L.: > r T !e .HS '"Y uf ILI BULLETIN OF:THE State University of Oklahoma Nkw|SeriEvS No. 7 . Skptp:mbp:r, 1906. I’UBLIvSHED QUARTERLY AT NORMAN, OKLA. Entered April 6th, IWOu, at the Post Office at Vornian, Oklahoma, as second class matter, under Act of Congress of July 16, 181(4. Thk UnivkrsiTy BuIvI/ETin has been established by the Uni- versity. The reasons that have led to such a step are: First, to pro- vide a means to set before the people of Oklahoma and Indian Terri- tory, from time to time, information about the work of the different departments of the university; and, second, to provide a way for the j)ul)li.shing of departmental reports, papers, theses and such other matter as the university l)elieves would be helpful to the cause of ed- ucation in our state. The Bulletin will be sent post free to all who apply for it. The university desires especially to exchange with other schools and colleges for similar publications. Communications should be addressed: THE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN, University Hall, Norman, Oklahoma. BULLETIN OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA New Series No. 7 September 1906 General Information Illustrations PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE UNIVERSITY Norman, Okeahoma September 1905 The University Bulletin, published by the University, is issued every three months on the fifteenth as follows: March, June, Sep- tember and December. Entered at the post-office at Norman as sec- ond class matter, under act of congress of July 16, 1894. AA. UNIVERSITY HALL. A CHPmrSTRY LABORATORY. A GEOLOGY LABORATORY. SCIENCE HALE THE LIBRARY. The University Bulletin I THE UNIVERSITY* The State University of Oklahoma is the head of the public school system of the Territory. It was founded by the state in order to pro- vide the young men and women of the Territory with a school in which they might do advanced academic and professional work. It begins where the high school leaves off, and its training is founded upon that got in the secondary public schools. A sense of this close connection between the public schools and the university, determines in large measure, the requirements for admission to the university, its spirit and course of study. The control of the university is entrusted to a Board of Regents, consisting of the Governor of Oklahoma, ex-officio, and of five mem- bers appointed by the Governor. THE SCHOOLS The university is made up of the following schools: The College of Arts and Sciences. The School of Medicine. The School of Applied Science. The School of Pharmacy. The School of Mines. The School of Fine Arts. The Preparatory School. The College of Arts and Sciences embraces: — a. An undergraduate course, chiefly elective. b. A combined course in collegiate and medical studies. Both courses lead to the bachelor degree. The School of Medicine covers the first two years’ work of a reg- ular four year course in medicine, and prepares the student to enter the third year class in other medical colleges. The School of Applied Science covers four years’ work in me- chanical, electrical and civil engineering, and leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in mechanical, electrical and civil engineering. The School of Pharmacy covers two years’ work and leads to the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist. 2 The University Bulletin The School of Mines covers four years’ work and leads to the de- gree of Bachelor of Science in Mining. The School of Fine Arts embraces; — a. A course in music, drawing and public speaking. b. An advanced course in music, drawing and painting and pub- lic speaking. c. A graduate course in piano, voice and violin. The Preparatory School offers a four years’ course, leading to the College of Arts and Sciences. FOUNDATION The university is founded upon the authority of an act of the legislature of the Territory of Oklahoma, entitled “An act to locate and establish the University of Oklahoma.’’ The act provided that when ten thousand dollars and forty acres of land should be given to the territory by the city of Norman the school should be located at that place. These requirements having been met, the University was established at Norman in 1892. INCOME The university is supported out of the general revenues of the territory. The Legislature of 1905 set apart the sum of $50,000 a year for two years to provide a general maintenance fund for the universi- ty. In addition to this. Section 13 in each township in what is known as the Cherokee Outlet, and in the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita country opened to settlement in 1901, has been reserved for university, normal school and agricultural school purposes. The lands so re- served are leased for the benefit of the schools named, and bring to the university at present about $9,000.00 a year. SITUATION Norman, the seat of the university, is the county seat of Cleve- land county. It is an excellent town of 3,500 inhabitants, situated eighteen miles south of Oklahoma City on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, in approximately the geographical center of the two territories. The winters are mild and the climate is pre-eminent- ly healthful. The citizens of Norman are from all parts of the United States and are united in their hearty sympathy with educational