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

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The interests of University women were favored in l879 by the appointment to the faculty of a woman who should do full time work as a professor. lXIiss Phoebe W. Sudlow of Davenport was assigned to the chair of English language and litera- ture, marking a great advance in the status of college women. With her ap- pointment, University of Iowa coeds for the first time had an advisor of their own sex, and from then on the enrollment of women showed a marked increase. Old Science llall on its original site The University had a newspaper named The Reporter, but many students were dissatisfied with its policies. In October, l879, the Zeta- gathians started a monthly, The Vidette, which was to be published for the purpose of expressing the students, views freely and rep- resenting their interests, besides widening the range of literary work in the Hesperian and Zetagathian societies. The style of The Vidette was more free lance than the older Page 1 9 Miss Phoebe Sudlow A wonderful job of engi- neering was accomplished in l905 when Old Science Hall was moved from its old location at the present site of hlacbride due north- west, across Capitol street. A train of 50 cars was needed to haul material to move it, and so well was the job done that not a crack was made in the walls. and more staid Reporter, and its editors were selected with greater care and worked harder to win the position of induencc. The two rival publications merged in l88l under the name Vidette-Reporter, a good move as the Reporter had ceased to be a true exponent of the school. The paper was a pretty good in- dex of student life and University progress of that time, and it continued in publication until l9OU.

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l Our Eighth rwidem' A foundation for marked physical advance was laid during the administration of Josiah L. Pickard. His experience as super- intendent of public instruction for VVisconsin and superin- tendent of Chicago schools gave him a broad understanding of public education. During these nine years the University . went through an important period of growth and expansion. Sub-collegiate work was dropped, closer relations arose be- tween SUI and high schools, the dental and pharmacy departments were added, and the law course was extended to two years. The medical building was erected in l882 and the geology building in l88-l. Besides these, two smaller buildings were added to the campus. Registration was nearly as great as it had been before the change in requirements, and the freshman class in l88l came from 34 high schools and academies. President Pickard reorganized the school to four departments-collegiate, law, medical and homeopathic medical. In addition to his admin- istrative work, Pickard taught from two to twelve hours a week. During his nine years in ofiice, the number of graduates jumped to l5-lo. This great President resigned in February, l887. The Medical Building before it burned in 1901, at the same time Old South Hall was destroyed Page 1 8

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ik'Nq,1!i'-XX The Homeopathic Medical Hospital, built in 1894, stood at the corner of Dubuque and Jefferson streets fabovej, and a campus view from the west, showing the athletic field in the fore- ground Crightj Page 20 1887TU 898 OW N H7112 Pre.s'Za'em' Striking physical growth took place on the Uni- versity campus during the administration of Dr. Charles A. Schaeffer. Former professor of chemistry at Cornell university, he set forth the great need for buildings for a chem lab, a mod- ern hospital, a gym and homeo- pathic medical department, as well as the need for additional sums for greater library equip- ment and an athletic Held. In H390 the city donated an entire block and adjoining street for the hospital. For a long time the gen- eral assembly refused to grant ap- propriations, but Schaeffer finally succeeded in providing a perma- nent building fund through an annual tax. Steps Were taken for construction of a collegiate build- ing and a hospital. Mg it mc..