THE DAILY NKBUASKAN, 111 ESI) AY, MAY 10, 193i
PAGE FIVE
CLARA CONKLIN RESIGNS
AFTER 45 YEAR SERVICE
Language Instructor Came
To University in 1892
Preceding Candy.
Miss Clara Conklin has retired
after being on the University of
Nebraska faculty for 46 year?.
This Instructor came in 1892 and
preceded Dr. A. L. Candy by one
year, he beginning his career in
i.sOS while the World fair was In
operation in Chicago.
Miss Conklin was professor of
Romance languages. She is well
known and beloved by alumni and
undergraduates. This educator for
a number of years served with
the university In other capacities.
She came here from DePauw uni
versity with a master's degree.
This educator, who has lived a
useful and righteous life, is known
by thousands of students who have
graduated from the University of
Nebraska.
PANIC I.OCl'STS
CUT KMIOI.I.MKNT
IN i:RLY YKAKS
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And acres of my own to plow
A dog, a gun, the tweet blue
tkies,
And nature's charm and myste
ries; So I may ride, or sit, or play,
Or read my book each stormy day;
And I shall feel myself a king.
Professor Dake, because of his
sensitive organization, which made
him susceptible to every
physical and social influence, quiv
ering constantly with pain or de
light, rapidly wore himself out and
was an easy victim lor mat at
tack of paralysis which removed
him from earth.
Prof. S. H. Manly, also a mem
ber of the first faculty, suffered
the greater portion of his life with
nervous prostration from which he
never recovered. Much of the time
he was here he could do only par
tial work, his classes being heard
principally by Professor Church
and occasionally by Professor
Pake or Frof. Samuel Aughey. He
was, however, a fine Greek scholar,
and his range of reading had been
wide. He was singularly amiable,
courteous and generous. Professor
Manly was loved and highly re
spected by his students and others
connected with the university.
Finding that there was no hope of
his regaining his health while hold
ing his professorship, he resigned
his chair early in 1S75.
ORIGINAL FACULTY
INCLUDED PROF. CHURCH
Another member of the original
university faculty. Professor
Church, was an outstanding in
fractor of Latin literature. Pro
lessor Aughey held the position of
.lean of the college faculty, and
professor of natural sciences. He
was a most thorough and able in
structor and because of his love
for his work end his intellectual
acquirements became a true pro
fessor. Among other early professors of
the university were Edmund Burke
Fairfield, ( S. T. D. 1 t L. L. D. ) ,
chancellor and professor of men
tal moral and political philosophy;
Henry E. Hitchcock, A. M, Ph. D
professor of mathematics; George
McMillan, A.M.. rh. D professor
of the Greek language and litera
ture; Alonzo Collin, A. M profes
sor of modern languages; Isaac T.
ehster, 1st Lieut, U. S. A., pro
lrssor of military science and tac
tics; George E. Woodberry, A. B.,
professor of Anglo-Saxon and
rhetoric, and instructor in English
composition; George E. Howard,
A.M., professor of English litera
ture and instructor in elocution;
Charles N. Little, A. B tutor in
analytical chemistry and mathe
matics: Miss Ellen Smvth. A.M.,
instructor in Latin and Greek; I
S. R. Thompson, A.M., professor
of agriculture and dean of the in
dustrial college; Harvey Culbert
son, M.S., B. Ag, superintendent
of the farm and professor of horti
culture; Miss Emma Richp.rdson,
teacher of painting and drawing;
Samuel B. Hohmann, director of
the musical conservatory, and Mi's.
Adelaide Pcarbnm, teacher of
elocution.
