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Washburn University’s 150th anniversary

in 2015!To volunteer, contact

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Questions about the Sesquicentennial? E-mail: celebrate150@washburn.edu

For a complete list of university events, go to www.washburn.edu/calendar

Celebrating Washburn University’s

Sesquicentennial

The first era of Washburn: 1865 ~ 1914

Women’s basketball team, 1902

President Taft dedicates flag pole, 1911

Carnegie 1910; Thomas Gymnasium tower

on right

Rice Hall, circa 1902

Ichabod Washburn

Washburn College Literary Society, circa 1890

August 2011: Aug. 22: All University Convocation and barbeque; classes beginThepast: 1886:Thefirsttelephoneisinstalledoncampus,but“youngladies”werenotpermitted

toreceivecommunicationthroughthedevice.1886:BoswellMemorialLibraryiscompleted.1901:FemalestudentsorganizethefirstbasketballteamatWashburn.Facultyworry thestrenuousactivitywillweakentheirfeminineconstitutionandregardthe bloomer-styleuniformsasrisqué.Aug.14,1902:KansasMedicalCollegebecomesadepartmentofWashburn.1880:AbelldonatedbyCharlesBoswellisplacedonRice

Halltoannouncefootballvictoriesandtollthepassinghour.

September 2011: Sept.5:LaborDayholiday(universityclosed)Thepast: 1866:FirsttwocollegestudentsenrollatLincolnCollege. Autumn1874:Collegemovestopermanentsiteandsetsup

inathree-storylimestonebuildingthatfunctionsasclassrooms, dormitoryandofficespace.Thebuildingisnotofficiallynameduntil1902.Sept.19,1879:WorkbeginsonawoodframedormitoryoncampustobenamedHartfordCottage.Sept.16,1896:Steamheatisintroducedtocampusfromanewphysicalplant.Sept.17,1903:Lawschoolopensat118W.8thwith41students,fourfacultyand23lecturers.Tuitionis$50peryear.Sept.27,1911:PresidentTaftvisitscampusanddedicatesaflagpoleinmemoryof

thosewhodiedintheCivilWar. 1913:Thedepartmentofsociologyis

organizedwithDanielMosesFiskaschairman.Thisisoneoftheearliestsuchdepartmentsinthenation.

October 2011: Oct.1-4:Fallbreak;15:FamilyDay;

24-29:HomecomingweekThepast: 1868:HoratioQ.Butterfieldsolicitsa$25,000donationfromIchabodWashburn. Oct.30,1895:ClassessuspendedsostudentscanbidfarewelltoPresidentPeterMcVicarat

the railroad station. He resigned due to health reasons. 1904:ThecornerstoneislaidforCarnegieHall.Thebuildingiscompletedin1905. 1905:TheWashburnCollegeseal,withthemottoNon Nobis Solum(“Notforourselvesalone”)

firstappearsintheCollegeBulletin.ThemottoissuggestedbyCharlotteM.Leavitt, amemberoftheEnglishfaculty.

1905:Washburnmenorganizeabasketballteamanddebutinuniformsinaccordancewithfacultystandards:baseballpantsthatcovertheknee,full-lengthstockingsandlong-sleevejerseyshirts.Oct.30,1901:Washburnreceives$50,000fortheestablishment ofanastronomicalobservatory.Theidentityofthedonor, ZenasCrane,isn’trevealeduntilafterhisdeathin1917.Autumn1910:Facultyprohibitintercollegiateathleticsforwomen.

November 2011: Nov.23-27:StudentThanksgivingrecessThepast: Nov.19,1868:LincolnCollegeisrenamedWashburnCollege. Nov.28,1890:ThefirstfootballgameisplayedinTopeka

withWashburntakingonBakerbefore500spectators.NewspapersattributeBaker’s32-0wintoarunningadvantageduringthefirsthalfbecausethefieldwasonahill.

1891:TheWashburnfootballclubcutsclasseswithoutpermission foragameagainsttheUniversityofMissouri,scoreunrecorded.

