2 Schools of the University College of Liberal Arts.Evanston The Registrar, University Hall Medical School.Chicago The Secretary, 2421 Dearborn Street Law School.Chicago The Secretary, Northwestern University Building College of Engineering.Evanston The Director, University Hall School of Pharmacy.Chicago The Secretary, Northwestern University Building Dental School.Chicago The Secretary, Northwestern University Building School of Music.Evanston The Secretary, Music Hall School of Commerce.Chicago The Secretary, Northwestern University Building School of Oratory.Evanston The Director, Swift Hall of Oratory EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Copyright, 1908, by Northwestern University Evanston and Chicago 3 N the last day of May, in the year 1850, at 109 Lake Street, in the City of Chicago, within a stone’s throw of the present Northwestern Univer¬ sity Building, nine men met in conference, and ^ voted that ‘‘the interests of Christian learning demand the immediate establishment of a uni¬ versity in the Northwest. ” Immediate establishment was realized in characteristic fashion. A charter was obtained the next year; within four years a site was selected, an endowment of fooo,ooo secured, a building completed; and on the fifth day of November, 1855, the College of Liberal Arts opened its doors to ten students. Northwestern University is the child of Chicago. The founders were residents of that city, were enthusiastic over its future, and full of zeal for the service of the community of which it was the center. This purpose led them to select the name “Northwestern University.” During a half century the University has kept pace with the growth and prosperity of the great Northwest. Chartered as a University, Northwestern has justified its name by a broad interest in many lines of study and research, by high standards of scholarship, and by the development of professional 4 schools whose standing and influence are a source of great pride. It was fourteen years after the opening of the College before the Medical School was added in 1869; Law School followed four years later, in 1873; the School of Pharmacy was established in 1887, and then in quick succession the Dental School in 1888. All these schools are in Chicago. The School of Music was or¬ ganized at Evanston in 1895, and in 1907 a School of Engineering was added. The growth of the University has been rapid during the last ten years. In 1896 the students were 2,113, the total income ^32,000, Endowment the total value of the property ^^5,150,598.56. In 1907 the stu¬ dents had increased to 3,997, the income ^^^626,193, and the value of the property to $9,038,604. The united faculties numbered 358. The University was established under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Medical School had its origin in connection with Mercy Hospital conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, and was for a time a department of the Lind University under Presbyterian auspices. In 1864 it was reorganized as an independent school under the name of the Chicago Medical Col¬ lege, by which name it was known till 1891. The Law School was at first a department of the old University of Chicago, under PATH ON THE CAMPUS DEARBORN OBSERVATORY Baptist control, and later was under the joint supervision of North¬ western and the University of Chicago, being known at this time as the Union College of Law. But neither the founders nor the charter contemplated a narrow, sectarian relation. It was by law provided that “no particular religious faith shall be required of those who become students at the institution,” and the University has always maintained a broad Catholic spirit, loyal to the Christian ideals of its founders. Purpose The faculties of the various schools are chosen with respect only to the fitness of their members to teach the subjects entrusted to them, to advance knowledge in their various departments, and to develop in their students strong and symmetrical Christian characters. The students come from all walks of life and all religious faiths are represented. All departments of the Univer¬ sity except the Medical School admit men and women on the same conditions, and all courses are open to persons of good morals who have had sufficient preliminary education to meet the entrance requirements. 6 College of Liberal Arts The site of the College of Liberal Arts is Evanston, twelve miles north from the business center of Chicago, with the advantage of rapid transit, but far enough removed to ensure the quiet necessary Evanston for Study. The University charter contains a prohibition of saloons within four miles of the campus, and the law is enforced. The city is situated on Lake Michigan, is distinguished for its wealth, its beauty, and its public spirit. It possesses the academic charm that makes it a good place for the student. The campus extends for three-quarters of a mile along the shore of the lake, and is bordered by Sheridan Drive on the west. On the southern half of the campus—the Old Campus—stands the original building. Old College. Among its statelier companions it offers striking testimony to