University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY. 21 merits and directions, is many times greater than it would be without its noble university. The students of the university, its alumni and, above all, the entire people, stand pledged to this highest expression of the principle of universal education. The chancellors of the university, in the earlier period of trial, were John H. Lathrop and Henry Barnard; the presidents, in the period of growth, have been Paul A. Chad-bourne, John W. Twombley and John Bascom. Prof. John W. Sterling has been associated with the institution from its origin almost to the present time. His character, long services and constant devotion to the university greatly endeared him to the alumni. His is the first historic name in its annals. mm

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20 THE TROCHOS. institutions in the number of young women whom it graduates. This portion of its history has been very successful. This fact, in years to come, will be recognized as chief among its claims to be a great social power. The students of the university—though we would speak modestly on this point when comparing ourselves with the institutions just about us—are a remarkable body of young women and young men in their devotion to their work, in the good order they maintain, and in the economy which prevails among them. They have abundantly justified the liberty that has been granted them and the confidence that has been reposed in them by their instructors. Rarely has a more kindly, more just, or more wise temper in the relation of students to each other, to the faculty and to their pursuits, prevailed in any educational institution than that found in the University of Wisconsin. A single other point is of great interest, the relation of the university to the general education of the state. Few institutions have as many collegiate students from the states to which they belong as has this university. By means of a large accredited list, it stands in close connection with the high schools of the state, stimulating them to improved work, aiding them in their own field and also enlarging upward that field. It sends out a large number of its own students to take part in the instruction of the state. It helps to give a united and commanding force to the educational interests of the entire state. The colleges disconnected from the system of public instruction are quickened to generous rivalry by the university, and are, in turn, fitted to bring to it needed criticism. We believe the strength of educational work in the state, in all depart-.

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