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

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j . ' 5. -f, Uvr ;,. . ' ' M I I m ss m m -m r-sXir ; J JS 5ailS:Sii liftGfRlil itepartment of Beginning with next year, the School of Music will be included in tho new College of Fine Arts. This school, which was founded in 1906, has enjoyed a most prosperous career. At present it occupies the two brick buildings on Clinton Street, directly opposite the Hall of Natural Science. Through the untiring efforts of Professor Gustav Schoettle, the de- partment has been practically reorganized, and it stands today among the foremost music schools of the Middle West. Professor Gustav Schoettle received his early training at Stuttgart, Germany. Later, he emigrated to this country and located at Kansas City, where he con- tinued in his chosen vocation of musical director. He organized the well-known Schubert Club, a men ' s chorus of nation-wide reputation, and was director of the Kansas City Oratorio Society. In 1910 he was called to the University of Iowa, and under his energies the Depart- ment of Music is rapidly forging to the front. iBepartmimt of Public The Department of Public Speaking has always held a prominent place in the College of Liberal Arts; but since the death of Professor Henry E. Gordon, its growth has been somewhat hindered, owing to the fact that it has had no official head. But next fall, as a department of the College of Fine Arts, under Professor Glenn N. Merry, its newly- elected head, it will be given a new impetus. Professor Merry is well qualified to take charge of this department, for he has had a splendid preparation. He is a graduate of Greenville College Preparatory School, Northwestern University, and the Cumnock School of Oratory. He represented Northwestern University in five inter-collegiate public speaking contests. During the past year, he has been instructor in Public Speaking at the University of Illinois. Iowa is fortunate in securing such a man to head this important department. Iteparttttent of Jffto Arts The Department of Fine Arts, which includes the graphic and plastic arts, will occupy a prominent place in the newly-created College of Fine Arts. This Department has been lately added to the University course of study, and its present development is due largely to the efforts of its head, Charles Atherton dimming. Mr. Gumming, at the age of twelve, began the study of drawing and painting under private tutors; and at the age of twenty he entered the Academy Design, which is now the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1880 he taught draw- ing, painting, and modeling at Cornell College, Iowa; and in 1885 he studied under the best masters of art in Paris. In 1895 he was en- gaged to organize and conduct the Iowa Society of Fine Arts, which ranks with any in the country. The decoration of the Iowa State House, the State Historical Building, the Des Moines City Library. and many other notable buildings throughout the state, speak for his workmanship. In 1909 he was called to direct the Department of Fine Arts in the State University of Iowa, and under his direction it is certain to attain national reputation. 22

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mrt t - feui This year will witness the completion of the Hall of Physics, a mag- nificent structure built of Bedford stone, and costing the state over - -25,000. This stately structure, which adds much to the improvement of the campus, comes in response to a long-felt want. For many years, the Physics Department has been greatly hindered because of the lack of adequate room and proper facilities; and hence, the spa- cious room which this new building affords will be greatly appreciated. Beginning next September, this department will be located in its new home, where, under the direction of Professor George W. Stewart, it will undoubtedly become one of the leading departments in the Uni- versity. Professor Stewart is peculiarly well-fitted to take charge of the de- partment in its new and wider scope. He was graduated from De Pauw University in 1898 with the degree of A. B., and in 1901 re- ceived the degree of Ph. D. from Cornell University. Then he took up physics as his life work. From 1899 to 1901, he was assistant in the Department of Physics at Cornell, and instructor from 1901 to 1903. In 1902 he was instructor at the summer session of Lehigh University, and in 1903 at the summer session of the University of Missouri. In 1903 he was appointed Professor and head of the Department of Physics in the University of North Dakota. In 1909 Professor Stewart was called to Iowa, and since then he has devoted his best energies to this department. Colter of JFhte Arts The new College of Fine Arts, which is a creation of the past year, will occupy a prominent place in the new Hall of Physics. This college was established to comply with the bequest of the late Mrs. M. W. Ranney, the founder of the Banney Memorial Library, who provided in her will for the advancement of fine arts in the State University of Iowa. This collection includes such works of art as the University would be unable to purchase from its regular library appropria- tion. It includes beautiful editions of Napoleon, Shakespeare, Thackeray. Burroughs, Thoreau, Shelley, Keats, many valuable historical sets, and translations of the leading German, French, and classical writers. This college, which includes the School of Plastic and Graphic Arts, the School of Music, and the Department of Public Speaking, will be ably directed by Professor C. F. Ansley, who has been elected head of the college. Professor Ansley attended the University of Nebraska, where he received his B. A. degree in 1890. He taught for a while in secondary schools, and then attended the Universities of Leipsie, Heidelberg, and Paris. After spending a few years abroad, he was called as instructor to the University of Nebraska, where he was later promoted to a full professorship. In 1899 he answered the summons of the State University of Iowa, and became head of the Department of English. This position he continued to hold until the year 1912, when the University, seeking for a capable person to head its newly- created College of Fine Arts, selected him for this important work. 21

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