CONGRESS SETS APART
LAND FOR UNIVERSITY
By an act of congress approved
April 19, 1864, in words as fol
lows: That "0 sections of land
(44,800 acres i shall be set apart
and reserved for the purpose and
support of a state university, and
to be appropriated and applied as
the legislature may prescribe, for
the purpose named and for no
other purpose; and by virtue of
an act ty the legislature approved
Feb. 15, 18C9, accepting a donation
of 90,000 acres of land, granted
by the congress of Uie United
States to the state of Nebraska
for the purpose ci endowing a col-
KAKLY lHISKKH PKOl IvSSOK
K EC ALLS OLD CAMPUS SCENK
Fcnce-Climbing Experiences,
Curfew Lend Selves
To Kcminiscenscs.
By Professor A. L. Candy.
('nrly .lirnkn.l
Of all my remembrances of the
Nebraska campus the old Iron
fence surrounding the campus
stands out most clearly. Ten
o'clock curfew saw the gates of
this fence locked, and anyone who
happened to stay within this en
closure later than that found that
it was just too bad.
I was caught this way only once.
That was enough. A certain com
mittee adjourned a little too lute.
As a result several of us had to
climb over the fence, and we found
it a difficult and rather danger
ous job.
Back in 1893 when I first came
to the campus there were but six
buildings there. In the tower of U
hall hung the old bell, rung only
on special occasions. This original
building was still four stories high,
and housed all the academic de
partments, except the natural sci
ences. I remember especially "Ma"
Smith who reigned over the reg
istrar's office down on first floor.
On this floor were also Chancellor
lege for the benefit of agriculture
and the mechanic arts, the state
became entitled to the aforesaid
land to be used for the purpose of
establishing and supporting a uni
versity and industrial college.
By an act of the legislature ap
proved Feb. 15, 1S69, as above and
amendatory thereto, approved Feb.
19, 1877, the regents were author
ized to establish five colleges or
departments as follows: (1) a col
lege of literature, science and art;
(2) an industrial college, embrac
ing agriculture, political science,
civil engineering and the mechanic
arts; (3) a college of law; (41 a
college of medicine, and (5) a col
lege of fine arts.
Up until the year of 1882, only
the first two colleges had been es
tablished. The aims of the univer
sity of that day still exists at the
present time because it gave, as
it still does, an opportunity for a
liberal culture in literature, science
and other technical and profes
sional courses to students without
regard to race or sex, on the con
dition of their possessing the in
tellectual and moral qualification
to such an institution.
FOUR COURSES OFFERED
IN FIRST DEPARTMENT
Of the first department organ
ized, that of literature, science and
art, there were four courses of
study of four years each: namely,
a classical, a scientific, a Latin sci
entific and a Greek scientific.
In the department of agriculture,
there were two courses, one of
three years, and a course of one
year. The following degrees were
granted; namely, (1) The degree
of bachelor of arts was conferred
on students who completed the
classical course. 2i That of bach
elor of science on students who
completed the regular scientific
course. 3 That of bachelor of
philosophy on students who com
pleted the Latin scientific course.
( 4 ) That of bachelor of letters on
students who completed the liter
ary course. (5) The degree of mas
ters of arts, master of science,
master of philosophy or master of
letters was conferred upon those
who had completed one full year
of study in their respective fields,
under the direction of the faculty,
plus the necessary four years re
quired for the bachelor degree.
The act of congress of July 2,
1862, entitled "an act donating
lands to the se veral states and ter- i Nebraska as it will be in the month
ritories, which may provide col-j of June 1900, the prophesy would
leges for the benefit of agriculture be reflected as the dream of a
and the mechanic arts," states that j dreamer, and the prophet con
the leading object shall be, with-1 demned as a builder of castles in
out excluding other scientific and j the air. Ee it so; but remember,
classical studies, and including mil-: please that no castle ever stood
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Dr.
Canficld's office, the finance office
and the post office the whole ad
ministrative department.
itary tactics, to teach such
branches of learning as are related
to agriculture and the mechanic
arts in such a manner as the leg
islature of the state may prescribe,
in order to promote the liberal and
practical education of the indus
trial classes in the several pursuits
and professions in life.
