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a
ism which we havo noticed. All instruction
was based on the use of text-books. The
library was unused. The interest that comes
from real investigation was lost. The ideal
of the entire university life was in the past,
not in the coming systems of education. The
library and the laboratories, such as they
were, seemed to exist for no purpose, or for
the sake of the professor. At the second
meeting of the faculty the chancellor asked
how to make the library most useful to the
students, but he seems to have received no
answer. The records do not show that
anything further was attempted till March
11, 1873, when rules were adopted in sub
stance as follows: students might take out
one book at a time; keep it out one week,
with right of renewal for a second week.
For failure to return the book at the proper
time, the fine varied from fifteen to twenty
five cents per week. The library was to be
open on Fridays from 12 m. to 2 p. m., for
taking out books, and on Saturdays from 9
a. m. to 5 p. ra. for reading. These terms
were more liberal than thoy were in some
subsequent years. About 1879, the library
began to be used and appreciated. January
lo, 1874, Robbins Little asked leave to take
books from the library, but the request was
refused. In 1876, it was "moved- that all
University students be allowed to take books
fromthro library," but March 20, of the same
year, a committee of the faculty reported
against any further extension of the privi
leges of the library. At this time, the
library was only open on Friday afternoons.
Of course it goes without saying that like
all organisms, the University had to begin
in simple forms, hence our criticism should
recognize the newness of the institution and
its surroundings and the many difficulties
under which the faculty then labored. How
ever, wo cannot avoid seeing the narrowness
of the life, the undeveloped condition
of the otudcntG, and the mongronoss of the
intellectual food that was provided for them,
A study of the time card for the fall of 1872
'73 will illustrate this fact bettor than any
detailed description, hence it is hero repro
duced: 9 10. Manley, Tacitus; Dake, French;
Hitchcock, Algebra; Aughcy, Chem
istry ; Thontyson, Trigonometry ;
Churchy Algebra.
10 11. Chancellor, Intellectual Philoso
phy; Manley, Anabasis; Dake, Be
ginning Latin; Aughey, German;
Tho?ti'pso?i, English Analysis; Church
German.
11 12. Manley, Greek; Dake, Analysis;
Hitchcock, Geometry ; Aughcy, Geol
ogy; Thompson, Natural Philosophy,
Church, Greek.
2 3. Chancellor, do Amicitia; Church,
Cicero's Orations.
3 4. Hitchcock, Physics.
The absence of the culture and practical
studies which occupy such a conspicuous
place today will be especially noticed. The
fact also stands out prominently that the dif
ferentiation of departments had not pro
gressed far. Newness and crudeness and
scantiness, as might be expected, are found
in the .University as in the State. These ele
ments are not all gone yet, by any means,
but the progress has been prodigious.
The first faculty when completed in 1872,
consisted of Chancellor A. R. Benton,
(Philosophy); A. H. Manley, (Greek and
Latin); H. E. Hitchcock, (Mathematics); 0.
C. Dake, (English Literature); Samuel
Aughcy, (Natural Sciences;; Geo. E. Church,
tutor; S. R. Thompson, (Agriculture).
Prof. Manley 's health gave way during
the Academic year 1874-'75. His work was
assumed by the other m embers of the faculty,
and was carried by them till tho fall of 187G,
when Geo. E. McMillan was called from
Hillsdale College to tho chair of Greekj and
Geo. E. Church was promoted to tho chair
of Latin. Prof. O. C. Dake died suddenly,
tho morning of October 17, 1875. His suc
cessor was not elected till tho fall of 1877,
when Geo. E. Woodbury, a recont grnduato
of Harvard, and now (1893) professor of
English Literature in Columbia College, was
selected for the place.
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