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the last public scare, although several thousand dollars have since been spent in replacing the inner foundation walls in making other necessary repairs. Undoubtedly the faulty construction of the building delayed the growth of the University considerably; certainly it used up much of its funds that were greatly needed elsewhere. A complete history of the University on its academic side, till 1900, by Professor Caldwell, is published in the Circulars of Information of the United States Educational Bureau for 1902, as part of his article on "Higher Education in Nebraska." The University opened with the single college of literature, science, and the arts. It offered courses in Latin, Greek, and the sciences. The first faculty consisted of Allen R. Benton, A. M., LL. D., chancellor and professor of intellectual and moral science; A. H. Manley, professor of ancient languages and literature; Henry E. Hitchcock, A. M., professor of mathematics; O. C. Dake, professor of rhetoric and English literature; Samuel Aughey, A. M., professor of chemistry and natural science; George E. Church, A. M., principal of the Latin school; S. R. Thompson, professor in the department of agriculture. The first duty of the professor of agriculture is said to have been to plant trees and to arrange walks on the campus. The first students to attend the University were the following: Freshmen, Frank Hurd, Tecumseh; Uriah M. Malick, Camden; H. Kanaga Metcalf, Rock Creek; W. H. Sheldon, Percival, Iowa; Mary W. Sessions, Lincoln; sophomores, Wallace M. Stephens, Nebraska City; William H. Snell, Lincoln; junior, J. Stuart Dales, East Rochester, Ohio. Mr. Dales and Mr. Snell were the first students to receive degrees, granted them in 1873. In addition to the regular students already named, there were twelve irregular students and 110 students in the preparatory school, making a total of 130 students in attendance during the first year. Fifty Years later, the University has students not only from Nebraska and from every state in the union, but from Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and from many countries of the European continent.
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