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U. of A. History ROM a beginning which numbered thirty-one students in 1891 to the present enrollment of fifteen hundred, from one small brick building to the present expanse of spacious edifices, from a faculty of eight members to the present one of one hundred and thirty, is the growth which the University boasts. This splendid growth started in 1890. when by an act of the Territorial Legislature, the University of Arizona was established. It came into actual being the following year after the completion of University Hall, which was the start of Arizona’s first institution of Higher learning. At this time the College of Mines and Engineering, the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station were organized. All of these departments were housed in one building. The first president of the institution was Theodore B. Comstock, who remained but a year, being succeeded by Howard Billman, who served until 1897. During his term the need for additional quarters was met by the erection of an annex to University Hall and three brick houses on the north side of the campus. Millard Mayhew Parker was the third man to hold the responsibilities of the head of the growing institution, being followed by Frank Yale Adams, from 1901 to 1903. Kendrick C. Babcock came next and remained until 1910, during which time great changes took place in the school. The library, until 1904, was located in University Hall, under the direction of the English Department. In this year, the present building was completed and the Library and University offices were housed there. A building to house the mechanical shops, and rooms for assaying were also erected. Arthur H. Wilde was president from 1910 until 1914, when the present head of the institution, Rufus Bernhard von KleinSmid was appointed. The real growth and upbuilding of the University began with the appointment of Dr. von KleinSmid, for immediately upon accepting the responsibilities of the school, he laid plans for a greater Arizona, the first fruits of which are now being gathered. The large Agricultural and Mining buildings have been built, new dormitories have been added to the campus, courses have been enlarged and bettered, and the equipment has been replenished and expanded to meet the requirements of a really modern institution. The enrollment has increased from four hundred to over fifteen hundred, and from all indications next year will show still greater gains along this line. Students from all parts of this country and from the four corner? of the globe are on the register, and each sends out a call to otheis to benefit by the advantages offered by such equipment in such a climate. At the present time one women’s dormitory has just been completed and a new one for men is in process of construction. An observatory, fully equipped, will be finished within a few months, and several other structures are being spread over the seventy acres of campus. The extension department of the University is an active one, and is doing a great deal toward the betterment of conditions throughout the state, and is bringing many new students each year to the school of their native state. Summer schools are conducted in two parts of the state from June until August and are being received with much favor, and in every way there is a spirit of advancement prevalent.
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