Indiana university, 1820-1904; historical sketch, development of the course of instruction, bibliography . Historical Sketch the estimation of the public is attested by the rapid increase in the attendance, whicli rose in this period from 638 in 1894, to 1,285 in 1902. In 1900 a step was taken which has made the University more fully than Abolition ofever before a school for the people. Although tuition was free, it had longbeen customary to charge a small fee of five dollars per term for contingentpurposes. At the ISTovember meeting of the Board of Trustees in 1900, allcontingent fees, except
Indiana university, 1820-1904; historical sketch, development of the course of instruction, bibliography . Historical Sketch the estimation of the public is attested by the rapid increase in the attendance, whicli rose in this period from 638 in 1894, to 1,285 in 1902. In 1900 a step was taken which has made the University more fully than Abolition ofever before a school for the people. Although tuition was free, it had longbeen customary to charge a small fee of five dollars per term for contingentpurposes. At the ISTovember meeting of the Board of Trustees in 1900, allcontingent fees, excepting those in the School of Law, were abolished fromand after January 1, 1901. This however did not do away with reasonable Contingent Fees1900).. MENS GYMNASIUM (Erected iSiXJ) charges for the use of the gymnasimn, library, and equipment and suppliesfor the laboratories. Equally with President Coulter, Dr. Swain cnconraged tlie work of theYoung Mens and Young Womens Christian Associations and was largelyinstrumental in making the organizations here the leading branches of thecollege associations in Indiana. Mainly through the interest and energy of 29 Indiana University liis wife, Mrs. Frances ]\Iorgan Swain, there was raised from students,alumni, and friends of the University, in the hist years of President Swainsadministration, a sum which, with an equal amount given b}^ Mr. John , secures the erection of a Students Building to cost approxi-mately $100,000. The building, which is now in process of construction,will contain the womens gymnasium, rooms for the Young Mens and YoungWomens Christian Associations, and a small auditorium; and it will becomea center for the student life of the University. In 1902 Dr. Swa
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