Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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1917 DGbriS at first (inly sli-litly ajar, swun- wi.lc (ipcii lur tlicir a.liiiissM,ii. tuwaid il : l.iil liis work was ,-ul short hy liis rcsiuiialM.n al tin With tlir erection. .f the pn snit A-rieuH ural Hall, whicli -a v, ' rl,,se ,,f t he eoll,.-,. venr ISSL ' -i;. tangible evidence of tlie imi-pose of the I ' niveisity authorities to It i-ciiiained, however, for his successor, I ' lc-iileiit Smart encourage agricullnral e.lucalion, and the ad enl, a little later, lo set the cuireiit troirul - in favor of ti ' chmc.il eiliicaticni aiK of the Corn School and Stockman ' s ( ' oiiveni ion, winch soon m.akeit thed.nmn.ant feature of ihe I nn-ersity. Thmmh h.aiidi developcl into the annual Farmer ' s Short Course, lli,. aiiiiciil- cajiped with failing eye-Mi:hl and impaiiv I ' lavdlh, Dr. Sniar tural si le of Purdue l.egan to iro v. To those, who lor years hy his keiai msiiiht into the trend of eveni , kiiowledi;e of men watched with keen solicitude the leel.le lirowth of Ihe A.mi- and ahililN- to mlliieiice leoislation, really c.,mpelled victon cultural Department which came linipinii aloiiti regularly al I lie when deteat seemed inimineiil . President Smarl lo i ' d to se( ■■tail of the procession, the recent rapid development of the thiniis move, He was keen to ee and (puck to seize the op School of Agriculture into the larnesf smtile school of Ihe I ' m- port unity of the hour. Discerninu that the time was ripe loi versify is indeed liighl - , iratif iiiii. :,ii a(l -ance in eimiiieeriim education, he ix-.ivr himself will For some years, in the Sll ' s and early (Ill ' s, the trend of the aliaiidon to the luiildiiii: up of the course- in eniiineerin.ti. iiistituli(m was strongly toward the technical and especially The reiiime of I ' resideiil St one realh ' heizan when he was vice the engineering subjects. ( leneral science, language, history iiresideni m I he closiim years of President Smart ' s life. Presiden and economics were — shall 1 say tolerated because they were , ( , ' adminisiralion has been llie era of (piiet oiuanizai ion recognized as necessary means lo desired ends. In more recent ,,f s steinal iziim and knittini: Inucther, ihe er.a of iiKaca-iiu ■fficiency through the more balanced nr,,wlh of The swing of Ihe pendulum in the world ' s history is also student, Dr, Sl(,ne has persisteiitlv and eheciively pursued clearly di.sceriied m the development of Purdue Fniversily. high ide. ' ds of bot h general and lechmcal educat ion. and, under In the past thirty-five years there have been three presidents of his deliberate and wise guidance, Purdue is rendering her the rniversity, each differing strongly from the others, and most eliicieiit service to her students, to the Stale and to three distinct regimes of University administration and life, humanity-. President While, a tall man of sinking a|)pearance with The best chain er in the history of Purdue is now being written the ■■old school, He had a clear vision (,f the value and iin- still better things to come.