nia t- ters. 3 The University Bulletin THE GROUNDS The university campus, comprising sixty acres, lies at a slight ' elevation overlooking the valley of the South Canadian river. The grounds have been divided into six quadrangular plots with drives. Four of these quadrangles will be given over to the buildings, one to athletics and one is unassigned at present. Immediately on the completion of the first building in 1894 large plantings of trees were made, chiefly elm and oak. From the first they made fine growth and are now of a size to make the campus with its approach, one of the most attractive spots in Oklahoma. In the spring of 1903 the grounds were carefully platted, and since then the development has been rapid. Other large plantings have been made, which are part of a well thought out plan. Fifteen years ago the campus was bare prairie. To make the grounds over, so that they should be beautiful in themselves and a fit setting for the buildings, takes time and care, but it is something that the university manage- ment has at heart, and the remarkable development already brought about promises much for the future. THE BUILDINGS University Hall: Built in 1902-03 at a cost of $70,000. contains the ofiices of the president, secretary, registrar and regents with suites of recitation rooms, offices, society halls, etc. It is built of buff brick with terra cotta trimmings and basement of planed limestone, in the Renaissance style of architecture. Formal entrance into this build- ing took place March 15, 1903. Science Hall: The old Science Hall, with all its contents, was burned on the night of January 6, 1903. This was the first building on the campus and was occupied in 1894. Among the contents des- troyed were university and private scientific collections, an excellent library of 12,000 volumes, fixtures, furniture, physical and chemical apparatus. The new Science Hall is a gray pressed brick structure, 63x125 feet, with limestone trimmings. More particular descriptions of it will be found under the description of the laboratories of chemistry, biology and geology. Occupation of this building took place in Sep- tember, 1904. Carnegie Library: The library building is a gift from Andrew Carnegie, Esq. It is built of gray brick and has two stories and a 4 The Unirersity Bulletin basement. The general reading room and offices are on the first floor. On the second floor is a large room for general meetings, together with three seminary rooms. In the rear is a large stack annex, fitted with sheet metal stacks. For the present the women’s gymnasium occupies the basement. The building was opened to use January, 1905. Gymnasium: The university management has recognized physi- cal training as an essential part of the work of the university, in the summer of 1903 a new gymnasium, 55x100 feet, was built. This is divided into six rooms. The main hall, twenty feet high, has thirty- two hundred square feet of unobstructed floor space. The locker room accommodates five hundred individual lockers. The bath room ad- jacent is fitted with spray and shower baths and supplied with hot and cold water. The director’s office and an individual exercising room occupy the east end. The building is equipped throughout with all the essentials of a good gymnasium. The women’s gymnasium occupies the entire basement of the new Carnegie Library. The main room, twelve feet high, contains four thousand square feet of floor space. The east wing, 30x40 feet, is used as a locker and bath room. The locker room is provided with four dressing rooms each containing twenty lockers. The dressing rooms connect with twelve individual shower and spray baths sup- plied with hot and cold water. Shops: The engineering work is carried on in two frame build- ings, one of which has been erected during the past year. The shops and mechanical or testing laboratory are housed in these buildings. The shops consist of a machine shop, foundry, forge and a pat- tern and wood working shop. The machine shop is equipped with drill presses, universal mill- ing machine, planer, shaper, engine lathe, universal tool and cutter grinder, bench vices, and a full assortment of small tools. The ma- chines are all new. The foundry is supplied with a standard cupola, brass furnace and core oven together with several sets of tools for students’ use in moulding and casting. The forge shop is furnished with six down draft forges of the latest pattern; connections having been laid for four more which will be added as soon as needed. The blower and exhaust fans are driven by a fifteen horse power induction motor. The University Bulletin 5 The pattern and wood working shop is supplied with lathes, join- er, plainer, cross cut and rip saw , a scroll saw and a full assortment of tools for wood working. For the mechanical testing laboratory have been ordered a loo,- ooo pound Riehle testing machine , a transverse testing machine, ex- tensometer, a i,ooo pound cement machine, moulds, sieves and other accessories for cement testing. The equipment of the shops and laboratories is excellent in every respect. Other machines and apparatus will be added from time to time, some will be purchased and some will be designed and built in the shops. Anatomical Laboratory: This building, consisting of a large dis- secting room, a class room and a library and a store and preparation room, lies west of the work shops. It was especially constructed for work in human anatomy. A smaller building adjacent to the anatomical laboratory is used for taxidermy and as a general preparation shop for museum material. Heating Plant: All buildings are heated by steam from a central heating plant and are completely wired and supplied with electric lights. THE LABORATORIES Abundant opportunities are provided for practical instruction in the laboratories of the university in chemistry and pharmacy, physics, biology, geology and experimental psychology. