University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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C F SCHWEIKER Eclttov'-mrC'7mej', JorrN MCDON irn Business Manager pa refane YVhile this is Volume Three of Th'e .Old G-old, yet two senior annuals were published before the permanent title was adopted-one published by' The Normal-Eyte staff in 1905, and The Pedagogf' published by the Class of 1906. From a me-re pamphlet in 1905 to a large volume of over three- hundred and sixty pages in 1909, is a growth in annual making not equaled by any college or university of our land. The Old Gold staff 'Was elected during the early part of the fall term, and in the few spare moments when We have torn ourselves away from our studies by sheer force, We have labored earnestly and patiently, and this book is the fruit of our labors. W'e hereby tender our sincerest thanks to the many friends who have so generously assisted us in the work. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate in securing Mr. Milo B. Denny as artist, and are particularly happy to discover another artist of real merit in our midst-Mr. Williain A. Cepcrly. We take pleasure in introducing him to our friends, who will thus have an opportunity of judging his Work for themselves. - That The Old Gold may create a stronger bond of love and loyalty between the students and their Alma Mater is our only wish. '

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,,., Q C Eclitoo'-i11fC'Mef, Business Mrmaqea CHAS. F. SCHWEIKJQR Jo IN G MCDON XTD ARTISTS. Miss Wfarcl. Glee Moeclc. Karl Knoepfler. Grover Haininersley. Bntli Hallingby. Bussell Glasener. Aclolpli Kramer. Prof. C. A. Fullerton. A S. A. Coliagan. YVillian1 A. Ceperley. Milo B. Denny. CONTRIBUTORS. Miss Thornton. Naomi Blefclier. Beclros K. Apelion. Nell Newton. Blla McLain. . V era Gardner. Frances Willa1'cl. Ernest Bloom. Dr. XV. lV. Grist. Miss Bruce. Jasper lVilbur. Katherine Olllearj' Bliss Dowclell. Julia Porter. B aynion fl C runim E- r J. TV. MoGeeney. Alice Heinz. Nan Baldwin. 4

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.,f X ,,-- Zfff .- , - S 'HX' i'r i 0 .1f A , 's- 'v s' wx-4' -1 N X ifipc N E iam ' C' Qi is T55 2 I f Jmm I 16 ' T T 1 lm' i ' Q-T3 5 S t M ' Y f We 9. , ' '1 S i 0 'ifmm I i l TJ 3' T -' The development of an educational institution may be con- sidered from several standpoints. One standard of measuring the growth of a college is the increase in the number of its students from year to year 5 again, we may consider the installa- tion of new courses and the strengthening of the old5 we may consider its growth from the standpoint of its alumni, who, by their loyalty toitheir Alma Mater, are always influencing the conununity and are silent factors in increasing the number of a college's friends and thus building up the institution 5 but, perhaps, the best standard of measuring the development of a college is to consider its material progress-the buildings that have been erected from time to time as the growing needs of the college demand. ' At this time in our history, when the name of our school has been changed to the Iowa State Teachers' College, when a single board of control has been appointed to guide the destinies of all three of Towa's educational institutions+at this time it is but natural for us to glance back over the many years inter- vening bet.ween the founding of our school and the present time in which we are truly a college, The Muse o-f History carries us back to the middle of the last century. The Iowa General Assembly had repeatedly given evidence that its members believed it the duty of the State to give teachers a special education to fit themselves for their ch'osen life work. By an act approved January 15, 1849, the state was divided into three districts, and a Normal School located in ea.ch 5 namely, at Andrew, in Jackson Countyg Oska- loosa, Mahaska County, and Mount Pleasant, Henry County. If we consult the early archives of the state, we find that one clause of' this act says: The stun of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated annually to each school. Provided, always, that the friends of education shall furnish funds to the amount of not less than five hundred dollars, to erect such buildings for the use of the said normal schools as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary. Under the stimulus of this act, two small buildings were