University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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HATTIE JEANETTE STIMMEL, PH. B., Instructor in Free-hand Drawing. Born in Ohio, 1868. Graduate of Iowa City High School; S. U. I , 1890, Ph. B.; Instructor S. U. I. since 1190. NATHANIEL W. STEPHENSON, Instructor in English. Born July 10, 1867, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Educated at Woodward School, University of Cincinnati, Harvard; Instructor in S. U. I., 101. B. L. WICK, PH. B., Fellow in History. Born in Norway, 1866. Received elementary education at Stavanger, Norway; S. U. I , 1191, Ph, Author of History of A mana Society. Elected to present position in 1891. MRS. ADA NORTH, A. B., Librarian. Born in 1140. Student of Peoria Academic School, Peoria, Ill., and Knox College, Ill ; Female College, 1159, A. B.; taught three years in public schools of Geneseo, Iowa State Librarian, 1871-78; City Librarian, Des 1878-79; became S. U. I. Librarian, 1179. MISS MARY BARBER, A. B., Assistant Librarian. Born in 1869. S. U. I., 1890, A. B ; taught one year in city schools, Iowa City, Iowa, Librarian since 1819. MRS. BERTHA A. RIDGWAY, Assistant Librarian. Born in Philadelphia, Penn, 1866. Assistant in Detroit Public Library, 1881-85. Took position in 1891. 13

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FREDERICK WILLIAM SPANUTIUS, B. S., Ph. B., Instructor in Chemistry. Born in IF63. Yale, 1888, Ph. B.; Instructor in Chemistry and Mineralogy, Pennsylvania College, 1888-89; Instructor in S. U. I., 1889. OSCAR WILLIAM ANTHONY, M. S., Instructor in Mathe matics. Born in 1E67. S. U. I , 1889, B. S.., S. U. I., 1890, M. S.; Instructor in Physics, S. U. I., Took present position, 1890. FRANK STANTON ABY, M. S., Instructor in Biology. Born in 1E65. Morris Scientific School, 1883, B. S.; S. U. I., 1889, Ph. B., S. U. I., 1890, M. Instructor in S. U. I., 1889. THEODORE L. NEFF, A. M., Instructor in Modern Languages. Born in 1858. Do Pauw University. 1883; attended University of Leipzig ; University of Instructor in Modern Language and Literature in De Pauw University, Associate Professor, 1889-90; Instructor S. U. I., 1890. FRANK EMIL LODEMAN, A. B., Instructor in Modern Languages. Born in 1867. Indiana University, 1888, A. B.; student of Michigan State Normal School; in Case Scientific School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1889-90; Instructor in. S. U. I., 1890. BOHUMIL SHIMEK, C. E., Instructor in Botany. Born in 1861. S. U. I , 1883, C. E.; taught five years in Iowa City Academy and High School; two years Instructor in Zoology, University of Nebraska; Instructor S. U. I., 1890. ALBERT LEVI ARNER, B. L., Instructor in Physics. Born in 1819. University of Michigan, 1836, B. L.; Instructor in S. U. L. 1890. MRS. PAULINE KIMBALL PARTRIDGE, Instructor in Elocution. Born in Vermont. Student at Topstield Academy, Mass; Boston Conservatory of Music; Training School of Elocution and English Literature, 1873; taught fifteen in public schools of Massachusetts and Illinois; two years lady pal of Academy at Wilton Junction. Iowa; eight years Iowa City Academy; instructor in S. U. I., 1880. 12

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jf-ie ti9iversity. BY PROF. A. N. CURRIER. HE first Legislative Assembly of Iowa, held during the latter part of 1838, asked Congress to donate four sections of land upon which a permanent seat of government might be established and appointed Chauncy Swan, John Ronolds and Robert Ralston to select the most suitable point in Johnson county for this capitol. Congress passed a bill on March 3, 1839, donating one section instead of four, as asked. As previously arranged, the three commissioners met at Napoleon, and after thorough examination selected Section 10, Township 79, north of Range 6, West 5th P. M. The Capitol was located on a hill overlooking the Iowa river, and in a square of ten acres. The town, which was called Iowa City, was laid off from this square as a basis in regular blocks and the proceeds from the sale of the lots went toward building the Capitol. The corner stone of this building was laid July 4, 1840. At about the same time Congress made a grant of two entire townships for the use and support of a University when the Territory of Iowa should become a State. This was accomplished on December 28, 1846, and in adopting the Constitution, the people of Iowa accepted the offer of the Government. This made the existence of the University a settled fact, so the next thing to be done was to locate it, and to this end the Iowa Legislature passed a bill locating the University in Iowa City, the public buildings and grounds to be turned over to it as soon as vacated. A little later it was decided to establish branches at Fairfield Dubuque on an equal footing in respect to funds and all other with the parent institution. Thus we see that three universities 1 while there was not enough support for even one, but unfortunate arrangement was soon done away with. The University Fairfield severed its connection with the State in 1853, and owing to fact that a law was passed to the effect that no branch of the University t was to receive funds until the revenue of the parent institution should exceed $3,000 per year, the University at Dubuque was never organized. The new Constitution, adopted September 3, 1857, restricts the University to one place without branches at any other place. The direct management of the University was vested in a Board of Trustees, the Legislature ing entire control and being directly responsible for the support and proper 14