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Laboratories: These laboratories com- prise ten rooms, as follows, in the basement of Science Hall; A general lecture room; A laboratory of general chemistry; A laboratory of quantitative and organic chemistry; A research laboratory; A private laboratory and office; A dispensing room; A balance room; A general pharmacy laboratory; A pharmacognosy and prescription room; A private pharmacy room and office. Biological Laboratories: These laboratories comprise the whole 6 The University Bulletin of the first floor of Science Hall — exclusive of the lecture hall — a sep- arate building for anatomy, and a separate building, consisting of a store room, and a large work shop, for taxidermy and the preparation of class and useful material. The laboratories in Science Hall include the following: Embryology and bacteriology; Normal and pathological histology; Physiology; Faculty research room; An incubator room; A cold storage room; Departmental library; Biological office; A general store room. Geological Laboratories: The geological labora tories comprise eight rooms on the upper floor of Science Hall as follows; General geology room; Minerology room; Palaeontology room; Departmental library; Lecture room; Geological office; Assistant’s office and work room; Store room. Psychological Laboratory: The laboratory for experimental psy- chology is in University Hall and consists of a lecture room, a room for general experiments, and a dark room for experiments in the sense of vision. The equipment is adequate for a thorough study of the phenomena of sensation, and during the present year a course in the phenomena of movement will be provided for. All of the appara- tus is of the best type and manufacture, so that while it is used in regular courses of instruction it is also suitable for research. Physical Laboratory: The physical laboratory at present is situat- ed in the basement of University Hall, and is being equipped with standard instruments and apparatus for experiments and research work in mechanical measurements, heat, sound, light and magnetism and electricity. The apparatus is of the best American and German make. The laboratory work required in connection with several of the electrical engineering courses will be given in the physical labor- atory. tir UNivEit&/rir wf ILLINOIS. The University Bulletin 7 THE LIBRARY The library is under the control of the Library Committee, which is. composed of the Librarian as chairman and two other members of the university faculty. It is administered with as few rules as pos- sible — the desire of those in control being to help the greatest number of users possible to what they want and with such restrictions only as may seem necessary. On regular school days the library is open from 7:45 a. m. to 5 p. m. and from 7 to 10 p. m., and on Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. The library, including departmental collections and government publications, which come to the university as a government deposi- tory, numbers about 12,000 volumes. Selection of these books has been made with much care; the results of building up a library in a very short time with definite ideas in mind are evident. The Dewey Decimal classification is followed. The catalogue is of the classed form, with the two divisions: the author and title, and the classified. The catalogueing is being done as rapidly as may be, using the Li- brary of Congress printed cards supplemented by type- written cards. The following classes have been catalogued so far: Philosophy, Re- ligion, Sociology, Philology, Art, American Literature, American His- tory, American Biography, French History, and a greater part of all other classes. Instruction in the use of the catalogue and of various indexes and library aids is given. The library receives many of the more important general and de- partmental magazines, and most of the newspapers of Oklahoma, to- gether with several of the larger dailies from various parts of the United States. Back files of the magazines indexed in Poole are be- ing added as rapidly as funds will permit. THE GYMNASIUM The work in physical training is carried on in two well equipped gymnasiums; one for men and one for women. The men’s gymnasium is a frame building, one hundred by fifty- five feet. It is well ventilated and embodies the essential features of a modern gymnasium. The equipment is of the best material and in- cludes horizontal and parallel bars; flying and traveling rings; climb- ing ropes and pole, giant stride, vaulting horse and springboard suspended ladder, wrestling and tumbling mats, pulley weights, sin- gle and double sticks, wands, clubs, dumb-bells, fencing foils, punch- 8 The University Bulletin ing bag, boxing gloves, medicine ball