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1917 DGbri:5 Purdue ' s Growth This huildinii also nffonlcl nKuns for llic luhninisinitivo otficers, By Professor W C. Latta HI M-,-i iv, Mini l V(. literary sdcictics. Tlic riiivcrsitv Hall was then, as iMiw, a vnlal.lc l.rc-luvc (.l ' ii. luslry an.l tlir .cuter ,,f IX ISSL ' Piinlue was a small c.ille-e with her repiit al inn as the enlK-e activities. The Men ' s Dunn., howv.a ' , was with a teehnical seli.M,l yel l , lie Mia.le. .V( first I ' unlue was l.er.nniliii re.milaril y , t he st .inn eeni er of our lit 1 le enlleKe world ni.avly a literary, s.aeiit iHe an.l . ' lassi- ' al institution an.l h.T an.l Ih. ' .•rst-while nii ' iiilHa-s ,.f the ' W. ( ). ..f I). l). eoul.l nianv stu.h nts .-aiue lai-. ly Ir.ini the iini hat. ' vi.anity. Te.-hnieal a tal. ' iinl..l.l ..! pranks of v. ' .il.l.Mi Ihik ' . J-lv. ' rl.i.ily kn. ' w iiistni. ' tKUi 111 ISSl ' was y. t iii its intaney, th.av l.em- Iml uur everylMuly in th. ' o 1 .il.l .lays when the little .-..lle-e laniily iustru. ' l..r in .a.iiiieiilt ure an.l .nii ' in .•n.iiine.a ' iiiK. The .•.)urs, ' iii. ' f r.-iilarly tiw tnn. ' s a w. ' ek in Uv littl. ' l...x-lik. ' . ' Iiapel on inpharnia. ' y. ' ain.-iuu.-hlal.T. t he t hir.l llo.,r of rniversily Hall. Th.. .ni-inal .■aiiipiis eonipris.Ml ,,nly ali.-ut Iw.uKy a-acs. The ■■! ank-s,a-ap with its l,,n- .liawn-oiit pivlinunary .lis- Im.uii.I.mI .ui tlu ' s..iith l.y Stat. ' street, .ui ih. ' . ' asl l,y a tann turhan.-e n( all c.,!!,. ,. tuii.-t i.uis, its ni-hts nia.l. ' iv .uianl with fence, just east ..f the .Irive l. ' a.liii.ti north Ironi t h. ' main en- tli. ' ,ay ..f ■iivshni.Mi oiit ami lis att. ' ii.l.ant ..ill pourin.ti { the trail. ' ., an.l .m th. ' n.irtli an.l west as at piv.s.mt. It was siir- popiila.M ' whi. ' li . Irani. ■.! ..ven the .Ireus ,,r th. ' .aty, ami the r.iumle.l on all snli ' s l.y lii ' l.ls in whi.-h iarm . ' nips w.av .urown. ■■ MiM ' hani. ' s P.urninti. with its ni.M ' k solemnity ami liivws.ime Th. ' .■olle-e l.iiil.liniis in 1 S,S1 w.av La.li. s ' Hall, rniv.asity .l. tails, hav. - ■ n..ver l.i ivturn. V. s, th. y hav. ' u.m. , hut Hall, I ' lir.lii.. Hall (ih.Mi th.. m.ui ' s l).,rm,l, th. . n y (siii.m. at what .-osl , .uily th.ise who weiv ..y.. wit n. ss. ' s will ..ver kiM.w. l.iirn.al), th.. s..iilh en.l ..f what is ii.iw th. ' Pliarma. ' y litiil.linii Thanks t.. th. ' .l. a.l li.a-.H s ,,f tli. ill-fat. mI I ' unhu S rrial, (th.ai kii.)wn as the ClKamstry an.l I ' hysi. ' s Biiil.lin.m, tli. ol.l ami ih. ivsiiltanl .M. an. .rial ( lymiiasium : thanks to Mrs. Hliza KiiKine H.mse whi.di st.Hi.l jiisl in fr..iit ..fill. ' S.aem-. ' FowLa ' s l„.,pi,.st K.iwler Hall, wit li its enlai-in-, upliftinu ami Annex, an.l A-ri.ailt iiral Hall, a sm.all Iw.i-slory l.uil.liiiij, rehnin.ii infill. ai. e upon the riiiversity aii-l .■.,niiiiunily lihy of seven r.H.ms with a ivar ..n.-st.,ry win- tor st.irinir the t hanks t., t h. .■.unin- of a saner .lay wit h its .InM uni ' ■Salet y exp.a-iinental .a.-ps. Th. las! nam.Ml huiMinii sl,,o.l n. ar Slat. ' First in sp.irt as w. ' ll as in liusiness, w, ' aiv st. a.lily p.ahaps ami Alarstellar streets in th. ' n..rlh. ' ,ast .•orn.a- ..f an exp.aa- at times iin|i.av.-pt ihly y. ' t surely apiir.iachiiig the golden a i;e. mental fiehl of tiai a.a-. ' s. 1 n ISSL ' i h. ' luiil. lilies .l. ' vole.l wholly Thoiiiih yoiinji w.inien w.ac never ilenied admission to or ill jiart to iiisl i ii. ' t i.mal purposes w.ac hair in nujuixM- as Purdue, th. ' instil tit ion was known for years only as a school as. ' iinst twenty at 111. ' pri ' sent time. With t hi ' ex. ' epti.in of for yoiiiii!; men. H was then thought by some that younu; Chemistry, Physi. ' s, In.lustrial . rt (laiighl in La.lii ' s ' Hall), w.uiieii woiihl [ireh ' r to go where the lighter a. ' . ■oinplishmeiits an.l a slim intelle. ' tual .liet of Agri. ' ult ural an.l F:ii, iiiieeriiig were taught, The wisdom of offering courses in serious sul suhjects, the instruction was a.lminist. ' iv.l in riiiversity Hall. jects, especially for women, was gravely (luestioned. Rut the

