University of Rochester - Interpres Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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u sal L-ww 2 1 ers 3 l H1311 lp '?', -Q A Qilifxig' llgilldl .BMLEB5 Lx! wx'S.l-l. 'l luillll lllli l. H-1 P rg:,:1E,7- arf: , ,Q- l l lllllll lllllllll filly ,..V.A. .. .fa 1, .Lay l1 lf f ffp!','y,w' bfi! -4, rw ' V5 ' lull! L., Q. ww we uw' H 'E History of the U nivcrsity-fcorztifzuedj l 1 TWO DECADES OF EXPANSION-RUSH RHEES N, Another policy of President Rhees was of more general and far-reaching significance. He N brought to the old college a more modern conception of the purpose of education. Though em- phasizing just as strongly as his predecessors the value ofa. thorough cultural training as the ground-work for higher education, he felt that an institution owes an obligation to its community and to its timeg that it should be equipped to serve in a manner more broadly in keeping with the advancing demands of society. l Gifts from Andrew Carnegie and other friends in r9o9 permitted the establishment of an approved F course in mechanical engineering, the new building for which was opened in l9l 1 . ln addition to a y practical and adequate engineering schedule, this course incorporates within its four years slightly 1 more than a year of liberal arts work. A similar course was developed in chemical engineering, and a rather exceptional department, made possible by a generous bequest from the estate of Lewis P. y Ross, was established in vital economics. R Other specialized courses in optometry and applied optics were introduced in r9a6, within the X department of physics. Two years later the wa ' was opened for markedly facilitating the worlc in ' these courses, when Rochester's two interested industries, the Eastman Kodak Company and the Bausch 84 Lomb Optical Company, agreed to cooperate with the University in financing the project, 3 to be known as the Institute of Alpplied Optics, and in making available certain services by , members of their scientific staffs. he University had also extended the scope of its college ' in 1916 hy the establishment of a Division of University Extension, which has been giving Q afternoon and evening courses of full college grade to an increasing number of men and women, N otherwise unable to avail themselves of such opportunities. In 197.1 this service was further extended by the institution of a Summer Session, which also offers many college courses during the first half of the customary vacation period. The second of the University schools was that of Music, established in 1918, when Mr. George u Eastluan acquired the small Institute of Musical Art, which had been conducted as a private enter- l prise across the street from the college. In the following year he insured its material expansion by contributing a large sum for a new site and building, more strategically located, and for a arge music 1 hall and motion picture theatre to be built as an adjunct to it. l-le consented to give his name to these , new enter rises, which accordingly became known as the Eastman School of Music and Eastman 1 Theatre oflthe University of Rochester. l 1 This music school, o ned in rgzx, is probably unique among the educational institutions of the world. Its theatre, withea seating capacity of approximately 3,4oo, is unquestionably the largest R to be owned by a university. It has recently been eased for motion pictures but is still reserved for weekly concerts during the musical season and for other periodic purposes, The school has attracted to its staff, from the musical centers of Europe as well as America, some of the world's greatest N musicians and teachers, while the registration includes students from all parts of the country. , The next, and even greater, expansion movement was inaugurated in 1910, when Mr. Eastman and l the General Education Board o New York cooperated in establishing within the University a new l school of medicine and dentistry of the highest order. The General Education Board was influenced 1 in selecting Rochester for this ambitiousundertaking by its high regard for the administration and l for the standards maintained by the Uriiversitv from its be inning, Mrs. Gertrude Strong Achilles W and Mrs. Helen Strong Carter also contfibuted 8S1,ooo,ooo fir a teaching hospital as a memorial to i their father and mother.-A 60-acre tr' t of land in the outskirts of the city, between Elmwood Avenue and Crittenden Boulevard, wa selected for the site of the medical school lant, and the buildings were erected in time for the opening of the school in September, 1913. The large, main 3 building houses both the school and hospitalg and the city cooperated by erecting a new municipal 1 hospital, adjoining the Strong Memorial Hospital and staffed and served by it. These two hospitals l provide total clinical facilities of 455 beds. T e initial gifts have since been supplemented until the total resources of the school now exceed Sr5,ooo,ooo. l l rmfimad an pay an 1 or 193141 l , .,,, .,,, 18

