University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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iw X ,, ,w ll 'l I fl ll f I '. - t The Chancellor's Page lif Ji it l . ' 3 l xi Z' ' ' x Juju! ,... ....... ... .. .W.,,, -,.., ,.,. .M . .f ---V ..-..W.i - 3' l it fi ll 1 6: Ml il .1 l ' lfikil xi f' i 'li gr Ki 51 lf? l .f-s if W ,5 , lm , ,I I i. ,J -...V Vik w ' J' 3 at Vp ,,-'l li, l X' rl 4: lu . l it If 1 CHANCELLOR AVERY As a Graduate of the I fi. 1 University of N ebraslca in 1892 !1I ii ll is f T is appropriate that the edition of the Corrthusker to be published soon after the I . fifty-fifth birthday anniversary of the University should give special attention to , All , 5 the history of the institution. After passing the fifth milestone of the second half i .li l century We are at that stage of our journey Where We have back of us a relatively long l and creditable record of progress, and yet We are not so far from the starting point that i . ua .M4 c all of the original company have dropped by the Wayside. l' J One associated With any large group may take a just pride in its collective achieve- i Qi ments, Whether his own contributions be great or small. The one Whose name is greatest jg in the annals of missionary enterprises could say With satisfaction that he was a lg, .A may citizen of no mean city. In a similar spirit all of those who have contributed in any Way I Q to the present strength and standing of the University are justly entitled to the same ' . feeling of satisfaction. I . F.. 1 . jp- . Q I 1 I When I first knew the University intimately about thirty-four years ago there Was . no such showing of educational strength as the present affords. The modern traditions . I I il 5 of the institution were just in the process of formation. Students of that time Were not I l 5 heirs to so rich a heritage as those of today. In collecting and ,A preserving the records of the University as a whole, and espec- Z L E rg , ially those relating to student life, the 1924 Corrzhusker is ' 4 V, If rendering a real service to the students of the present time I 4 E V , and to those who aresto follow. I , Page 9 Q , , i U

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in if W It ,., iff. pl r, N., Iv-S 1819 cyddministradon.. Administration at Fort Atkinson in 1819 lf: ORT ATKINSGN, located sixteen miles north of the present site of Omaha, was the ejff I earliest center of civil and military administration in Nebraska. The fort was built 15g gl:-'-ijp 43 and garrisoned by a Rifle Regiment and the Sixth Infantry in 1819. It was the most pl ,-,lg .i E . . . . . f - 1-,Q Western army post in the United States and around it sprang up a town Wlllh a population Q of more than one thousand. Indians from all parts of the West made journeys to the fort to ,S.ff'?Qj. trade and parley with the soldiers. From Santa Fe, far to the south, came Mexicans to make peace with the Pawnees. The soldiers stationed at Fort Atkinson were entrusted with the ,J task of maintaining peace on the frontier. Two hundred of them were at one time required LQ to subdue the Arikara Indians who had gone on the War path. fi In 1827 the fort was abandoned by the government. When the soldiers departed the -'lil if settlers went with them and bothwfort and town ceased to exist. ty if '.'.- -115-typ.:- B: Q. ,,.-r , - . .,: . , . : , A ., , .'vi'., x . ,K N, I zu-.Q-fi--W 5-V-24-Fe . Tf'lif'fZ7Y7fl 71 f T Z2. '.

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R . .i,i..23g?l.i U 5 .515 Qdsgfsfvtf.-- 7 Ei? W I l l F ll o 0 R A Brief Survey of Fifty-five Years 4, . , 7- ROM one insecure -building to ll l V, tt two campuses 3 from twenty , 5.,7 V. - students to something more , I , . t 'T than eight thousand-that is the 11 if 1 Q ' ,::, '. t, growth of our Alma Mater since her f Q! ' f.V:- . ,.. At f AIA' , first year. 1871. , lt X t , UGO We to the 1-and of .golden 1 7'1 1 opportunity was the slogan of fifty 1 if ' years ago, and the pioneers, rich in ,N l , fl- faith and determination came to l 'l . . . '. t . lf F -vii .1i-t fhls Uncultlvafedt unlflhablfed land, 2 a desolate Pfam- Out of if, they fi ' Fifteen years after Nebraska's l l recognition as a territory, and two I oo an 0 e ni e a es, e l, U Hall-Fifty years ago, suwoundpd by 'maiden prairie. x bill fOI' the 6Sl2abliSl'1IIl6I1lZ of the Uni- versity of Nebraska was introduced 1 ' into the Senate by E. E. Cunningham of Richardson county. The object, it was set forth, should be to afford the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring thorough knowledge in the branches of literature, science, and the arts. Four days after it was introduced, the bill had passed through the two houses, had received the governor's signature, and was a law. l 5 Six colleges were established in the new institution: the College of Ancient and Modern Literature, ' Mathematics, and Natural Scienceg the College of Agricultureg the College of Medicineg the College x' of Practical Sciences, Civil Engineering, and Mechanicsg and the Col- . lege of Fine Arts. All these divisions were to be governed by a Board , , f of Regents, composed of three persons from each judicial district, ap- ix ' pointed in joint session of the legislature, and to meet with the gover- 1 7 nor, the superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the ' University, as a member ex-officio. Q. Y This board, according to the late Albert. Watkins, was organized at a meeting held June 3, 1869, when August F. Harvey was elected secre- ' tary, and John L. McConnell treasurer. Plans and specifications were F. approved for the first building. The cornerstone for the building was I2 laid on the day following the second meeting, September 22, 1869. f W Twenty students were enrolled when the College of Ancient and Modern Literature, Mathematics, and Natural Science opened its doors on September 7, 1871. Twelve of these students were irregulars, or special stu- Judge Dates constituted the fmt t graduating class of the Univer- sity. W. H. Snell, '73-Who with dentsg one was a juniorg two sopho- lnores, and five freshmen. The Latin, . 1 or 'fprep school, however, had an enrollment of 110, a commentary ' perhaps on the stage of education at that time, and the need for an institution under the name and style of the University of Nebraska. Moral Science was taught by the first chancellor, A. R. Bentong Prof. , A. H. Manley was pedagogue in ancient languages, and O. C. Dake was professor of English literature. S. Aughey taught physics and natural X science, and E. G. Church, principal of the Latin school, was instructor , , in mathematics and modern languages. f Ni J. Stuart Dales, who has been secretary of the Board of Regents 1 since 18753 and E. H. Snell, now an attorney in Tacoma, Washington, were the first graduates of the young institution, receiving their de- . grees in 1872, the second year of the life of the University. Frank l Hurd, Uriah Malich, and M. Stevens were graduated the next year, and ,i 5 Judge J. S. Dales, '73-One of the I , , , . t V first graduates who has been seem- on the day of their graduation, with their two predecessors, organized tt 7, of the Board of Regents Wwe the Alumni Association of the University of Nebraska-a large name V' l . Page 10 I rf ij Wim -M-f--f - e---it kj 'iff' 1.74 'Q gl 'i X 'X 1 - N E B W A 5 'K f - 'ti