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Van Wormer Library
Teacher's College
The College for Teachers was constructed in 1905 next to the Van Wormer Library. In 1925 the name was changed to the College of Education. In 1937 it was changed back to the Teachers College. In 1982 it became, once again, the College of Education. In 2003 the name was again changed to the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.
University Library
There are currently 14 libraries associated with U. C. I would appreciate some ones help in identifying witch one this was or still is.
Beecher
Hall Medical
College Chemistry
Building
Army Y.M.C.A. Hut
Student Union Tower
Memorial
Dormitory
McMicken Entrance
The Memorial Dormitory is now called Memorial Hall and is part of the C.C.M. Village.
The flag rush was a college tradition from the
1870's to the start of WW I. It consisted of the freshman class placing a
6" x 8" flag at the top
of a 12' pole. The other freshmen would surround the pole and lock arms
challenging the sophomore class to take it down. (each side would consist of 70
to 100 members, depending on the size of the class that year). The girls would
form cheer leading groups and sing various chants and songs. There were referees
and policeman present to make sure things did not completely disintegrate into
chaos. Then the melee that could last for many hours would begin. The Sophomores
would form into various formations and "Rush" the flag pole. Members
would be thrown on top of the defenders to fight their way to the pole where
they would try and climb the pole to remove the flag. Various members would be
captured and either tied up or confined in some way. The result of this
'sport' would be broken bones, noses and concussions. After years of complaints
from parents and college officials, in 1907 the rules were changed. First, tying
up or confining participants was not permitted, although they could still be
captured, second, if after 10 hours the flag was still in its original position
it constituted a victory for the freshmen. Artificial means could not be used to
remove the flag (extension arms, etc.). The pole had to be placed inside an area
100' in diameter in front of the grand stand on the athletic field. No one
except participants, referees, umpires, timekeepers and policemen were permitted
to enter. No grease, etc. could be used on the pole and no cinders, ashes,
water, stones, etc. could be used. It would begin at 6 a. m. and last no longer
than 10 hours.
Here is a very condensed version of the resulting rush on October
30, 1907: Promptly at 6 o'clock in the morning the team of 70 sophomores
made their first attack, in wedge formation, on the defenders consisting of
about 90 freshmen. Running at full speed they struck the freshmen with terrible
force, but the defenders kept their formation, and yanked down all the sophs,
who ran over their heads to get to the pole. In this first rush the sophs made
four unsuccessful attacks, lasting altogether nearly an hour. Rain began pouring
down turning the field into a sea of mud and the defenders, who could not leave
the pole were drenched and chilled.
At 9 o'clock the next rush began but they discovered that the
freshmen defenders were using new and novel formations (they somehow placed a
man on top of the pole to guard the flag). Different formations were tried by
both sides and the field became so muddy and slippery the attackers could
scarcely advance a foot and were unable to break the defenders formation and to
throw up their small men against the pole faster then the freshmen could pull
them down. "Clothes were torn off and put on faster than can be
told".
Injuries were numerous, and time out was taken frequently to revive
men who had fainted from their terrific exertions. The worst injury was a broken
collar bone. One person was twice knocked out by being kicked.
The sophomores never gave up their attacks while the freshmen were
slowly being overcome by exhaustion. Finally the sophs came within striking
distance. They began throwing up men and running them over the freshmen's heads
with surprising rapidity. These men piled themselves up on each other until they
could reach the "freshie" sitting on top of the pole.
A powerful jerk,
A dull, hollow thud,
And "Mickie McCoy"
Lay flat in the mud!
After 5 1/2 hours sophomore Raymond Heizer got the
flag and it was over.
The flag was not the only type of "Rush" used at
other colleges. For instance at the University of Pennsylvania they had a
"Wall Rush". The Freshman and Sophomore classes would line up on
opposite sides of a long low stone wall. When the signal was given both teams
would rush for the wall. After 15 minutes of mayhem the whistle would blow and
the team with the most men on the wall would win the rush. Needless to say the
U.C. men thought very little of this form of "Rush" and called it a
"Humpty - Dumpty" rush. The rush was finally abolished a few years
later. Below are 2 non-postcard photographs of a rush.
I wonder if that's a text book?
1904 Class Reunion in 1909
Medical College students
I left the image larger than normal because the actual image is very small.
NEWER CHROME VIEWS OF U.C.
McMicken Hall with its Christopher Wren Tower. The last card
shows "Mick" and "Mack" the stone lions guarding the
entrance.
Overhead view of
Dorms Sawyer-Scioto-Morgens
Halls
Calhoun
Hall
Daniels Residence Hall
Tangeman
Center
Physics
Building
Wilson Memorial Hall
College of
Medicine
Library Building
The College Conservatory of Music with Pan in front of
entrance.
Fieldhouse
Bird's-eye
view
Armory
College of Law
LARGE 5" X 7" CARDS
Central
Library
McMicken Hall
"Home Work"
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty created "Home Work" on the Blegen Lawn with the help of students and faculty who intertwined willow and maple saplings together for 16 consecutive days. The artwork remained there for around one year
THE RAYMOND WALTERS BRANCH OF U.C.
Located in Blue Ash
CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY
The telescope, originally on Mount Adams, had to be
moved due to the rapidly growing city's coal-smoke filled skies. In 1873 it was
moved to land donated by John Kilgour in Mount Lookout, which was named, along
with Observatory Avenue and Observatory Place after the Observatory.
The observatory
complex, run by the University of Cincinnati, consists of two somewhat similar
single story red brick buildings. The building you see in all these cards show
the main building that was constructed in 1873 and now houses a 16"
telescope that replaced the original 11" one in 1904. The cupola on top of the original 1873 building sat on surplus 6.4
inch 32 lb. Civil War cannon balls. This allowed the telescope to turn and view
different spots in the sky thru a slot in the roof. The cannon balls had a
tendency to bunch up making it very difficult to rotate. In 1895 the cannon
balls were replaced with 12 cast-iron wheels. The original cornerstone from the Mt. Adams observatory was moved to
this structure and bears two dates, the original dedication date of 1843 and the
1873 date for this building. The building you can glimpse in the last card is
called the Mitchel building and was built in 1904. It houses the original
11" telescope that was replaced by the newer 16" one, plus a second one that
was brought from Germany in the mid-1800s.
For many years the old observatory was neglected and rusting away
until 1997 when the Friends of the Observatory started to repair it. It has now
been meticulously preserved. It is now a National Historic Landmark.
Not a postcard
See Mount Adams page for more information on the observatory.
