A picture of Professor Richard D. Moritz speaking to an audience and reminiscing about when the gates were the only entrances to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the Iron Gates Commemoration Ceremony in 1955.
This letter written by Mabel Lee to Florence McGahey, registrar in the Administration Building, shows how seriously she took her professional position. In the letter, Lee inquires as to why the statement after her name in the University catalog says "In charge of Womens Gymnasium" as if she is a glorified caretaker. She wanted the statement changed to "Chairmen of the Department of Physical Education for Women".
This program from the dedication of Mabel Lee Hall on May 7, 1977 shows the sequence of events that occurred at the dedication ceremony. At 9:30 there was a reception with Miss Lee, followed by a dedication ceremony with several University Representatives speaking. The ceremony included an unveiling of Miss Lee's portrait in Mabel Lee Hall.
These are some pictures from the dedication ceremony of Mabel Lee Hall on May 7, 1977. One picture shows the hall itself while the other depicts Mabel Lee standing outside the hall.
The page from the 1925 Cornhusker yearbook depicts Louise Pound, one of the faculty "N" wearers, stating her fondness for sports, skating, cycling, tennis, golf, basketball, and baseball. Her titles include state champion in women's golf and tennis singles and doubles, University men's champion in tennis singles, city-wide men's champion in tennis doubles.
This page from the 1925 Cornhusker yearbook, entitled "Directors of Women's Sports" shows a picture of Mabel Lee as Director of the Department of Physical Education for Women. The article states that Miss Lee's work led to the Athletic Conference of American College Women to go on record as opposed to all varsity competition for women.
This is a photo of the cover of a brochure published when Pound Hall was initially built, describing to students what life in Pound Hall would be like.
The letter describes the changes that have occurred in the mathematics program. Most importantly, Oldfather states that he believes the college should not make up for the lack of preparation provided by high schools.
In this letter Dean Oldfather describes an experiment the English department is conducting to see how undergraduates can become more learned in the subject.
