The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-16

eDtS of the institution Tor wears. Inc
/ legislature appropriated $4,000 to erect
and December 2 1872. it was occupied
by classes which had become too num-
erous for the old North college.
In 1928 came a period of hard times.
The legislature appropriated $24660, in
stead of the 81 geo asked for. Great
| economy was oractieed in every way
and the university had a hard struggle.
/ Chancellor Fraser became unpopular
and resigned in 1874, after being at the
head of the institution for six years. He
was succeeded by DR.. James Marvin of
Meadeville. Pa. who took up his s-uties
i that fall Economy still formed the pol
i icy OF the university. but DIR. Marvin's
administration was very successful
one
In 1878 the law school was founded.
with Judge J. w. Green as professor
and an attendance of IL students Al
about this time the sale of y sections
of land which had been set. aside by
congress as an endowment fund for the
university brought in $lO0,O00- rms
helped out a great deal and chemistry
building was erected at a cost of $l2OO0.
This old buiIding still remains, an eye
sore to the institution. and is used by
the school of medicine. DR.. Marvin re-
signed in 1888.
There was a great desire to secure
some man of high repute from the east
to succeed DR.. Marvin, and after some
discussion Joshua Allen Lippincott, of
Dickinson college, Carlisle. Pa, was
chosen.
A So, 900 building was erected in 1888
for the accommodation of classes IN
natural sciences and to be used as
museum. This building was named
Snow hall. in honor of Professor f. H.
Snow who. was becoming naturalist
of high repute An engine house was
also built at cost of $4,000.
In 1885 the school of pharmacy was
established with Professor I-ucius T.
Sayre at its head. Chancellor LiDDin-
colts administration lasted for six
wears. He resigned in 1889. During his
administration the annual appropria-
tons increased to $4,000. and at the
time of his resignation the university
was in a very prosperous condition
During the year which was spent in
looking for a man to take the chancel-
lorship. w. c. Spangler was acting
chancellor and Professor F. H. Snow
was president of the faculty Charles F.
Thwing of the University of Minnesota,
was elected to the place. but declined to
accept. and in 1890 Professor Snow ac-
cepted the position and began his adj
1ninistration with the school year of
1901
DR.. Snow continued in the office until
i'll health forced him to tender his resig-
nation in the spring of 1901. Mr. Spang-
Ter was again made acting chancellor,
until the election of DR.. Strong last
spring. There was a great advance in
the university during DR.. Shows adj
ninistration. He was very popular with
students and faculty and, moreover he
had the knack of conducting the univer-
sitv The physics building, which is
named Blake hall; Spooner library,
erected by the great merchant and
philanthropist after whom it was
named; Fowler shops, the building OF
which was made possible by Mr.. Fowler,
of Kansas City, and the new chemistry
building, were all put up during his ao-
ministration. Work was also begun on
the new museum building, which is now
nearing completion The faculty was in
creased from 90 to so members and the
enrolment was brought up to over l.
200 A school of medicine was established
greatly elaborated. The University of
Kansas came to high rank with the
state universities of the nation. Pres
dent Angel, Of the University of Mich
his institution who was contemplating
coming to the University of Kansas as
a professor that K. U. ranked next to
the University of Michigan in the roll of
state universities.
Thus, in thirty years, the university
sprang into the foremost ranks. The
state legislature has been at times gen
ercuS and at times very close in its APP
preparations, so that there have been
periods of prosperity and of retrench-
ment, but Chancellor Shows manage
ment was such that the greatest possible
good was accomplished with the amount
of money at the disposal of the institu-
ton.
It is expected that the installation OF
DIR. Strong viii be the beginning of an
other era of marked advancement, as
was the installation Of DIR. Snow. Dr..
StfOnS'S adminiStra ton at the UniVeT-
sity of Oregon was such as would indi-
cate that he is capable of doing the uni
versity a great deal of good, and he is
very enthusiastic in his new work. This
is the first time that the installation of
a chancellor at the University of Kan
sas has been celebrated by any great
gathering. 1t is an innovation here an
eastern idea, and one that has been
taken to very kindly by the students,
faculty and alumni. There is much en-
thusiasm over it and every indication
points to the greatest gathering of
alumni and prominent educators that
has ever occurred at a western institu-
ton. Under such suspicious circum-
stances DR.. Strong'S administration will
certainly be given good beginning, and
the university has faith in his ability to
keep things moving.
The following official representatives of
other colleges will attend the inauguration
of Chancellor Strong, Friday at the Uni
Nersity of Kansas: Yale university. Presi-
dent Arthur Twining Hadley; Harvard
university, Prof LIE Baron R. Briggs,
dean of the faculty of arts and sciences;
Brown university, Providence, r. L. Prof.
William Mcdonald, professor of history;
Princeton Theological seminary, the Rev.
J. D. COuntermine; University of Chicago,
Prof. A W. Small; Cornell university,
Ithaca. Prof Charles De Garmo, professor
of pedagogy; Massachusetts instiptution
/ of Technology, Dean Alfred E. Burton;
Washington university, ST. Louis, Presi-
dent W. S. Chaplain: University of Mime
sofa, Dean p S. Johns; Oberlin college,
General Wilder S. Metcalf: University of
California, President Benjamin Ide Wheel
/ er; University of Wisconsin. Prof. Fred
erick l. Turner. professor of history; Uni
versity of Missouri, President r. H. Jesse,