Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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' W T)ebri$ Debris History VOLUME I of the Purdue Debris was published by the Senior class of 18IS9. The book was small and is a great contrast compared with the Debris of recent years. A: this time there were only two fraternities at Purdue -Sigma Chi and Kappa Sigma. Purdue com| ctcd in athletics with Indiana colleges and Butler was the greatest rival of the Old Cold and Black in football. The students lived in the dormitories, which occupied Purdue Hall, and the few women then in attendance were all housed in Ladies' 1 fall. There were very few organizations outside the literary societies which were very influential in university life. The Exponent was published by the societies, who took turns editing the paper which was not a daily at that time. The few buildings, small number of students, small amount of equipment contrast strikingly with the Purdue of today. In fact, the University has far distanced the fondest hopes of its founders. The school has developed along all lines and has come to Ik- recognized among the accepted higher institutions of education. The Debris has kept pace with this advance and each year has recorded the story of the progre . The book has grown from a volume of slightly more than one hundred to the present volume of nearly four hundred. Each year there has been noticed a gradual and marked improvement in the quality of the Debris, until in recent years it has come to be a valuable souvenir of Purdue life. The art and photography work has been increased each year, largely because of the improved printing facilities, allowing for artistic color work, flue electro-plate halt-tones, attractive cml ossing and many other improvements. We Itope that this volume will show an improvement over former ones, demonstrating the evolutionary growth of Purdue. Pac roi’nnx

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■ 1919 (Debris The Staff W. A. Smith M. D. Gjerde R. S. F.rnst.... ... N. T. Crane Departmental Editors W. G. Weigle L. P. Motsinger Marjorie R. Clark Literary Editor Beatrice E. Jamison Art Editor Marjorie A. Barr-----------------------Woman's Editor Contributors R. S. BOSART. '19-------------Staff Photographer Grace Tyner White Art Assistant C. M. KiMBERLIN. '22 Art Assistant K. E. McConnaughy, '21 Marion E. Sherwin. '21 F. W. Overesch. '22 P. H. Enochs. '22 H. H. Henley. '21 G. B. Franklin, '21 E. E. Plummer. '21 PURDUE UNIVERSITY , pAtlr SlXTJtUN