University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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12 Above: The second student body to attend the University of Arizona. The photo was censored because of the couple in the center holding hands. Above Right: Sam Mansfield greets a coed at his window in the 1890 ' s. Fifty years later he said, Damn, if I can remember this chicken ' s name. were no campus entertain- ments. The second class that was to be graduated from the Univer- sity was delayed one year be- cause shortly before the end of the year the regents changed the requirements for graduation. Only one student, Clara Fish (now Clara Ro- berts) was able to meet the new requirements, and the University refused to hold commencement exercises for just one person. So she had to go. to school one extra year in order to graduate. This same year, when they finally did graduate they had their picture taken as a student body. One couple made the un- fortunate, mistake of holding hands while the photograph was being taken. University officials were appalled at this indecent display of affection and refused to publish the pic- ture. It did not appear until some fifty years later. Wouldn ' t they have been horrified to read today ' s Tongue, with its four-letter words in print? any of the traditions that are practiced today at the U of A were es- tablished in the early years of the University. When the Wild- cat football team defeated Pomona in a Thanksgiving Day football game in 1914 an overwhelming victory for the team - - some of the students decided that a symbol of the school should be erected. The 160-foot A was completed in 1916. One interesting tradition which no longer exists on cam- pus is that of burying the hat- chet. The freshmen and sopho-

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rowth in Area, Population, Prestige

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Damn, if I can remember this chicken ' s name. mores used to fight most of the first semester, and some- times all year. When they fin- ally settled their differences, they held a celebration which was known as Burying the hatchet complete with preacher and funeral services. Much of the growth of the University came during the administration of Dr. vonKlein- Smid from 1914-1921. In 1917 there were 780 registered stu- dents at the U of A. The Uni- versity was reorganized into three colleges: Agriculture; Letters, Arts and Sciences; and the College of Mines and En- gineering. Later in his term, the School of Law and the College of Education were also established. Dr. vonKleinSmid did much in the line of public relations, as the University received many financial con- tributions during his terms, and established scholastic re- lations with the University of Sonora at Hermosillo. Dr. von- KleinSmid resigned from the presidency of the University in 1921 when he felt restricted by the funding of the legislature and went to the post of Presi- dent of the University of Southern California, where he continued to be a builder. Campus disorder is of pri- mary concern for our Code of Conduct, and appar- ently the people of this coun- try view campus protests and demonstrations as anarchist or communist plots that will strive to overthrow our govern- ment and bring tyranny to the streets. If we look back in the history of the University of Arizona, we will see that pro- test marches or strikes are Top: Professor Tourney science room in Old Main in 1899 Above: Seventy years ago students were enjoying the scenery of Sabino Canyon.