“With every loyal student it is God, home, country, Baylor”—so sayeth the 1915 Baylor Bulletin. In its early years, the Bulletin was the imprint under which all university catalogues were published, along with the faculty/staff/student directory, annual reports, and even selected faculty publications and speeches. Eventually, it became primarily the university catalogue, but the Bulletin always gives us great insight into the many changes that have occurred down the years at our university. Join us as we explore “Baylor by Decade,” a periodic series in which we look at the changing campus community.
1915
- Not only were all students expected to attend Chapel at 10 am every morning, they were also expected to attend a Waco church (as selected by their parents) every Sunday.
- The library system housed 28,570 volumes. (In comparison, the University Libraries added more than 24,000 volumes in the last fiscal year.)
- The Chemistry Lab in Carroll Science Building accommodated 68 students. (We have certainly added space with the development of the Baylor Sciences Building!)
- All the girls living in the University Girls’ Home were expected to do one hour of housekeeping every day.
- Students paid $75 in tuition for the entire school year, and the total cost of attendance was approximately $250.00.
- For the Homecoming Football game, Baylor beat TCU 51-0.
1935
- The library system housed 68,015 volumes in Carroll Library, which was newly rebuilt after a fire in 1922 and considered to be a modern fireproof library facility.
- Students paid $75 per year in tuition, and room and board cost between $28 and $35 per month.
- A 50-cent fee was charged for each change of class after completion of registration
- There was a total of 2,458 students enrolled in Baylor, representing 30 states and 9 different countries
- The Baylor University Press was equipped with modern machinery, including Linotype machines, a No. 4 Miehle press, a Babcock pony press, and a Chandler & Price cutter, which were all operated by electric motors! (This was clearly a big deal. Imagine hand-cranking all of this heavy machinery, and you’ll understand why.)
Facts compiled by archives student assistant Amanda Means
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