Original Patten Gym built where Tech now stands. School of Commerce opens. 1909 Swift Hall of Engineering erected. College of Engineering opens. Homecoming inaugurated as a regular fall event.
Green caps are compulsory for freshmen.
Robert Scott s expedition reaches the South Pole. Ravinia Park opens with opera performances. 1912 Kenneth Huszagh is first Northwestern athlete to participate in the Olympics. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated. World War I starts.