass to provide for the endowmei in agriculture and the meehanica was vetoed by President Buehaii seuted his bill again, with some iimililiratii ' iis, ami this time it was passed and signed by President Ijinenlu. This Aet (if 1862 is the fuiidaiii. ' utal statute for all --Jjand (irant Colleges and is line 111 ' the must important measures in the history of education. I ' unliie. like most institutions of learning, bad a .strenuous struggle for existence in her early days. It was not until the coming of President Smart, iu 1883. that real and substantial progress was made. President Smart was at the head of tln ' institution for seventeen years and practically gave up his life for the University. He labored incessantly and got others t labor for her advancement. Broken in health he died in 1;k)(I. ihlings and instructional force all of the time. While the re- iiation have been steadily rai.sed, isiiej ' . Thr pi-e.sent high .standard liy I lie liu.stees of the Carm-jie I III ' Teaching when they adiiiit- lelils nf the Foundation. eiit ill the University in recent .Vuriculture and in the Depart- . recent appropriation made by • still greater progress po.ssible •il aliuii; technical lines she has aile. The academic courees are ■ililies fill- general cultm ' e about iir iiiiiiirriius. The new Library (eaieial .Vssembly -ill be a fine I anil u-ill iliiulitless serve as tlie III- life u|- llle riliviTsitV. The Registrar ' s Office — See General Sherman ' s definition of War.
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History of the Past Year listory luid Ijiddeii farewell ), slie oast a kindly eye over I its people and noted all riff period of a year, many h.M.n :ir,-.,i„,.lisli..d rrlatin- r l.oti, tllr srMMHs and F1..111 llic standpoints of bnildings, eqiiiiuiHiil, iiistnictuniiil fiirrcs. alhlrtics, journalism and college (.-nstnins. tlu- I ' iiivi-vsity IS licltcr tnil.iy tlian it was a year ago. ' I ' Ih- iiiiii-tc-en-eleven class took active charge of campus ati ' iiis whin tlic preceding class cast its boote aside and entered upon till- jiiyful period of undergraduate days known as Senior Vacation. The first momentous I ' vnit uiidci ' Ihi ' iirw ivgimi ' was the Gala Week celebration and tln ' ( ' uninn-niTnirnl rxi-rcisfs of the out-going class. For fonr days Ihc Scnidis niadi ' uuTry. and the presence of many aluimii. ulm yi.ldrd to thr mipulsi ' i visit their Alma Mater, add.-.l uay.ty to lli •casinn. ' Hi. ' Coni- niencement exercises, the liual ed ' emouy before tlie uut-going class was ushered into the real world, took place on June 8, 1910. The next cycle commenced with the first registration day of the present collegiate year, Septendier Id. 1010. . mong the familiar faces that reappeared mi tln ' campus hitc many .sti-auge one.s, the eager, questioning faces of the Frislimm. The holiday spirit was in evidence; hearty handshaking, cordial greetings, enthusiastic anticipation everywhere. The first convocation, the formal opening exercise of the year, was held on September 14. Once more the Series, the Bull-dog, the Skyrocket aud the vai ' ious class yells were heartily given. The grind commenced, broken only by niiihily fiaca.scs be- tween the Freshmen and Sophomores, and thi- daily develop- ments in athletic prospects. The seventeentli annual Tank Scrap took place on the evening of Friday, September 23. The result, a victory for the Freshmen, came as a great surprise. The usual stunts on Stuai ' t Field were carried out in traditional order. Tlic new I ' oiitliall coach, Marcas F. Ilorr, put the football sipiad to hanl W(irk as soon as the Conference regulations per- mitted. ' I ' hc chief topic of interest ahoul tile campus was the fnotliali pi ' osp.M-ts of thi- Ohl Cohl and fUaek. Coach Ilorr soon demonstrateij that the ei.ntidence the university public had placed in liini as not mis|)hiced. From green and untried material he built .1 ti ' jIitiiiL; m.iehine that brought to the old grad memories of the days when I ' liidue .stood high in this branch of athletics. Indiana Day will long be remembered as one of the holidays of tlie year; class work was suspended that the University might show its hospitality for Purdue ' s dearest rival. Corduroy day and the Senior- Junior parade were observed itli all the due ceremony on the occasion of the firat football game. The Junior hats made their appearance at the same time. The annual Thanlisgiving holiday was suspended, .md instead of the three days ' respite from work only one wa.s alhuved. The Christmas vacation was extended two days, however, to com- pensate for the short November i-est . University work ceased on Deecmliei- Jl and the campus re- She gave him a piece of her mind. — Mrs. Purdue.
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