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T Hlillliw l-lu i :un are ll ,F I' '- ll' wc w x +4 5? Q . - f , 3: 1' e X i ' 4 T ll ii ' 'EU 6 5517's 5 fb Eggar-1,41-t I., 5 x .K ' viii' ez 3 9 , V 5 i '- :J -.ll it 'Y TCT S5-li? 'E -lblViKL:,irj',- ef f s -'e-i.ST'AjEf 30 History of the University-fcozzclurledj j THE GREATER UNIVERSITY--Rl-IEES, EASTMAN, TODD l Greater University project, having as its aim the further development of the College of Arts and . Science. This was actuated by two motives-the desire to relieve overcrowded conditions on the i old campus and the feeling that the School of Medicine and Dentistry should be in close proximity j to the college. A solution was presented by the public-spirited offer of the Oak Hill Country Club j to sell to the University its beautiful property of 87 acres located on the banks of the Genesee River j and directly across Elmwood Avenue from the medical school. This offer was made largely be- Q cause of the interest in the University of Mr. George W. Todd of the Club. The administration decided to retain the present campus and buildin s, rich in tradition, and: rededicate them to the purposes of the College for Women, moving only tile College for Men to the' new site. The realization of this great project was made possible in November, 1914, by the success-' ful Greater University campaign for Sto,ooo,ooo, one-half of which was allocated to building pur- poses :md the other half to endowment. This ublic cam aign attracted several spectacular gifrs,' chief of which were one of S7.,5oo,ooo from George Eastman and another of 31,7 o,ooo froui the General Education Board, while alumni, alumnae, and undergraduates contributed more tharj St,5oo,ooo. The general public contributed 31,750,000 while the Executive Committee headed by Mr. Todd raised S750,000 from independent sources. j In December of that year Mr. Eastman announced an additional gift to the University df S6,ooo,ooo, one-half of which was allotted to the Eastman School of Music and the remainder divided equally between the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the College for Women. Other noteworthy gifts have since been received, chief of which was a bequest of nearly 52,500,000 from the estate of the late Hon.james G. Cutler, former mayorand for many years a trustee ofthe University. I! More than two years were consumed with the problems of achieving the most effective campus plan and architectural design. Colonial architecture was Finally decided upon, the Greek Revival tyfpe to be employed in the academic group about the main quadrangle occup ing the highest ridge o the campus, and Georgian Colonial in the group on the lower cam us. Ground was broken in May, 1917, and the entire project is now nearing completion. Of the elzven buildings called for in the initial rogram, tive are completed, ten are enclosed and work is rogressing rapidly on the elvevinth. The contractors promise completion of the entire plant in time for occupancy in September o t is year. Y All of the buildings are of Harvard brick, specially selected for color, with gra limestone trim. They have been developed as a harmonious whole, punctuated with lonic and, Doric columns, colonnades and granite balustrades, while dormer windows and large chimney ends are ieatiired in the Georgian group. The library at the head of the main quadrangle is the dominant architectural feature, with its irtppressive tower rising to a height of 186 feet. It will have a capacity of more than a million volumes. he Henry A. Strong Auditorium will seat t,7.oo ople. The so-called domestic group includes two dormitory units, housing 189 students, and thegiiculty Club, and the Student Union, which will provide dining and social facilities, as well as headquarters for non-athletic activities. Besides a huge physical education building and the main athletic held with brick and concrete stand, there will be two practice fields, three baseball diamonds, and twelve tennis courts. During all of this great building activity the academic side has not been ne lected. The faculty, materially increased and strengthened, has conducted a two-year survey and: study of curtficular problems. As a result it has revised and modernized its educational program in a manner calculated to realize more fully the wonderful opportunity which the University now faces. Q And back of it all is a financial background well worth noting. The total assets of the University at the present writing amount to S49,7OS,346, accredited as follows: College of Arts and Science, S10,933,7.19Q Eastman School of Music, Sl3,04l,606Q School of Medicine and Dentistry, SIS,750,57.I. Of this huge total the gratifying amount of.S2.9,o82., 41 has been reserved for permanent endowment. A significant feature oi' this unusual endowment, rankin seventh in size of all universityendowments in America, is the fact that it is concentrated on only three schools, whereas those outrankihg it in total must be distributed among many more sclgnls providing for several times as many siudents. Coincident with the building of the new School of Medicine and Dentistry was launched the or me l 10 5 i I