SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1939
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWKENCE, KANSAS
SECTION B
PAGE SEVEN
Early 'Engine' Classes Had One Graduate
\* School in 1870 Known As Department of Engineering Received Present Name In 1927
By Huck Wright c'uncl
By Huck Wright, cunl! When the "Engine" School was young, graduating classes often consisted of one person—approximately 60 to 65 will be graduated from the School of Engineering and Architecture this June!
In 1870 the School of Engineering was known as the department of engineering and was mothered under the wings of the University. It offered courses in civil and electrical engineering and the first classes met in Fraser hall. In 1891 the division was established a distinct school. Later, in 1927, its name was changed for the third time to the present School of Engineering and Architecture.
It has always been the aim of this School to give a thorough fundamental training in the mathematical and physical sciences, supplemented by a proper amount of work pertaining to the various branches of en-
gineering. There is laid on the training in English composition and economic and business principles. A four year course has been its standard.
Marvin First Dean
The first dean of the School of Engineering was F. O. Marvin, at the time professor of civil engineering Dean Marvin was instrumental in bringing about the division of engineering into a separate school. It was due to his pioneering interest in building for engineers. His fine building was erected in his honor. Marvin was dean of the School from 1891 to 1913.
P. F. Walker succeeded Marvin and was dean until he died in 1928 George C. Shaud became the new president, the position until his death in 1936.
From the time of Saad's death until the fall of 1837, the School was without a dean. While a new chief was being sought, an executive committee composed of department heads managed the School with F. A. Russell, professor of civil engineering, as acting dean.
Ivan C. Crawford came from the University of Idaho in the fall of 1677 to take the helm of the "Ennedi" school as the fourth and present dean.
Seven Departments
The School is divided into seven departments of which four are in Marvin hall, two in Haworth hall.
and one in the E.H.S. Bailey Chemical Laboratories.
Those in Marvin hall are: the department of architecture established in 1919 of which Prof. Goldwyn Goldsmith was the first head and Prof. J. M. Kellogg is present head; the department of civil engineering, 1891, first headed by Dean F. O. Marvin, later by Prof C. C. Williams and at present headed by Prof. W. C. McNewy; the department of technical engineering, 1891, first headed by "Penguin"; Freemond, later by Prof G. C. Shaad, and now headed by Prof V. P. Hessiar; and the department of mechanical engineering 1895-98, at present headed by Prof E. D. Hav.
Dean Iyan C. Crawford
Those in Haworth hall are: the department of mining engineering 1900 which has been headed by Prof. C. M. Young since its origi and the department of petroleum engineering, the newest addition to the School of Engineering and header Prof. E. A. Stephenson. Company in Engines 1895
The department of chemical engineering was originated in 1895-98 and was first headed by Prof. H. C Allen and is now headed by Prof. T H Marshall. It is located in the chemistry building.
Home of the University's Engineers
Marvin Hall named for F. O. Farvin, first dean of the School of Engineering, which today holds the School of Engineering and Architecture.
Seventy-Five Years See Huge Hike in Enrollment
By Marlene Jackson, CIV
From 55 to 5.480 students is the record of the University in 75 years. Since the original class in 1866 enrollment has increased nearly 100%, the record enrollment in the University's history occurred in 1930 when it reached the record figure of 5.896. This was no doubt because of the prosperity enjoyed by the state and nation which made it financially possible for more student to go to school.
Bv Maurice Jackson, c'41
The greatest increase in the
In 1917 a department of industrial engineering was originated under Prof. P. F. Walker, but last year was discontinued due to the decline of mechanical engineering.
Social affairs for the engineering students include an annual dance known as the Hob-Nail Hop, and an annual "Engineer's Day" that has been observed since 1900 during which field sports fill the program for the day and an annual banquet fills the quota for the evening.
Five National Chapters
At present there are five student chapters of the following national organizations: The American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgic Engineers.
The Kansas Engineer is the official quarterly publication of the School of Engineering and Architecture. It endeavors to give the engineering student an idea of the largest popular and technical advances in the field as a whole and also the activities on the Campus.
Buildings-to be the tallest smoke-stack of any University in the world.
Fowler Gives Donation
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The need for shops was discussed at some length in 1899 and privates subscriptions were taken. George A Fowler of Kansas City heard about it and gave $18,000 toward the building. It was named for him.