Northwestern’s progress. Near by is University Hall, singularly fortunate in the beauty and dignity The of its design. Close at hand are Fisk Hall, the spacious home of Campus the Academy; the beautiful Swift Hall, occupied by the School of Buildings Oratory; the Old Gymnasium; and Fayerweather Hall, used by the departments of Chemistry and Physics. Just to the north are Heck Hall, a dormitory for men, and Memorial Hall, of the Garrett Biblical Institute. Beyond are Orrington Lunt Library, the most impressive of the University Buildings, and the new Swift Hall of Engineering. On the north campus are Hatfield House—a men’s dor¬ mitory, the Dearborn Astronomical Obser¬ vatory, with its his¬ torical eighteen and a half inch telescope, and the new Gymna¬ sium, now in process of construction and to be completed in 1909. ANNIE MAY SWIFT HALL One block to the west of the southern campus, on what is known as Willard Hall Campus, are three dormitories for women, Willard Hall, Pearsons Hall, and Chapin Hall. Near by is the building of the School of Music. In the ex¬ treme southeastern corner of the Campus is a building peculiar to Northwestern — a United States Life Saving Station. The crew, composed entirely of students, has a record of thirty years of gal¬ lant service. The College offers instruction in Latin and Greek; English Language, English Literature, Rhetoric and Elocution; German, the Language and Literature; Scandinavian Languages—Nor¬ wegian, Danish, and Swedish; Romance Languages—French, Spanish, and Italian; Semitic Languages—Hebrew, Assyrian, and Aramaic; Biblical Literature; History and Diplomacy; Economics, Finance, and Administration; Philosophy, Psychology, and Educa¬ tion; Mathematics; Astronomy; Physics; Mechanics, Descriptive Geometry, Mechanical Drawing, and Shop-work; Botany, Chemis¬ try, Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology, and Hygiene; Physical Culture. 7 Courses of Study NORTHWESTERN FIELD—EAST BLEACHER The studies may be so selected as to allow specialization in any of the main lines of study, preparatory to commerce, industry, the public service, engineering, medicine, law, journalism, or teaching. The graduate work of the University is in charge of the Faculty of the College of Graduate Liberal Arts, and is open to college grad- Courses upon presentation of proper creden¬ tials. It may be pursued either with or without reference to an advanced degree. It is highly desirable that candidates for graduate work have a reading knowledge of French and German. For the promotion of research the Trus¬ tees have established six fellowships of $300 each. Fellows are not required to pay tuition fees, but may be Fellowships called upon to give a limited amount of assistance in the instruction work of their departments. These fellowships are assigned by the President each year without regard to the pecuniary needs of the applicant. Fellows may be reappointed at the end of the year. Applications for fellow¬ ships, together with creden¬ tials, should be sent to the President not later than the first of April. The awards are announced about the first of May of each year. Names of unsuccessful can¬ didates are not made public. T he undergraduate courses lead to the degree of A.B. or B.S., depending upon the studies selected. The grad- CLASS DAY WILLARD HALL uate courses lead to the degree of A.M.,M.S. and Ph.D. Detailed regulations concerning the granting of the Master’s degree and Degrees the Doctor’s degree will be found in the General Catalogue. Here will be found, also, information concerning graduate work in the professional schools of the university. The university has a large number of scholarships, providing free tuition at admission for graduates of secondary schools, who Scholarships meet the entrance requirements and are recommended by the school faculty as of creditable scholarship, good character, and as giving distinct promise of usefulness. Awards are made, on the recommendation of a committee of the College Faculty, to the most promising candidates. About forty scholarships are avail¬ able for students in the later years of the course. The standard of living among the students is modest and ex¬ penses may be kept within reasonable limits. Many students, Expenses both men and women, earn the money for a considerable part of and their expenses. At two of the dormitories for women, Chapin Self-Help Hall and Pearsons Hall, young women may reduce the cost of ALUMNI DAY board and room to a minimum helping with the housework. For young men, Evanston furnishes many opportunities for work at comparatively high rates of pay. Employment bureaus are main¬ tained by the Young Women’s Christian Association and the Young Men’s Christian Association. Physical culture is a recognized department of college activity in charge of a director who is a mem¬ ber of the faculty. Certain courses in physical culture give limited credit toward graduation. Baseball, track, basketball, and foot- Athletics ball teams are enthusiastically supported by students and alumni. The new gymnasium, now in p ocess of construction at a cost of approximately $175,000, will be one of the