1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

336 THE SCROLLsome idea as to its magnitude may be obtained from statistics of theyear 1910 when President Northrup resigned.From 1880 to 1910—amount spent for buildings $3,585,312From 1880 to 1910—permanent endowment fund 1,413,817Pay roll in 1910 600,000Faculty composed of 212 professors, 126 instructors and numerousassistants.Number of buildings 29Budget in 1910 $3,697,972Number of alumni 7,842Size of graduating class 580The growth of the university is due in large part to the wealthystate behind her and to the wise use of her funds. In 1909 her incomewas $2,194,000, $1,032,00 being an appropriation from thestate for new buildings and the campus enlargement. It is safe tosay that in ten years no state university in the country will be bettersituated financially than the University of Minnesota.In 1910, George Edgar Vincent, another graduate of Yale acceptedthe presidency. His will be a work of polishing and perfecting thevarious colleges and the results are already in -evidence.Such in short is the history of the University of Minnesota. It isessentially a history of figures for the institution is too young to havemany traditions. In it is reflected the energy and perseverance of thepioneers who settled the state of Minnesota and built the beautiful cityof Minneapolis. It is this energy and perseverance which is fast makingthe University of Minnesota one of the first institutions of learningin the land.CAMPUSThe main campus of the university is in the form of a semi-circlefacing three blocks on University Avenue. The western end has agrove of hard oaks and is covered with well clipped grass. Theeastern end is used for military drill and informal athletic contests.Along University Avenue runs an ornamental fence, in which, at thewestern end of the semi-circle, is a beautiful memorial gate. Fromthis gate around the circle is the Y. M. C. A. building, the Lawbuilding, Alice Shevlin Hall (on the site of the Old Main which wasburned in 1906), the Library, the Mechanics Arts building, theChemistry building, Pillsbury Hall, Northrup Field and the Armory,which are on the eastern end of the semi-circle. The Physicsbuilding and Folwell Hall are in the center of the campus and divideit into two parts. Back of Pillsbury Hall is the new engineeringquadrangle with the two new engineering buildings. Across WashingtonAvenue from these is the medical quadrangle with the threenew medical buildings, including the Elliot Memorial Hospital.This structure stands high above the Mississippi River at the mostsouthern point of the greater campus, which stretches for a half amile along the Father of Waters, and is about a mile below thefamous Falls of St. Anthony. Several paths wind down the bluffs