Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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• During the administration of President Hyer admis- sion requirements in Greek and Latin were raised; this being a final step in the consummation of the policy to make the admission requirements of South- western University fully measure up to those of the best American colleges. A PICNIC ON THE SAN GABRIEL • On June 2, 1906, the corner stone was laid for a new boy ' s dormitory. The faculty decided unani- mously that no better name could be found than that of the founder of the University so the dormitory was named Mood Hall. ■• Money subscribed in Georgetown was applied to the construction of the Williamson County Science Building, the corner stone of which was laid during commencement exercises in 1916. • In this period Southwestern University lost two of its oldest faculty members. Upon his retirement in 1914 Professor Fletcher Young, who had been teach- ing since 1881, was made professor-emeritus. In 1915 The Grand Old Man of Southwestern — Dr. Claude Carr Cody, who rendered more than thirty- six years of service — resigned on account of his failing health. DEBATE CLUBS • Caught in the general hysteria at the entering of the World War, many students rushed into the army. Of these Southwestern Students who left college, fifteen gave their lives to their country. • On a night in 1924 the wood and stone structure of the Women ' s Annex burned, fortunately without injury to any person. The girls, supposing the alarm to be only a fire drill, marched out into the night. The only item of value to be brought from the burning building was Miss Kuykendall ' s china, which was completely demolished by a trunk thrown from an upper floor. Work on the new Women ' s Building was completed in 1926. ATHLETICS • After half a century of struggle to force all the University owned books into two rooms on the third floor of the Administration Building ample space was secured in the form of the new Cody Memorial Library. • Early in the centennial year ground was broken for the West Gymnasium. • After several years of hard work on the part of our president, Dr. J. W. Bergm, the future of the Uni- versity looks today brighter than ever before. May the next century in the story of Southwestern University be as majes- tic as that of the past. . : » BATHING BEAUTIES

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DR. MARTIN RUTHER DR. FRANCIS MOOD DR. CLAUDE CARR CODY • Soule University was opened at Chappell Hill on February 1, 1856, and by the twenty-second of the same month secured its charter. In 1868 Dr. Francis Asbury Mood was offered the presidency of Soule University which was, even then, doomed to short life by depression and rapidly spreading yellow fever epidemics. MARCHING TO CHURCH • Dr. Mood presented in 1869 a carefully prepared plan for a central university supported jointly by all the Texas Conferences. On February 1, 1870, the Board of Trustees of the proposed Texas University to be located at Georgetown, Texas, held its first meeting. With an enrollment of one hundred stu- dents Texas University opened in 1873. In 1875 this school was chartered as Southwestern Univer- sity, and in 1876 four students were graduated from the institution. • Amid much agitation, women were admitted to the University in 1878. They were not allowed to attend balls or dancing parties, skate, go home for Christ- mas holidays or take part in any event of dramatic ' nature. Every Sunday morning the girls were marched in a double file to church. Chaperones walked before them, behind them and to the side of them to see that no girl smiled, waved, or dropped a note to a boy. As an April Fool ' s joke in 1880 forty-four students, by a written agreement, refused to attend class. The entire group was dropped from the roll of the University and allowed to re-enter only after they had individually begged ,ih§J2aidon of the entire faculty. © The girls caused no little trouble. One night they lowered a huge basket from the second floor by means of sheets tied together. Every few minutes they pulled to see if the basket was heavy for they were expecting some boys to come for a party. Dr. Allen, who always carried a cane with which he punished any boy who dared cross the fence which surrounded the Annex, saw the basket and got in it. The girls unknowingly pulled him up. When they were ready to pull him over the window sill they saw who it was and let him fall. Either Dr. Allen didn ' t recognize the girls or the fall jarred his memory so badly that he forgot who they were for he never found the guilty party. • Until 1886 the women and men students were kept strictly separated. In that year, to solve the problem of class room space, the curators recommended that when thought necessary, the faculty may bring advanced and discreet women pupils to recite with the University classes. o In 1887 the faculty repealed the rule forbidding secret societies and recognized the three original fraternities. o With the beginning of the new century the voice of the student body was heard. In answer to a pe- tition from the student body asking for permission to participate in intercollegiate athletics the curators decided to allow intercollegiate athletics with the exception of football. KSSKffliMlijfr RUTERVILLE COLLEGE

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emorie A glorious year at Southwestern . . . Classes . . . Exams . . . flunked and passed . . . Chapel speakers leaving just one last thought . . . Visits with the Dean . . . Pledgings . . . Proms . . . These and many other precious memories will become an integral part of any student priv- ileged to obtain his college education on the campus of the Black and Gold. But, as the drip of water will wear away the hardest rock, time will blur the most vivid memories. If, after many years, a glance at the pages of this yearbook will bring back memories, long since forgotten, then we feel that the ultimate purpose of a yearbook has been accomplished. The 1940 Sou ' Wester, we hope, will be a mem- ory book of experiences to be treasured . . .