The university was endowed un
der the provisions of this act, and
instruction in military tactics were
therefore necessarily a part of its
curriculum. To conform with the
requirements of the act, a mili
tary department was early organ
ized. All male students were re
quired to take three semesters of
drill unless they were physically
unfit or were conscientious objec
tors against military exercises.
Howover, if this were true today,
I'd wager my shirt we would have
no milita y department. The mil
itary department of about 1883
was composed of all male students
in the regular courses, in the
freshman, sophomore and junior
classes of the academic depart
ment. The students were required
to have the uniform adopted by
the faculty, or the coat, cap or
gloves and dark pants of any
quality. The spring and fall terms
were employed for outdoor drill.
The winter term was occupied with
recitations in infantry tactics and
field fortifications, with lectures
on military science. At that ti -.e
the department was supplied with
arms and equipment for 100 men.
Today 2,300 men participate in
"Military Training" including all
the departments of the organiza
tion. However, the university has
equipment and paraphernalia "to ac
commodate several hundred more
men.
CHANCELLOR FAIRFIELD
PREDICTS GI'.EAT FUTURE.
In an address delivered before
the regents, faculty and citizens
of Lincoln at the opera house, June
22, 1876, Chancellor Edmund
Burke Fairfield, on the inaugura
tion, said: "Many of you will live
to see the day when library and
cabinets, now justly termed re
spectable, will have outgrown the
egg from which it has hatched a
year ago. However, unlike the Co
chin China, which has reached its
maturity, they will continue to
grow, and with even more rapid
strides. Were I gifted with pro
phetic vision, so that I could de-
1 scribe 10 you the University of
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locota Journal.
Mil,
Poller
lu'rilals
Tonight,
Tomorrow
Shirley Totter will present
"Jane Eyre" and Flora Albin will
present "The Winged Victory" for
senior speech recitals at the Tem
ple theater today and tomorrow,
respectively. Both are seniors in
the speech department,
"The Winged Victory," to be
given by Flora Albin, Is i recital
in which Kuthcrine Cornell starred
last year. The public is invited to
attend.
firm on the rock, a thing of reality,
until it had first floated in the air
as the mere creature of some
body's brain."
Addressing the graduates pres
ent, he concluded with these elo
quent thoughts: "Enjoy your self
congratulations over your past
attainments, my young friends,
while you can. This is not long for
you if you continue to make at
tainments worth achieving. How
ever, while, as the years increase,
you will enjoy much less the self
consciousness of knowing a good
deal, you will enjoy more and more
the visions of truth, and beauty
and God that shall be given. It will
be our joy to go with you as far
as we may, thru the vast temple of
truth, which is but the temple of
God, studying with you the won
ders of architecture, the majesty
of its columns, the beauty of fin
ish, enchanted by the celestial
light that shines everywhere thru
its marvelous windows, looking
fa ward forever for man's con
scious immortality forbids that
we should live only for the hour
to the coming day when there shall
be opened to us the golden gales
of that vaster temple whose light
is neither sun. nor moon, nor stars.
but whose wide expanse is flooded
with the glory of the Eternal."
UNIVERSITY OF TODAY
PRESENTS GREAT CONTRAST.
The University of Nebraska of
1938 presents quite a contrast to
the University of Nebraska in the '
seventies and eighties, according to
Colonel Frank D. Eager of Lincoln,
who was a classmate of Genera!
John J. Pershing in 1S88. As I
have pointed out. only one building
graced the first Nebraska campus
Today, however, 28 structures
stand as evidence of the percep
tible progress made since the be
ginning of this institution. A new
building at the corner of 14th rnd
R sts., known as the Students
Union and Activities building, will
be completed soon.
A great variety of subjects are
now offered which tends to in
crease a broad and more nnerai
education for students who enter j
cms scnooi man count nave ueen
when the institution was opened.
The University of Nebraska has
many subjects from which each
registrant may choose his voca
tion under faculty ruidance. A
student is not limited to the clas -
sics or Liberal Arts and Sciences j
as formerly, but it is possible for j
him to follow the couise to which j
he can best adapt himself.
