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

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Pride of the growing campus was the new law building, constructed in l9lU. VVith the school itself having already at- tained a high position among law schools, the building was a necessary addition. Charles N. Gregory was dean of the law college at this time. This college was also expanding, the course of study having been lengthened from two to three years. One new pro- fessorship, the law libra- rianship, and two lecture- ships were established. Classes in all colleges were divided into small sections. The total University at- tendance increased from l283 in l898 to 2473 in V908-09. ,Q l,:1w students studying in the new law library, 1912 ' Page 24

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On hflarch 10, 1901, hte de- stroyed Old South Hall and the neighboring medical building. Fortunately, Schaeffer Hall was nearly completed, and was pressed into service, With the med- ical shed to house the medical college. Partially reconstructed, Old South Hall was used for a time as the engineering building. Old South llnll, showing its burned Shell after the fire of March 10, 1901 ll! During this building era, Sl50,000 were spent for campus growth, and SFI now owned +10 acres on the west side-the original campus had 13. Plans were laid by the landscape architects, Olmsted Broth- CTS. Page 23 Partial reconstruction of Old South Hall, used IIS an engineer- ing building, and as it appeared until 1913, when it was com- pletely removed

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,lay The UniVersity's hospital, now East Hall, Was ready for occupation in December, 1902. Constructed in the form of a letter H, the structure was to have a capacity of l85 beds When the fourth Wing Was built. In early days all clinical Work Was done in lecture rooms While the classes met. 1402 R,5I7 Y,6'Yp1 H- - Ulyi YE . ' Page 25 V I' -Q-..? b i W ' 'Tis' rf' ,gi lv' iff . f i r' A l Q T 47?-,crew XX xr' 4 Vg vL L' . x fn- ,g f 'V Hospital patients were cared for in private houses. In l872 Me- chanics, Academy Was used as a hospital, and in the early eighties Mercy hospital Was completed and used until this hospital Was ready. Medical students received their training in What is now the zool- ogy building, built originally for the medical school. During the lWacLean era the course of study in the college of medicine Was eX- tended to four years of 9 months each.