Robinson gymnasium was the next addition to the Campus in 1006. It cost $100,000. Following this two small hospitals were built but they proved inadequate to the needs of the University.
The Chemistry building, name,
the E. H. S. Bailey Chemistry
laboratories, was built in 1900 for $65-
800. Dyche Museum was constructed
in 1802. It has been closed for
several years until it can be repaired.
Green hall, the "law barn," was
built in 1905 for $65,000. It was
named for "Uncle Jimmy" Green
dean of the School of Law for many years. His statue now stands in front of the structure.
Marvin hall was provided for by the state legislature in 1907 when it appropriated $80,000 for a building (for the School of Engineering. Haworth hall, the geology building, was built in 1909 for $57,500.
Following the World War it was suggested that a Memorial stadium and a Memorial Union building be built. These were to be constructed entirely from pledges and by 1920 the total amount pledged reached $500,000. By 1923 over $600,000 had been promised. In 1921 work was started on the Memorial stadium, On May 11 a "Stadium Day" was
The largest building on the Campus, Frank Strong hall, which was known for a long time as Administration building, was built in three sections. The first part, the east wing, was built in 1911 and it was finally completed in 1921 at a total cost of $644,730.
Build Memorials for Soldiers
school's enrollment occurred immediately after the World War. In 1918 the number of students jumped 1,706 from 2,840 to 3,916.
In 1832 the enrollment suffered its greatest decrease. In that year the number of students attending the University dropped from 5,658 to 4-851. The depression was no doubt the reason for this slump in enrollment. The World War in 1917 resulted in the next greatest decrease in enrollment. That year the figure declined 597 from 3,437 to 2,840. The reason for this loss was the number of students entering the army.
celebrated. Over 4,000 students, under the leadership of Dr. F. C. Allen, razed and removed the old bleachers and prepared the ground for the present stadium which was erected at a cost of $640,000. The Memorial Union building was started in 1925. Several additions have been made to it and others are planned "subtitle" Adds Corbin
In 1926 Watson library was built for $250,000. The library was named for Miss Carrie Watson who had been head librarian at the University for many years. The Observatory was moved to its present location when Houch auditorium was built at a cost of $207,000 in 1927.
One Little School- And How It Grew
Corbin hall, a dormitory for women was provided by the legislature in 1921. Mrs. Watkins has presented the University with the Watkins Memorial hospital, the Nurses' Home, and two dormitories for women, Watkins hall and Miller hall. Other buildings on Mount Olive have a Religion Owed training school, and the Home Economics practice school. School at Kansas City Added In the fall of 1903 the School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kan., became a part of the University. In 1907 a dispensary and medical school building were built with funds from the estate of Dr. Simeon B. Bell. A nurse's home and a small hospital building were also erected by funds donated from the same
In 1911 a 4-store, $50,000 hospital building was erected and in 1915 a hospital dispensary and laboratory were built. In 1921 the Power Plant and Bell Memorial hospital were completed at a cost of $435,000. At this time temporary barracks building were erected. Although they were constructed to be used only two to four years they are still in
In 1928 the legislature appropriated $300,000 for a Nurses' Home and Ward building and in 1936 an anonymous donor presented $60,000 to erect a Children's building. In 1937 the legislature erected a Connecting Corridor which houses the X-Ray department and the store-room. The latest addition to the Campus at Kansas City Hospital Medical Research and a colored hospital is now under construction.
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That visual aids are assuming increasing importance in schools is illustrated by the fact that the bus route virtual aids are provided over 200 towns in Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Oregon, California, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Idaho, Nebraska, Washington, Illinois, New York, Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Extension --
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Education School Developed Under Frank Strong
year enrollment facu.