most complete and satisfactory in its arrangements anywhere to be found. It will be ready for occupancy with the opening of the year 1909-1910. The Athletic Field is of unsurpassed beauty and convenience, and is equipped with bleachers and team houses at a cost of $20,000. The students publish the Northwestern, a tri-weekly paper; the College Syllabus, an annual; and the Northwestern Magazine, a literary Life monthly publication. The Junior Class and the Freshman Class each present a play. The Glee Club, the Band, the five literary societies, the debating societies, numerous fraternities, the two College Christian As¬ sociations, the Men’s Club, the University League, are among the activities of the stu¬ dents. The faculty of the College numbers 75, including 41 profes- OLD COLLEGE STONE 1876 ORRINGTON LUNT LIBRARY sors, 19 instructors and 15 other officers. The student body rep¬ resents many states and nations, and wide differences in home life and preliminary training, but in aims and in temper is pervaded by a real unity. Its earnestness, its democracy, and its energy are characteristic of the best type of American life. The number of students in the College of Liberal Arts for 1907-1908 was 1,038. Of this number about half were women, who were under the direct supervision of a dean of women. The aggregate number of women students in the College and other departments was about 29 per cent of the whole, and probably constituted the largest group of college women students in the west. Students who have completed the junior year in the College of Liberal Arts may satisfy the re¬ quirements for the Bachelor’s degree by a year of satisfactory work in one of the University professional schools. By this arrangement they may save one The Faculty and Students Relations with the Professional Schools THE NEW GYMNASIUM Extension Courses year in the combined course for academic and professional degrees. A student enrolled in one of the professional schools who is a Bach¬ elor in a university of accepted grade may register in the graduate department of the College of Liberal Arts. This arrangement permits advanced work in the professional school to apply on that required for a Master’s degree. The College conducts extension courses in Northwestern Uni¬ versity Building, Chicago, for the benefit mainly of teachers in the public schools of that city. In these courses there were enrolled 107 students during the year 1907-1908. The courses offered are in English Language and Literature, Psychology and the History of Education, Physiology, Geology and Physical Geography, His¬ tory and Economics. The courses in Economics are so presented as to be especially helpful to young men en¬ gaged in business who desire to follow a definite plan of study bearing directly on commercial topics. These have re¬ cently been enlarged and organized into a School of Commerce with a regular faculty and program of courses extend¬ ing through three years. FAYERWEATHER School of Commerce The :SchooI of Commerce has been established to meet the needs of those young business men who desire to en- r large their oppor- ^ tunities by system¬ atic study. With the reduction of business principles and bus¬ iness practice to a teachable form, the feasibility of systematic university training for business has become universally recognized. Efficiency in business is now measured by definite standards Business and the elements of permanent value of the vast accumulation of Training successful experience can now be made available for young men who are willing to enter on a formal course of study. As never before, the highest efficiency in business involves ability to see business problems in all their relations. Men who have not been trained to take a broad view of business activities can no longer hope to rise to positions of command and influence. Busi¬ ness men of wide experience are advising a careful and thorough preparation such as this school is intended to furnish. The courses cover such subjects as Accounting, Finance and Banking, Money and Monetary Legislation, Prac¬ tical Economics, Commercial Law, and Courses of Industrial Organization and Manage- Study ment. A three years’ program leading to a diploma in Commerce has been arranged. The courses are conducted in Northwestern University Building at convenient hours in the evening. 13 L OF 8CIENCI School of Engineering The Five-Year Course Swift Hall of Engineering The School of Engineering was founded by action of the Board of Trustees on June i8, 1907. In a sense it may be said to be the outgrowth of certain work which has been given for some years in the College of Liberal Arts and the new school will continue to be closely associated with the college. The course of study in the School of Engineering will require live years of work for its completion and will also involve approved work for the summer vacations. The studies of the first four years fulfill all requirements for the Liberal Arts degree of Bachelor of Science. Because of this and because of the close association with college students upon the same campus, it is expected that the graduates of this school will