University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Wkfsgihne The school was To raise Tunds by subscripTion, Tor which There were over one hundred men ready To donaTe The necessary Tunds. The TirsT subiecTs TaughT were algebra, rheToric, French, LaTin, music, and Theology-a school Tor boTh spiriTual and menTal develop- menT-and iT was named Colorado Seminary. Depression in The school's early years made iT necessary To close iTs doors Trom i867 To I88O, when Governor Evans again Tound The means wiTh which To open The doors oT The school. Chancellor Moore was made The head oT The school aT FourTeenTh and Arapahoe STreeTs. l-le worked Tor no pay, reTurning his yearly salary To The school.

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yhnem -Wand They Then looked over a crude map of Colorado and before 'rhe discussion had lenglh- ened bul a 'Few minules John Evans asked if he would be granled charlers for such educalional inslilulions as he deemed necessary 'ro 'rhe well- being of 'rhe people. Jus+ like you, Dr. Evans, said Lincoln. If +here's any place wilhoul a lillle red school- house, you wanl +o see one +here. Mr, President relurned John Evans, educalion is 'rhe grealesl blessing a counlry can give 'ro Hs people. Educafe a man and he's a wor+hwhile cilrizeng leave him in ignorance and he's wasle Hmber, I always say. ln l864 John Evans wen? back lo Washing- lon and requesled a char'rer for a school of higher educalion 'ro be localed in lhe ci'ry of Denver, Colorado Terrilory.

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y0!WZ6e Upon The resignaTion oT Chancellor Moore in l889, William McDowell was ap- poinTed To The chair, and one year laTer The cornersTone was laid Tor The TirsT building, in SouTh Denver's newly named UniversiTy Park, OT a greaT college oT Liberal ArTsg anTicipaT- ing a magniTicenT campus upon The hillTop acres in The years To come. ln l892 The llilil School and Chamberlin ObservaTory were added To The growing school, buT Tive years laTer The greaT John Evans passed away and leTT his beneTacTor's role behind Tor oTher unbending shoulders.