Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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SIC 31 THE 1 12. i: EBF I S IC aim History of Past Year eks in September, 1 ' ' 12. saw the influx Imnfh nf Seniors in anticipation of the 0 ' ITJ lonsj-desircd enrduroy years and what the harvest l yl ll ll Ve started in on the last lap on September II i lf ril2 t II I4t],. liut nut until we had helped swell the annual ])arade which marches up the stone steps to the Den, from which only a few of the lucky ones were immune for tlie remainder of the semester. Due to the small demand for campus tickets by the Freshmen, the proceeds of which help reim- burse the upper classman for his registration fee, our trips across the levee were not so frequent as they might otherwise have been, Ml we were content with Tank Scrap preparations. These were of little avail, however, as the Juniors ' proteges were victorious after 2i minutes of honest endeavor, turning a trick never before known in Tank history — that of defeating a bunch who had been victorious the previous year. Following this first great excitement, college work along educa- tional lines interfered with history making; but even here our path was not without monotony-breaking details. Due to a shake-up in the Civil department our advance along hydraulic lines was com- promised by rapid-fire changes of profs, until we received one who piloted most of us safely across the dams and eddy currents to the end of the semester. We were sorry to note the absence of two of our old friends. Prof. Hofifman and Prof, Ludy. Prof. Hofifman, we fear, is lost to us completely, having gone to Nebraska to accept the position as dean of the engineering schools ; but we await the return of Prof. Ludy from Wisconsin, where he is now located on leave of absence. The course in Chemical Engineering has received a boost, also, as it now can boast of its own instructional corps, which it lacked in the past. The new library approached a more concrete form, due to the letting of the building contract, which, in the fitness of things, went to a Purdue alumnus. After a few such minor details football season started in with a rush — downward. On October 7th the two upper classes marched on the fi eld in distinctive corduroys and hats, only to sit in agony and see Wabash pull the long end of a 3-to-O score, a defeat wliich G, D, Miner — Convocation has improved this year — so I have heard. 31

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E13IC 211 THE l ia, E)eEi]R.I.S IE History of Purdue University 31IE1] L-RDUE UXR ' ERSITY was organized under an act of Congress, passed on July 2, 1862, and ac- cepted by the State of Indiana on March 6, 1865. This act appropriated public lands to the several States for the purpose of aiding in the main- tenance of colleges where the leading objects shall be, without excluding other scientific or classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as pertain to agriculture and the mechanic arts. The State accepted from John Purdue and other citizens of Tip- pecanoe county donations amounting to $230,000 and pledged its faith to the ade(|uate and perpetual maintenance of the institution. The name Purdue University was established bv a legislative act of 1869. The purpose of the University is to offer to the young men and women of Indiana an opportunity to acquire a good college educa- tion along general lines and at the same time to secure instruction and practice in such lines of work as will fit them to engage in the practical industries. 1874-1912. Instruction was first begun at Purdue in 1874 and the first class, consisting of one man, was graduated in 1875. Since that time the growth and development of the institution has been very .remarkable. The total number of alumni has increased from one in 1875 to over four thousand in 1912. The enrollment of students now appro.ximates 2,000, while the instructional corps has steadily increased to nearly 200. From the general Science, Agriculture and Engineering courses offered in the early days of the institution the University has grown to maintain schools of Civil. Mechanical, Elec- trical and Chemical Engineering, Agriculture, .Applied Science and I ' liarmacy. PRESIDENTS. Richard Owex 1872-1874 Abhaham C. Shortridge 1S74 1S7 ' ; Jv ' rrTH S. ™ ' ■■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■ ' ■iSlS-lsk wi rLop r ' s xe: ::::::::::::::::::::::;;::;:::::::::::;:: :l9no; °° Richard Owen planned and guided the prospective institution very carefully through its formative period of two years and opened its doors ready to offer instruction. The following year, under the (Hrection of Abraham Shortridge. six buildings were completed, two members added to the instructional corps, and -the enrollment in- creased to sixty-four. During the following eight years the Uni- versity developed rapidly under the leadership of Emerson E. White. Military Science was introduced, the courses systematized, and Uni- versity Hall and the Agriculture building completed. In 1883 the faculty numbered twenty and the enrollment of students two hun- dred and fifty-four. James H. Smart occupied the presidency from 1883 to 1900, and during this time great things were accomplished. The Phar- macy course was added, the Junior Preparatory course abolished, shops erected, schools of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer- ing established, and the Experiment Station and Mechanical build- ings built. The Mechanical building burned soon after completion and the present one was erected. During the past twelve years President Stone has gtiided the University successfully and efficiently. These latter years have witnessed the completion of Fowler Hall, Civil, Electrical, Physics and Chemistry buildings, besides the central power plant. Memorial gymnasium, new Experiment Station, Applied Mechanics building. Judging pavilion and numerous farm buildings. Provisions for a new $100,000 library have already been made and building opera- tions will commence soon. A large amount of sane state legislation has been secured and others are being petitioned for. 13 — I I

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mil! Ill THB i iz. e e:br i s ice mm no amount of yelling was able to turn to victory. The very next Saturday, however, justified our confidence in Big Bill Horr. when 600 rooters went to Chicago and returned feeling that Chicago ' s ll-to-3 victory was but another indication of Chicago luck, and not of our strength. After a lapse of two weeks, calculated to brush up our football science, we managed to nose out DePauw by the score of 5 to ; but again on November 4th Old Gold and Black showed her true quality wlien Illinois, considered for a while as prospective champions, could not do better than 12 to 3 and, in the last quarter, were played oflf their feet by one of the best exhibitions of whirlwind attacks put through by Purdue in many years of football history. November 11th was a big day and night. Iowa 11, Purdue — upon which we shall not dwell further, and the big levee storm, sur- passed only by the big wind of ancient history in Ireland. Build- ings were leveled and college studies made impossible by the destruc- tion of six blocks of electric light and telephone lines on the levee. A return to old-time form on November 18th tumbled Rose Poly ' s victory aspirations to the tune of 33 to 6. And then came the biggest day Purdue has had in athletics for many a moon. Two trainloads of Purdueites overran Bloomington and the team ran over Indiana 12 to 5, with several more touchdowns resting in the shad- ows of the goal posts. Only the sea of mud on the field kept Horr ' s wonderful repertoire of plays from running the score sky-high. It was a day for the Seniors to look back upon and congratulate them- selves upon being present at the killing. With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to break the monotony, we looked forward to the basketball season and. having four veterans to build a team upon, could see nothing but a string of victories ahead. They came with no defeats interspersed to spoil a 1000 per cent, season, the first in conference basketball since 1908. The stories of the games are all alike — possibly a little more or less opposition here and there, but in the final count the championship five took in strange teams and strange floors without ever being able to test its true strength. Outside of athletic events, interest was afforded by the Ex- ponent by the war on express and street car service. The effect in the first case is easily seen by the presence of three express offices on the West Side, but up to the present time, the street cars still re- tain their resemblance to Noah ' s Ark of old. The Student Council, also, got busy, and through their efforts and Exponent co-operation, a ban has been placed upon the whole- sale erection of class memorials about the campus, an excellent sub- stitute being offered by the establishment of a Purdue Union fund, which, it is assured, will grow to useful proportions in the near future. Burrage — We l □ IC Tuesday, but probably on ■Wednesday. ' 31