feel themselves to be regular college men while having a thorough training in the fundamentals of engineering. The five-year program has been adopted because of the broad requirements in cultural subjects, and because five years is thought to be none too long a time for an intelligent young man to spend in preparation for the higher positions in engineering. On the com¬ pletion of the five-year program a bachelor’s degree in engineering is conferred. Swift Hall of Engineering, in which the work of this school is conducted, was erected in the year 1908. It is constructed of white stone and is beautifully situated on an elevation but a few feet from the shore of Lake Michigan. The building is four stor¬ ies in height and is modern in every respect. It cost ^100,000 and was the gift of Mrs.Gustavus F. Swift. MUSIC HALL FISK HALL OF EVANSTON ACADEMY School of Music The School of Music is located in Evanston, in a building of its own, adjoining Willard Hall. It furnishes the best facilities and instruction for the practical and theoretical study of music, and fits its students for their profession as composers, theorists, artists, critics or teachers. The faculty includes 28 instructors, and the students number about 450. The courses of instruction include a course in applied music, leading to the degree of Graduate in Courses Music; a course in the theory and history of music, leading to the Music degree of Bachelor of Music; a graduate course; a literary musical course; a course in public school methods in music. Students may enter the School of Music either as regular or as special students. The former become candidates for a certificate or diploma and pursue prescribed courses of study. As special students they pursue such work as they may elect. For the course in applied Music moderate attainments representing on an average one year’s systematic training in singing or two or three years in in¬ strumental music are necessary to enter to advantage. The in¬ struction is based upon private lessons and not upon the so-called conservatory or class system. Emulation and observation are provided by weekly solo classes. 16 The Medical School, Chicago The buildings of the Medical School are located on Dearborn Street between 24th and 25th Streets, adjoining the Wesley Hos¬ pital and near Mercy Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, and the Location Provident Hospital, in a district that furnishes abundant clinical opportunities. There are two large buildings, Davis Hall and the Laboratory Building, recently built and well equipped for the work of the School. The Medical School was organized in 1859 and has had a his¬ tory of remarkable success. It was the first Medical School in the United States to take three important steps in medical educa¬ tion, namely, the enforcement of preliminary education for ad¬ mission, the requirements of the longer course of instruction, and History the adoption of a graded curriculum. Its graduates have been prominent in their profession in Chicago and elsewhere, leaders in practice and in teaching. The faculty consists of 131 members, and the students number 684, making the school, with one excep¬ tion, the largest medical school in the country. The preparation required for admission is graduation from an accredited High School or a total of fifteen credits from the list given in the Catalogue for entrance to the College of Liberal Arts and one year of college work. Students will be admitted without examination on presentation of satisfactory certificates or diplo- Admission ^n^s. Examinations for admission are held at the Medical School Requirements on the first Monday in October, and by special arrangement may be held in a large number of places throughout the country. LABORATORY BUILDING DAVIS HALL WESLEY HOSPITAL Methods of instruction are by recitations, laboratory exercises, demonstrations, illustrated lectures, and conferences. Clinical instruction begins in the second year of the course, and occu- pies the greater part of the last two years. The course of study covers four years. The school maintains a library, a Young Men’s Christian Association, and a gymnasium. The students pub¬ lish the “Neoplasm,” an illustrated annual. The school supports athletic teams, and is represented in the teams of the University. A summer school is conducted for students making special preparation for hospital examinations, for other students, and for practitioners. The smaller number of students in the summer session make the clinical opportunities especially good. In connection with the Medical School is maintained the School The School for Nurses, which furnishes laboratory and recitation courses for nurses of the affiliated hospitals, and for other persons duly quali- fied. The instructors are members of the faculty of the Medical School and the work is done in the buildings of the Medical School. Northwestern University Building City Building If Evanston is the ideal place for a college, the proper location for professional schools is the city, and no city has greater promise as a center of professional education than the city of Chicago. The Northwestern