Nebraska's university is per
haps the greatest educational cen
All
ter in me miuwesu nowrvn, nouis i ne record for being a mem
enrollment will have to be limited ber of the Nebraska university
in the future unless larger build-
ings are constructed in order to
accommodate the ever increasing
number of enrollees. It is time for
the legislature to throw off their
old-fashioned ideas and appro
priate more money for the Uni
versity of Nebraska. Upwards of
12.000 students attend this uni
versity annually, and scolastically
Nebraska, at present, ranks very
high nationally as compared to
other schools.
The professors here at the Uni
versity of Nebraska are experts
in their respective fields and be
cause of their indefatigable efforts
to make this institution the great
est of the middle west have suc
ceeded in doing that very thing
They have strikingly exemplified
the fact that where there is unity
there is strength.
It has been an education in it
self writing an historical sketch
of a university which was founded
when buffalo roamed the western
prairies and prairie chickens arid
quail were thicker than snow birds
are r.t the present time. A univer
sity that was built by faith, hope
and hard work; a university that
never knew the word failure. In
closing I quote one of the many
and most intellectually minded
men of this campus, a medical
doctor and dean of Pharmacy col
lege, a man who has been con
nected with the university faculty
as an instructor for a period of
over 30 years, and a man who is
known thruout the United Suites.
Dr. P.ufas A. Lyman; Quote: "This
university was made what it is at
the present, by men who stayed
here and helped to build it up and
not by the men who left to seek
fame or fortune elsewhere."
STUDENTS SLOW
IN REGISTRATION;
STATES CONGDON
Assignment Director Urges
Completion of Schedules
At Early Date.
First day registration has been
light and slow, nccording to Prof.
A. R. Congdon, bead of the assign
ment committee. "Those In engi
neering have been the only ones
so far, he stated, that have taken
advantage of the opportunity to
avoid the rush to see deans and
advisers and to get in their r.re
ferred sections." At 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon approximately
100 students had completed regis
tering. Ag campus will not start its
registration until this morning and
will be over Thursday evening. The
other colleges close their regis
tering at noon Saturday. All stu
dents who have outside work or
sections in which they particularly
wish to enroll, must register today
or they will find sections closed.
It will be impossible to grant re
quests for special schedules.
Carry Afternoon Classes.
Class schedules and college bul
letins may be obtained in the of
fice of the registrar in the ad
ministration building. Registration
applies only to students registered
during the second semester of
1937--38, and those School of Mu
sic students registered for univer
sity credits who must file the us
ual application for registration in
addition to the school of music reg
istration. Students are required to carry
at least two-fifths of their classes
in the afternoon and on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday morning's.
If outside work conflicts with do
ing this, the adviser to the stu
dent must, upon personal know
ledge of the student's employment,
write a note indicating the f;ict
to the chairman of the assignment
committee, A. R. Congdon.
The offices of the assignment
committee have been changed from
the third floor of the administra
tion building to the southeast
corner room in the basement ot
the same building, the room occu
pied two years ago by the old
bookstore.
DR. BARBOUR RECOGNIZED
AS OLDEST CF PROFESSORS
: Paleontologist Constructed
Present University
Morrill Museum.
By Evelyn Ross Hervert.
Pr. Edwin Hinckley Barbour
faculty longer than any other m-
structor now at the university. He
A. Barbour.
has been connected with this in
stitution for 47 years, coming here
in 1891. He was with the univer
sity when Trof. A. L. Candy joined
the faculty in 1893.
Dr. Baibour is a graduate of
Yale university. He is now director
of the museum and professor of
paleontology. It was in 1934 that
he became director. This educator
who enjoys the distinction of hav
ing nerved longer on the faculty
than anyone else is beloved by
thousands of students who wish
him well during his declining
years.
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LJnroln Journn:
Dr. E.