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Get involved with the countdown to
Washburn University’s 150th anniversary
in 2015!To volunteer, contact
Rugena Hall, (785) 670-1556
Questions about the Sesquicentennial? E-mail: [email protected]
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