University Building is 160x180 feet, six stories, lo¬ cated at Dearborn and Lake Streets, in the heart of the business sec¬ tion, near the hotels, courts and libraries, on the route of all the elevated roads. It contains the Law School, School of Pharmacy and Dental School, and also the offices of the President and Bus¬ iness Manager, reception rooms, assembly hall, and facilities for conventions and public meetings. MERCY HOSPITAL Library and Gary Collections The Law School was founded in 1859, when there were only three similar schools west of the Allegheny Mountains. For a time it was known as the Union College of Law, and was under the joint control of the old University of Chicago and of North¬ western University. It occupies commodious quarters hand¬ somely equipped, taking the whole third floor of the University Building, and including two large lecture rooms, a court room, alumni room, students^ assembly room, private studies for the school law clubs, offices, professors’ studios, and the librafy and reading rooms. The library and reading rooms occupy five thousand feet of space. The library is well equipped for study and research, and includes a large and valuable collection of United States Reports and official State Reports, all of the official Illinois Reports in duplicate, statutes, digests, encyclopedias and text books, the Chicago Law Institute collection of works on Jurisprud¬ ence, Sociology, and Legal Biog¬ raphy, the Gary collection of Eng¬ lish historical legal literature, the Gary collection of Continental, International, Ancient and Oriental Law, which includes the juris¬ prudence of twenty-one European countries, and is not paralleled by any other collection in the United States. The number of volumes is nearly 25,000. The course of study covers three years and leads to the degree of LL. B.with an additional year leading to the degrees of Master of Laws and Juris Doctor. The students come from all parts of the country, and the courses are arranged to fit them for practice in any state, but special opportunity is afforded for the study of the law of Illinois. For admission the student must have a preliminary general education equivalent to that of a graduate of a four-year high school, but students are advised to pursue at least a partial college course before entering the Law School. About one-third of the students are college graduates, and another third have had some college study. It is the policy of the school to commit the work of instruction largely to professional teachers of law, who give their full time to the work of the school; and it is believed that this policy ensures the best results in the scholarly and thorough study of the science of law. However, lawyers of practical success and proved teach¬ ing ability are employed as lecturers upon special subjects. Vari¬ ous means are employed to develop practical skill, such as the moot court, and lectures on procedure delivered by men of profes¬ sional eminence. Among the students exist various legal clubs and fraternities, the athletic association, the Young Men’s Christian Association, etc. The students of the Law School are eligible for membership in the athletic and debating teams of the Univer¬ sity. The faculty includes twenty-six professors and other instruc¬ tors. The case system, or the study of the principles of law as demonstrated in actual cases, is followed almost to the ex¬ clusion of the use of text books. This requires more reading on the part of the student, but gives him in return the ready facility in extracting principles of law from decided cases that must be acquired by every success¬ ful lawyer. 19 Course of Study Instruction ASSEMBLY HALL School of Pharmacy Chicago The School of Pharmacy occu¬ pies twenty-two rooms in the Northwestern University Building, Chicago, comprising the whole of the fourth floor. Among these are two large lecture halls, the library, the museum, three student Laboratories club rooms, balance rooms, and laboratories for qualitative analy¬ sis, quantitative analysis, botany,* microscopy, pharmacognosy, man¬ ufacturing, organic chemistry, and dispensing. A laboratory for bac¬ teriology on the fifth floor is also used. The requirement for ad¬ mission as a candidate for the degree of graduate in Pharmacy is the completion of a year of work in an accredited high school, or an equivalent education; the candidate for the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist must have had two years of high school work; the degree of Master in Pharmacy is given only to those who have had three years of work of college grade for ad- The course of study for the de¬ gree of Graduate in Pharmacy con¬ sists of two years of twenty-five weeks each, and by increasing the number of weeks from twenty-five to thirty-six, work may be so dis- SECTION OF BOTANY LABORATORY 21 tributed as to allow opportunity for drug store service that will cover expenses. The School has a special Faculty of its own which includes ten professors and other instructors. The Dental School, Chicago The Dental School occupies three floors of the University Build¬ ing in Chicago—over 60,000 square