1909:CollegeandMulvaneAvenuesarepavedtoeliminatedirtroadsfromcampus.

1912:Thefirststudentcouncilisorganized.

December 2011: Dec.9:Lastdayofclasses;16:Fallcommencement,LeeArena,Petro;

16:SchoolofNursingRecognitionCeremony,WhiteConcertHall; Dec.24-Jan.1:Winterholidaybreak(universityclosed)

Thepast: Dec.30,1868:IchabodWashburndiesinWorcester,Mass. 1878:PresidentMcVicaraccepts314bushelsofcornraisedoncollegelandinlieuof

salary. Corn valued at 18 cents per bushel. 1885:TheArgo,amonthlyliterarymagazine,isfirstpublishedbyjournalismstudents.

Twoyearslater,arivalpublication,theWashburnReporter,isprintedwithoneplatform–“FighttheArgo.”

Dec.1886:Enrolledare251students;35arestudents in the college and 216 in the preparatory program.

Dec.25,1905:FirstforwardpassisthrowninafootballgamebetweenWashburnandFairmountCollege(nowWichitaStateUniversity).Both schoolsclaimthehonor.

1904:TextintheKawyearbookrefersto Washburn’sfootballteamas“SonsofIchabod.”

Dec.6,1907:RiceHallisseriouslydamagedbyfire, possibly caused by an overheated stove.

January 2012: Jan.16:MartinLutherKingholiday(universityclosed);

17:ClassesbeginThepast: Jan.3,1886:LincolnCollegeformallyopeneditsdoors

inabuildingat10thSt.andJacksonAve.,with22male and16femalestudents,allenrolledinthepreparatoryprogram.

May1895:Thefirstyearbook,TheHelianthus,ispublished.1901:MacVicarChapelisthefirstbuildingtoreceiveelectricity. The service is extended to the other buildings the next year. 1903:SchoolofFineArtsisorganizedformusicandartstudents.1904:FrankMohleristhefirstWashburnstudenttobenamedaRhodesScholar.

February 2012: Feb.6:WashburnFoundersDay;15:Priority

deadlineforWashburnacademicscholarshipsandfederalcampus-basedfinancialaid

Thepast:Feb.6,1865:LincolnCollegeisestablishedbyacharterissuedbytheStateofKansasandtheGeneralAssociationofCongregationalMinistersandChurchesofKansas.

Feb.12-13,1866:Thefirstfundraisingevent,LincolnCollegeFair,draws500andnets$600topurchasefurnishingsfortheschool.

1877:PresidentMcVicarauthorizesthepurchaseof500treesforthecollegegrounds. 1890:Classesaredisruptedforaweekwhenfemalestudentsprotestnotbeingallowedto

attendthestateoratoricalcontestatEmporia. Feb.14,1893:SeveralmalestudentsassisttheNationalGuardinholdingorderduringthe

KansasLegislativeWar.Thestudentsdonatethe$200receivedfortheirservicesforthe purchaseofequipmenttoestablishagymnasiuminRiceHall.

Feb.1897:ThefirsteditionoftheWashburnReviewisprinted. Feb.27,1906:TheDramaticClubbeginsraisingfunds

tobuildacollegegateofroughcoloredbouldersattheentrancetocampuson17thStreet.

March 2012: March19-25:Springrecess(noclasses)Thepast: 1865:ConstructionofthefirstLincolnCollege

buildingbeginsat10thSt.andJacksonAve. Costis$7,000.

1866:CongregationalRecordreportsenrollment offirstblackmalestudentatLincolnCollege.Hisnameisnotgiven.

1877:ThirteenstudentsattendWashburnCollege;20enrollthenextyear. March1879:Firstgameplayedbythe

Washburnbaseballteam.TheysplitwithKUin a double header.

1891:Amaleandafemaleareexpelledforwalkingtogetherwithoutpermission.

1911:Washburn’smen’sbasketballteamwinsstatecollegechampionship.