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1917 Debris The University Library ' I ' lic iKuncs di i wd liunilicd :iii(l Inm ' seniors n|i|ic:ir o By Professor William H. Hepburn ICCli|d l.ir I lie (list scllH ' Slcr Us ll;ivill,li iImiWII I.Mdks llic lilTMi ' x- l.ir In, in, ' ii- ,.. ' I ' hc Cl issn! ' 1UI7 IS Ih,. (irsi Wv.il Iki Iki.I llir iisri.i Ihc new - iH.th ' e;,!,!,. l,.Miur,. ul 111,. si ' i ' viiM- -ivcn liy ilic lil.n Lihraiy liuiMin-llii ' .Hi-linul ii-eiiuiv cMurM.. 1 ■,„■ i IkiI reMs,,n l ' ' Inrnishmu Mi ' .MHinn.Hlnt ions tor ilic meeiin- il they lin iw nolliin- of the lilir;M ' v Mrr.ininio,|:,l ions of :in onrlirr stu.lcnl oro,, iiizul ions, in lliis way servm- In sonic ..xlcnt j.oinon of rnivrrsily Hall. I lir l.aseiiirni an. I ln l lloor now nse.l l,y ma ii v oi-a n, ;, | ions for iviinlar or oreasional ni(M .MTiipicil l,y iImmiIHcos of 111., iv-islrar ami ill.. s,.,.,,m| |1 ■ m,u .an.l il lias | imvi. I,.. 1 a l .m|M,rarv lioni.. I.. r many si ml.. nl a i|Uarli.rs lli.. Ial)rar - tiivw. n.,.,k an.l .•..rn..r an.l Hiiallv. afl..r s.mi.. i;roainn- .In.. I., i ' i .- l nn|M,rlanl lliinu il .-an .|.i |.- lo-iimnlal.. llic r..|. ..fforl lo a,.,..ni, 111. rial.. ,l ..|f I., a pa,-.. mn..|, lo,, .mall. |m,sIi.. I s,. ..f. ,.iml ll,.. r..a.l,nu- ..f 1 k , ns,.fnl I ks. -..,,,1 I Ms,.|f..nl ,nlolar,,,.ran,ll.,.||..rarran ..,|.|narh.r ,n,l pr..s,.:,l pra.-l,..al l .M,k an,l 1 k .,f 1 1,., ima .nal ,.m. I,.,.,ks ..f pi. Il, ,,,„,. an.l I ks of p,,w..r. ami I.. sn|.pli.m..nl in lliis way lli. ' ' I ' ll.. 111. rary .•.ill... .11. .11 iimsl ..f .■onrs.. 1... Iar-..ly .l..|..rmiii...l f(.rmal I r;iim m.; ui wn in lli.. ..Jass room ami lli.. Ial...r l.y 111,, .■iiri-i.-iiliim ..f lli.. rmv..rsil -. On,. lliir,l.,f lli.. v..liim.. , ' ' i hii..... ..|v I,, 1.,. li..p...| ilia I in ..m,. mi.asnr..s lli,. in ..r..|l.,.nl l. .,()!in. ...r,. Ill 111,, ku.l.ls ..f ' ,.iiLiin..,.rin aii,l aiiri..nlliii-,.. ' kv lil.r,.|rv a.lmimsl..rs I., ili.. ii.....U..f I li.. T ni v .rsil y On,, fiflli ai,. HI ......n.nim.s, .M.,.i..|,,.iy an.l ... Im ' .al i. .n. Tli,. niiinil - in lli,.s,. v,.,ri..n- uaN-. s..i,.|i,.cs ,.f l,i..l,,-y, .-In ' mistry, pliysii ' s ami nial li,.in:il i,.s liav,. also al.oui ..II. ' Iillli. kiii ' iainr. lias ..n.. i. ni li ; liisi ..i y, l.ioi - j|.| Agricultural Experiment Station l ' r:,..|i.-allv ryryy s..,m.r M,i,|..nl ns,.s lli,. Ia..|lili,.s ,,f lli.. Tli,. .Vuri.-nl I n ra 1 |.:xp..riiii..|il Slain. n is .■,m.ln..|,..l f lil.rarv I., a Lr..al..r ..r l. ' ss ..xli ' iil. Willi soni,. Ilial lis., may a,lvan....m,.iil of lli.. aiiri. ' iill iiral iiil..r..sls ..f ih.. Slal,. I...|iniil..,ll,.lli..r..a.lin-..flh,..laily ii,.wspap..rsan.llli,.,-iirr.. II w.irk ,.,.nsi. ls in ,...ii,lii,.| mii ,.xp,.nm,.iil s ;iml iiiv..sii- p,.ri..,li..als ..f wlii. ' li n.. r..,-or.| is k..pi. Il r- v. ' rv iiol i. ' .. il.!. ' .•oii.. .rnimi m;il I ..rs of ml I ' lvsl a ml ,.,-on..mi,. iinp.irl a n. ' .. Ilial sill. I.. ills 111 s..|,.m.,. an.l iii .■ii;ri..iill iiiv ar. ' r...pnr ..l i.v llm farm. .is ..f lli,. Slal,.. Tli,. inf,.rmali,m a,.,|iiir...l kv lli, ' s iialiir...,! Ili..|r w.irk |..ni:ik.. r,.,.il ,i ' I li.. r..f..r..ii.. . Ia..|lil i.. lliroiml, ils ..xp..ri m..iil al w,.rk is I r.., n iiiil I ...1 I , lli.. ki of 111.. lil,r:irv. Tins is l. ' ss Irii,. m lli.. ,.|iiii ii..,.ri ii- ,.oiirs..s. ....iii in iinil v l.y m..aii- of pnl.li..,.|l h.iis, ky .•,.-,. prr.-il iv.. |.