And in honor of them, here's a special film flashback of campus life long past. In 1923 Cotner College in Lincoln filmed these scenes that captured the essence of student life. After the recruiter convinces Mom and Dad that Cotner is the school for Junior, the students arrive for the new academic year. Of course, there's the usual paperwork and registration, after which the students are ready for the rigors of class. It's not all cerebral.
College tones the body as well as the mind.
Of course, it wouldn't be college without football. Nor is the students' social life neglected as you can see in these shots at mixers and traditions like Ivy Day. Besides giving us a unique glimpse of campus life long past, this film has the distinction of being one of the earliest 16-millimeter films ever shot in Lincoln. For Statewide, I'm Paul Eisloeffel at the Nebraska State Historical Society. To see more stills of Cotner College at the turn of the century, just click.