April 2012: April30:SuccessWeekbeginsThepast: 1866:Scholarshipsareestablishedtogivefreetuitionforchildrenofhomemissionaries,

studentsstudyingtoenterteachingortheministry,disabledsoldiers,Unionsoldiershonorablydischargedaftertwoyearsserviceandchildrenofsoldierswhodiedinservice.

April5,1881:Constructionbeginsonatracktotransportstudentsfromdowntowntocampusbymulecars.ByNovember,ninedailytripsarescheduled.

1889:Heatedelectrictrolleysreplacemulecarsfortransportationtocampus. 1912:AlphaDeltafraternityfoundedatWashburn. 1913:Nightshirtparadesaretherageasstudentsdonankle-length

sleepingattireandrundownKansasAvenue.

May 2012: May4:Lastdayofclasses;5-11:Finalexams;12:Commencement,LeeArena,Petro;

29:EarlyandfullsessionsummerclassesThe past: May1,1890:WashburnstudentSamuelNaylorwinsfirst

placeattheInter-StateOratoricalContestinLincoln,Neb.IncelebrationonMay5,alargeprocessionofstudents,facultyanddignitariesmarchdownKansasAve.totheStatehouse,receiveasix-gunsaluteandridestreetcarsto thecampusforspeechesandareceptionatBoswellLibrary.

Spring1890:TwofemalestudentsaresuspendedforgoingtoTopekaonaFridayeveningandreturningtwohoursaftercurfew.

May6,1897:AlargetractofcollegelandisrentedtoadairytobringincometoWashburn.

May3,1902:Thechapel,openedin1890,isnamedforPeterMcVicar.Theoriginalbuilding,knownastheScienceHall,isnamedRiceHall,tohonorHarveyRice,afounderoftheCollege.

1904:ThefirstKawyearbookispublished. 1909:GammaNuchapterofKappaSigmafraternitychartered. 1910:KansasBetaChapterofPhiDeltaThetaorganized.

June 2012: June28:EarlysummersessionclassesendThepast: 1868:AddisonP.Davisgraduates,receivingthe

firstandonlydiplomaissuedbyLincolnCollege. 1870:Thenortheastcornerof160acresdonated

byJohnRitchieisdeemedsuitableforthepermanentsiteofthecollege.Thelocationiscriticizedasbeingtoofaroutoftown.

1872:Constructionbeginsonthefirstbuildingerectedonthenewcampussouthwestofthecity.Cost:$65,000.

Summer1880:TheCollegeHillneighborhoodbeginswhenWashburnpurchaseslandnorthofcampusandencouragesfacultytobuildhomesatthesite.

June6,1885:AlumniAssociationorganized. June15,1887:Teachereducationinstituted. 1903:Floodingcancelscommencementceremonies. June3,1909:ThomasGymnasiumisdedicated.

June15,1910:AquartetofWestminsterchimesareinstalledinthetowerofThomasGymnasium.ThebellsarenowcontainedintheKuehneBellTower.

June6,1912:JessieNyeisthefirstwomangraduateofWashburnLawSchool. June5,1913:Thelastclassgraduatesfromthemedicalcollege,whichmergeswiththe

UniversityofKansas.

July 2012: July3:Latesessionsummerclassesbegin;4:IndependenceDayholiday(universityclosed);

19:FullsessionsummerclassesendThepast:1884:A$10,000donationfromCharlesBoswell, ofHartford,Conn.,initiatesplansforBoswellLibrary.1908:Gueststocampusaregreetedbyafriendlycollie,Laddie,thathasbeenadoptedbystudentsandfaculty.1912:Sagamore,theseniormen’shonorsociety,isfounded.

PhotocourtesyonKingsto

nCo.(Mass.)PublicLibrary

Lincoln College and Preparatory School,

10th and Jackson, 1867

Class of 1902 at Rice Hall

Lab class, circa 1905

Baseball team, 1888

Thomas Gymnasiulm, circa 1909

College Avenue entrance with trolley tracks, circa 1890

Stone gate to campus, 1908

First forward pass team, 1905