University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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the Van Warmer library was last Grul-te'tt. The Hinton thousands halve tlvvn 11ml t0 cultuw the Chair at Iiannmnil'vs at the University. There has hcun :1 growing tendency to estab- lish prizes and scholarships for Ciilh'h' t-t'niipvtiv tiou. such as the Eastern C'Oiil'gL'S lllilillt'dilti TtiL-P-c doubtless mht to the zest. and interest ot' the scholastic studies. A great L-tt'lu't is now lucing made to establish ttw D. A. R. paying; fi-ltowship at tho tTniwI-sity. Thc iILL'l'l'i1$L' in the registration of students: has bvmi prupul'tinnate t0 the growth in the material wealth and intL-llectuul wuil-hcing Of the College. The life of the murago student is made up of varied Itutics and varied iutvrusts. Never before have there Inz-un .50 many Univer- sity organizations tn demand tho attuntiun 0f the young men and women. This i'ut'crs nut, alum: t0 thu sucrct Greek letter .H'HPtDttth-i, uf which there are nnw a mimitloruhlc uumhi-t'. Imt to the. th'ainutir vtuhs, the literary and ttL-r tinting societies mpptumt-ntary t0 the scholastic work. There is also thi- Sotttenu'nt Hitlltlll'ti in mm of the t-rowdeit :trm'n-tuwll distrii-ts and :10- thc survive of University Inanding acting helpers. A t,tnivcrsity HilUllill represent. tln- host and highest in the intuthrctluil life of the city, .1 ttuurishing I'H'ltt'l' uruuml Wiltl'il iiiinm' institu- That; this fm-t WilH n'mgnizx-lt Iiy ltw L-nrly prujm-tnrs nf i'ilt' titans gathui' and gain strength. Uniwrsity ul' t'ilirimmti is evidunt from Thuil' gmuping an't mill higher lom'niug :15 intvgmt Further than this the :ittvmpt tn luring the various sclnmls 0f Cili- Iun-ts 01' nm- st-Inmt system. cinmiti intu c-lnsm' union failed several tiann hvl'ul'u it was utielliclunult. The uxlmnsimi in mtumtinnal circles till'll ulity t-lJllL-eivmt hm: 110w tn at certain extent 'ltlw Uhin Medical Voting: ht!- l-muu :1 part at the l'niwrsity in i897, und ltltt'l' thu ttim-iimuti Law Sc-hnril juiuud with Several athei' i11- hm-n i'oaltizort Itlt' .tirzulmniu department. stitutinns am- unitvtt to us 115' NW looser lmmt 0f ut'tilintiun. it was htcuusu of this rhangml wmtitiun uf ult'nirs that the frivnds of the inf stit-utiinn dvinmulml :lIl L-Itiu-iL-nt executive tu Aftvl' c-uiisitturahh: doluy Dr. For a L'niwrsity tlmt. tins :im'etnjmt m i'npidty ill the gilictl- tllv hvlm. Hmt'ill'tt .tj'l'l'h' Wils t-hx'tt'ti President. last few ymlrs m- mn 1nrudict only :1 bright tutu I'c. M. CALLAIIAN. l5

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usually successful in every way, but lack of funds made the transfer tn the Art. Museum hoard necessary. The Art. Museum and Art School now estab- lishetl in Eden Park rel'u'esent the Heat form that the Meltieken School of Design assumed. It is needless to say that these are mneng the proudest. possessions of the Queen City. The third series at studios, to return once more to the period antedating 158i. the. Astro- nomical Th'partment. found a1 center in the Oh- WL' must not. forget that this was nm- of the first 01' the series of qunit'Lc-ent gifts t0 the University. As early as 1872 Mr. Kit- grmr agreed to provide the site and erect the building, while the Socit'gty altered apparatus and all the necessary servntnry. Fincimmli Astronomical equipments. The three