and basket balls. The anthro- pometic room has an excellent equipment, including machines for determining the health and strength ' of an individnal. The locker rooms are supplied with lockers accommodating two hundred and eighty-four students at one time. The lockers for the most part are made of sheet steel with open mesh sides and backs, making them hygenic. Bath rooms open directly from the locker rooms and are fitted with spray and shower baths supplied with hot and cold water. Men’s gymnasium uniforms, consisting of a light jersey, trunks and tennis shoes, may be had from the supply stores at one dollar and seventy-five cents. The women’s gymnasium in the basement of Carnegie library is fitted with the various essential developing machines, and with spe- cial Swedish apparatus as chest bars, booms and ladders. The locker and bath rooms are arranged for convenience and privacy. Hot water is supplied to the baths by the central heating plant as well as by an auxiliar}^ heating furnace when the central heating system is not in operation . Work in the women’s gymnasium is carried on under the super- vision of a director of physical training for women. Every girl upon entering is given a heart and lung test by the director. The work is carried on for the most part in classes accompanied by music. The women’s gymnasium suits require four yards of dark blue serge or fiannel. They consist of two pieces, a blouse and bloomers. The Butterick pattern may be bought in town for a small sum. In the scheme of gymnastics such exercises as are promotive of health, grace, development of self-control are sought for rather than feats of skill. The class work is graded into light free hand calisthen- ics followed by more vigorous work with the wands, dumb-bells and Indian clubs. Games are played for recreation as well as exercise. On account of the mildness of the winter climate a good deal of class work is carried on out of doors. The gymnasium is open every week day during the college year from 9 a. m. until 6:30 p. m. The director or an assistant is in con- stant attendance. The work is carried on under medical supervision and every student is under personal observation and advice. A thorough physical ex.amination is required of every student upon en- tering the university for the first time. For abnormal cases, special corrective exercises are set by the director. The University Bulletin 9 GENERAL INFORMATION Tuition: Tuition is free in all the departments of the university except in the School of Fine Arts. Fees and Deposits: In certain courses of instruction deposits are required of the students as a guarantee against loss or damage to equipment or instruments placed in his care or to pay for material used in the course. In case a student exhausts his deposit before the completion of the course, the instructor in charge may require such additional deposits as may be deemed advisable. All unused portions of the deposits may be refunded at the end of the year, or when the student leaves the university, provided he notifies the office at the time of his departure that he must withdraw, but no deposits will be returned after the close of the fiscal year, July ist. No fees are sub- ject to withdrawal. Board and Rooms: Board, including furnished rooms, can be had for from $3.00 to $5.00 per week. The average cost of living is as low in Norman as in any other town in the territory. The general advance in prices, however, so noticeable during the past several years, has in- creased the cost of living here as it has elsewhere. While this increase is not serious, it should be borne in mind, for whereas several years ago plain table board could be had for two dollars a week, it costs now from $2.25 to $ 2 . 50 ] while better table board costs from $3.00 to $4.00 a week. Rooms for two run from $ 6.00 to $8.00 a month. With economy, however, a student’s expenses for the school year need not exceed from $ 170.00 to $250.00. Opportunities for Self Support: There is work to do at the Univer- sity and in the town by which students may support themselves wholly or in part while attending school. The university cannot promise em- ployment to any one, and it does not encourage young people to enroll who are entirely without resources, but it does help deserving students to get something to do, who show a willingness to help themselves. The Y. M. C. A. is active in helping students and lists of places where work may be had are furnished the office each term. Every year fifty or more students add to their income by their labor outside of school hours; but they rely on their own ability, industry and character in all cases. Those older in residence and known to be capable have the better opportunity. The business men of Norman and the citizens in general are in sympathy with the young people of the university lO The University Bulletin and favor them in this regard whenever possible. The work about the grounds and buildings and university offices is reserved for this purpose without exception. Students with trades — stenographers, printers, etc., — find work as readily here as they would in any other Oklahoma town of 4,000 inhabitants. Others can get odd jobs to do at so much an hour. Some make work for themselves by advertising, canvassing or doing whatever their originality can invent. Many young women women also