1886-07 55 4
67-08 105 7
68-69 122 8
69-70 152 8
70-71 227 9
71-72 265 10
72-73 272 11
73-74 173 11
74-75 194 10
75-76 237 11
76-77 359 13
77-78 361 12
78-79 403 14
79-80 440 16
80-81 467 16
81-82 443 18
82-83 582 18
83-84 521 19
83-95 471 21
85-86 419 24
86-87 489 27
87-88 483 31
88-89 505 32
89-90 508 33
90-91 474 36
91-92 630 44
92-93 729 45
93-94 691 50
94-95 875 52
95-96 895 52
96-97 1.064 56
97-98 1.062 57
98-99 1.087 69
99-00 1.150 78
9000-1 1.154 75
01-02 1.233 76
02-03 1.294 89
03-04 1.319 96
04-05 1.446 99
05-06 1.706 101
06-07 1.786 109
07-08 2.063 122
08-09 2.210 126
09-10 2.303 137
10-11 2.400 146
11-12 2.437 175
12-13 2.546 179
13-14 2.647 192
14-15 2.812 200
15-16 2.959 218
16-17 3.437 243
17-18 2.840 219
18-19 3.916 220
19-20 4.002 256
20-21 4.226 262
21-22 4.680 289
22-23 5.087 247
23-24 4.927 246
24-25 5.214 258
25-26 5.533 255
26-27 5.438 268
27-28 5.537 263
28-29 5.087 235
29-30 5.766 269
30-31 5.896 260
31-32 5.658 251
32-33 4.851 240
33-34 4.549 220
34-35 4.902 223
35-36 5.219 240
36-37 5.589 284
37-38 5.536 254
38-39 5.480 257
Materials distributed by the bureau include motion pictures, glass and film slides, and pictures. Last year the bureau sponsored the reading clinic held for University students in which tests were made to diagnose reading difficulties and to test visual processing. The university's vision work is experimenting and investigating types of visual projection equipment.
★ Started in 1875 As a Normal Department With 35 Students Enrolled in First Classes
The work of the Extension division is co-ordinated by Harold G. Ingham, director, who took charge in 1918. Through the activities of the extension division, the University of Kansas provides cultural services for the people of Kansas and aids in maintaining the school's contacts with men and women in all parts of the world.
M. U. Checker Champ Challenges Jayhawkers
The predecessor of the pres- ent school of Education was the normal department which had its beginning in 1875 with an enrollment of 35 students. The following year registration increased to 120 students in the department, and gradually de- clined until it was discontinued by an act of the legislature in 1884.
Sport Note: Because the football team feared such an affair might steal the show from their annual dispute with the University of Missouri, the challenge issued by a college coach in 1917 to "all comers from K.U." for a Thanksgiving Day match went unreached.
Ry Dorothy Dyer. c'40
After the discontinuation of the normal department there was not much offered in the field of education. Dean Blackmar of the department of history and sociology took special interest in developing a course in Education which was also a requirement in this field for a number of years.
The real development in the field of education began when Chancellor Frank Strong came to the University in 1902. Before this time not much could be done because of the lack of finances.
Present School Started 1909
When the founding of a School of Education was under consideration there was a desire for improvement in this field, but very few wanted to grant a degree for the work. A group of faculty members studied the situation, and finally came to the agreement that the School of Education would serve a definite purpose.
12 With an enrollment of 188 students the School of Education was established in the year 1909. After the school was well organized Chas. Hughes Johnson was brought here as the first dean, assisted by Prof. A. S. Olin, Prof. R. A. Schwegel, and Prof. W. H. Johnson.
The first training in supervised teaching was given in my Halls hall. 1915 Oread Training School was built to accommodate of 100 high school students, and those taking practice teaching each semester.
Develops Graduate Study
The program of graduate study in education was developed by Dean
Kelley. Since that time it has been ing for the state certificate to expanding until out of every 100 teach.
Kelley. Since that time it has been expanding until out of every 100 master's degree granted by the University, and there are in the field of education.
At present there are two types of doctor's degrees granted by the School of Education. The first is that of Doctor of Philosophy which is primarily a research study. The other is that of Doctor of Education.
The resignation of Dean Kelly in 1920 was followed by Raymond A Kent as the dean, for the next two years. In 1923 Raymond A Schwegler became acting dean, and in 1927 was made dean of the School of Education.
Opens Clinic
Educator--
The School of Education opened the first psychological clinic west of the Mississippi and has maintained it ever since. It also maintains a laboratory for the study of reading problems, and has recently added a laboratory for curriculum study. The student training school for 150 students offers practice teaching facilities for about 150 students prepar-
Raymond A. S. Schweger, who has been dean of the School of Education since 1927.
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URING 75 years, the University of Kansas has witnessed changes in
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