feet of space—specially ar¬ ranged for the school, and supplied with the most modern equip- Equipment ment. The clinic room, believed to be unequaled in the country, occupies the sixth floor, and is abundantly lighted from the sides and from the roof. There are laboratories for chemistry, histology, metallurgy and assaying, bacteriology, photography, anatomy, and for crown, bridge, and porcelain and cast-gold inlay work, two laboratories for prosthetic technics, one for operative technics, dissecting rooms, balance rooms, a dispensary, the museum, the library and reading room. The requirement for admission is the completion of the course in an accredited high school, or an equivalent education. The can¬ didate is admitted upon presentation of a diploma or satisfactory certificate, properly signed by a high school principal, or other Admission competent officer, showing the completion of the required high Requirements SECTION FROM GREAT CLINIC 22 school course; or upon ex¬ amination before the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Illinois,or, his deputy; or, if preferred, before the Superintendent for the State from which the candidate comes. Un¬ der the law the school cannot receive candidates for a degree later than ten days after the opening of the term, or twenty days in case of sickness. Course of course of study covers three years, is completely graded so Study that no two classes meet together for instruction, and leads to the degree of D.D.S. Instruction is offered in Anatomy including Dissection, Bacteriology, Physiology, Histology, General Path¬ ology, Sperial Pathology, Chemistry, Comparative Dental Anat¬ omy, Materia Medica, Therapeutics, Prosthetic Dentistry, Ortho¬ dontia, Operative Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Professional Ethics, Dental Jurisprudence and Dental Economics. The graduate course, intended for practitioners, begins early in June and continues four weeks. The clinic is open during the summer for students, both graduate and under¬ graduate. The faculty includes twenty-five pro¬ fessors and lecturers and sixteen demonstrators. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BUILDING 23 Other Schools Evanston Academy was organized as a department of the Uni¬ versity in i860, and has maintained a high place as a preparatory school, with remarkable success in numbers and efficiency. It has a separate faculty and an independent administration under its The principal. The faculty includes twenty-one persons, and the stu- dents number 589. The Academy occupies Fisk Hall, University Campus, directly overlooking the Lake, and conveniently placed in relation to the town. Fisk Hall cost over ;?ioo,ooo, and is one of the best school buildings in the country. In connection with the Academy is a house of residence for women and one for men, both under the supervision of the faculty. The principal is Arthur H. Wilde. Grand Prairie Seminary, Onarga, Illinois, was established in 1863, affiliated with Northwestern University in 1901. Onarga is eighty-four miles south of Chicago, in a large and prosperous section. The equipment consists of three buildings, a library of one thousand volumes, and good laboratory facilities. The faculty includes thirteen persons. The principal is Henry Hoag Frost. Elgin Academy was opened to students December i, 1856, and became affiliated with Northwestern University in 1903. It is situated at Elgin, Illinois, forty miles northwest of Chicago. It has a campus of four acres, and two good buildings. The faculty con- xh 1 • 1 sists of thirteen persons. The principal is George Newton Sleight. Schools^ The University has not estab¬ lished a theological school, but has from the beginning recognized Gar¬ rett Biblical Institute, with the Norwegian-Danish Theological Seminary and the Swedish Theo¬ logical Seminary, as meeting the needs of a theological department. These are located in Evanston. MEMORIAL HALL Preparation for Admission In preparation for college, students should complete a four-year high school course, or its equivalent. Among the studies should be included the following: (A “unit’’of study means five recita¬ tions a week throughout a year or its equivalent work). English —Three units, the standard college requirements, usually distributed through four school years. Mathematics — Plane geometry and algebra through quadratics. Science — One unit of Physics, Chemistry, Botany, or Zoology, with laboratory work. History —One unit of American History, English History, or preferably, Ancient History. Foreign Languages — Four units of Latin, or two units each of any two of Latin, Greek, French, or German. Additional Studies —The equivalent of three and a half units selected from language, science, history, economics, or mathematics. Examinations and Certificates —Candidates are admitted either by examination on the subjects noted above, or upon a certificate from the principal of a preparatory school accredited by the University. Conditions imposed at admission must be made up before the beginning of the second year. The Kimball Press Evanston, Ill. v-;; • /',?■<■ Vs- ^y> "■i?fea;--»v:. p$?p "-r ./a'