find good homes in families where house- work is to be done and such positions are not humiliating in the least. Usually students who work their way are advised to plan for an extra year in which to finish their courses; but self support is possible here to any student who is willing to make the necessary sacrifices. Moral and Religious Training: Religious exercises consisting of scripture readings, singing and prayer, are held every school day in the university chapel. Although attendance is voluntary, the meet- ings are very largely attended by the student body, and the purpose of cultivating the moral, religious and social spirit of the university is heartily recognized. The Christian Associations: The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Christian Associations are the centers of the religious life of the uni- versity and active factors in all forms of moral and Christian work properly within the scope of such organizations. All students of good moral character are invited to membership either active or associate. Devotional meetings are held every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. In addition to these meetings the association carries on work along social lines, and aims to become a practical help to the students in their university life. Members meet new students at the trains, aid them in securing suitable rooms and boarding places, hold receptions at the opening of the year and on various other occasions. The secre- tary is glad to be helpful to students on all occasions. Most of the important religious denominations have organizations in Norman, and these churches extend a cordial invitation to students to join them in their work. Advisers to Students: Each student in ihe university according to his classification in whatever school, comes under the direct advisory control of some member or committee of the faculty who assists him in planning his course and outlining his work. While each student is given considerable latitude in choice of work, especially in the latter half of his course, yet at all times his choice of studies, both as The University Bulletin ii to their nature and their amount, must have the approval of some ad- viser in the faculty. What the University Means: In the foregoing we have attempted to show some of the facts about the University. In the following pages we are trying to illustrate and amplify these facts. The Uni- versity is a collection of profeSvSional schools. Its aim is to prepare men and women for professions just as it is the aim of technical schools to prepare men and women for technical work. Its ideals are broad ones, based on the experience of the schools of the older states, encouraged b}^ the outlook to the future of our new state. The motto above University Hall, Civi et Republicae, with the symbol of The Sower, indicates that citizens are to be educated here for the benefit of the state. Training in citizenship for citizenship is what is going on in the state university throughout the college year. In the brief space of this bulletin we can hope to give only a taste of the good things the state is providing for its young manhood and its young womanhood. The General Catalogue: The university catalogue which is the university contract with the public, contains epecific information on every point connected with the university. It will be sent on appli- cation. Write to the President of the University, Norman, Oklahoma. 12 The University Bulletin SOME REASONS FOR ATTENDING THE UNIVER- SITY OF OKLAHOMA. 1. No other school this side of the neighboring state universities can compete with the University of Oklahoma in equipment. 2. It is not supported by tuition; tuition is free. 3. It is a member of the National Association of State Universities and a member of the Association of colleges and state universities of the North Central States. Its degrees are as good as those from any of the schools in those associations. 4. It is a place where the young person who expects to be a citi- zen of Oklahoma can compete with and form the acquaintance of the future citizens of Oklahoma. 5. It is a place where a live student can work out original prob- lems in the science, the government, the social life of a young state. The development of the resources of the commonwealth will fall upon the shoulders of young men. 6. It is a place where the young man or woman of brains and energy can contribute some of himself for four years in helping to build up one of the foremost of the institutions of the state. It will be something for the young men of today to look back to with pride. 7. It is a place to prepare for life, because it is life. 8. It is a place for a young man to find himself just as any college is. 9. College men have broad ideals; they are here in the Board of Regents, the Faculty, and the student body. 10. All the enthusiasm and inspiration of young life is here. 11. If you believe in the future of the State, Oklahoma* you must believe in the future of her institutions. Your degree from the Uni- versity of Oklahoma will increase in .value with the years; it is at par value and above now. 12. It can do more for you in a practical way than another school outside of the state, for if you cannot be somebody at home you can- not be somebody long away from home. 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