course system leading: to the de- grees of B. L., B. Ht, B. A., was presented in the lirst. scheme. of study. The therefore. not eteL-tjve, hut arranged by the l'm-ulty. holidays intervening. constituted the school work mm Three Hessimm, Christmas and Easter year. In place ef the deelnship Wu tind Mr. V'iL-lun's. owum'illg the pueition uf l'eetm' from IHTS tn lHHl, Fulhm'ing him ex-Gm'ernor Unx heenml- the tint President of the Univer- sity. Upon his resignation in 188'? the rotary ilCilTlSlltp was rumrted to. The University had for 11 lung time 110 Ii- hl'ary. only u few hooks donated hy private per- The ehmnicnl and lm-ehauieal apparatus fnuml ample mom on :1 lower floor of the Me- Micken building, amt this numgru muipment was considered entirely satisfactory The small SUNS. 14 number of students in the various classes made personal intercourse with the professors a natu- ml and necessary procedure. Co-edueation, as conceived by Mr. MeMiekeu, was found to be perfectly feasihhr. The annual reperts in- variably closed with a statement of the rela- tion of the University to the lower schools of the Pity and an urgent request for eo-nperation and practical aid. The Presidenry 0f evam'ernor Cox was of null signifieanee to the institution. He brought the Unllege interests to the front. The small building cm the sequestered hillside had never rH-eivetl frmn the world at. large its true place The work was 1101le carried out, but, if material Elitt had not been alt'm'dml retrogreesiou would have been inevitable. as head of the secondary school system. Not long after President Cox resigned an elturt was made to alter the site 01' the Univee Intricate legal proceedings Were at once instituted, and the lnl-epnsal of a changmt SHE was accepted by the Circuit Cnm't of the City. and in January. 1892;. by the Sn- prune Court. On Ht-tl'ntemher 22 18514. the L-m'ner-stmw 0f the McMieken Hall was laid in Burnet Woods Park, and in September at th'd next. year the hniltting was ready for own- Frem this time the gruwth at the Uni- 1n the same year Ileury Hanna game EHGUJWO to erect sitlv buildings. lmney. Versity has heeu astnundingly rapid. the north wing and tit. it with chemical appara- tus. Two years later the south wing was pro- vided at a similar cost by Briggs S. Cunning- ham. The hallltsnme stone structure. called from the name of another of our benefactors,

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6369 University of Cincinnati THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appuimml hy 1hr Supezinr Court 01' Cincinnati. .1, u, HHIMJnlm-T, .J. M. HUBl-NHHN. WILLLUI .mx PRIHHER. titmnhlcs P. mxmsun. HHICNT ARNOLD MAX 11 MAT. THAN. A. HEAMY, le'lHiNJC 19. HUSH, u. H. smiles, Blm'ms s. l l'XNJXt:ll'AM, .mnx w. LI'IIN. mm B. T'ICASLEE, nsmn w. Kym; Fl-HNK .J. .mxm. EDWARD SENIOR, IaLunT'r 11. PENDIJI'I'HX! JOSEPH L'. B1 H.lGI-l. l'. A. L. REED, Em nff'fr'i'u: JI'LII'S FLEIHVHMANN, Jhryur Hf H'urfnnm'i. $$M$$$ DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY 'l'nn Mummm; DEI'AWHIENT. Tm; Mmuuu. DIGI-MWMJ-JXT. TIM; HILUJI'A'J'IJ J'Hilun'mllcx'r. fThP Wdiml Fullege of 0mm 'I'IIM HlfllMI-ll? HIEEIUUL TIII-z Lm Hl-II'JHTMI-JNT. 'l'mc HJLLiaur-I m: 'IiNIHXJ-Hcmxn, Wlm vi...;m..:m Law Srlmuu THI-L VLlVILLU, .nn IH'HJannUAL chmn. mr 'l'llli i '1 Ni'IN NATL l'lUriPlTJL. 1Allll1a113dQ Tm: Hum t'quJ-zt'n-z r51 DENTAL SrrnmmY. EAHilizllI'HJ 16