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Architecture On Trial: The Porters And The Pest House, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Architecture On Trial: The Porters And The Pest House, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
When young Amelia Porter contracted smallpox in September 1902, a legal battle ensued between her parents, who wanted her cared for at home, and Bowling Green, Kentucky physician and State Board of Health secretary Dr. Joseph N. McCormack, who demanded that the family be quarantined in the local "pest house" until determined not to be contagious. The lawsuit raised issues of medical expertise, individual rights vs. public safety, the adequacy of Bowling Green's quarantine hospital, and the personality and tactics of McCormack, whose crusades for public health legislation had earned him many enemies.
Virginia's Journey, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Virginia's Journey, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
The forty-year journalism career of Smiths Grove, Kentucky native Virginia Wood Davis (1919-1990) took her to fourteen newspapers in seven Southern states. While breaking down barriers for women as both a reporter and editor, this self-described “hillbilly to hillbillies” lived an extraordinarily independent and frugal life. After she died, those who had always thought of her as poor were astonished at the size of her bequest to her alma mater, Western Kentucky University. This biographical sketch draws from Davis’s own memoir and a collection of her papers housed at Western Kentucky University.
The Duck Supper: Roasting Gender In Early Twentieth-Century Bowling Green, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The Duck Supper: Roasting Gender In Early Twentieth-Century Bowling Green, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
In 1901, a scandal rocked Potter College for Young Ladies in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Five students attempted to climb from their dormitory window for a midnight rendezvous with some boys from town. When the college's president, Reverend Benjamin F. Cabell, interrupted the prank, a chaotic exchange of gunfire ensued between him and the boys. Cabell’s subsequent attempt to hush up the matter, his solicitude for the boys, and his harsh treatment of the female students drew outrage from citizens and mockery from the press. Both the incident and its aftermath highlighted the tension, affecting even this small Kentucky town, between …
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1955-1969, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1955-1969, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its third president, Edwin Kelly Thompson (March 26, 1955-September 12, 1969). During this period the University was known as Western Kentucky State College (1948-1966) and Western Kentucky University (1966-). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
"I Hope You Can Some Day Have A Bath Room": Bowling Green's Sewer System, Lynn E. Niedermeier
"I Hope You Can Some Day Have A Bath Room": Bowling Green's Sewer System, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Bowling Green once disposed of its sewage through “sinks,” openings to caverns and underground watercourses in the limestone bedrock beneath the city. By the late nineteenth century, however, the seepage, flooding, odor and disease emanating from clogged sinks—not to mention from the city’s hundreds of unregulated surface privies—posed hazards that could no longer be ignored. Public health advocates intensified their calls for man-made rather than natural sewers to eliminate what one of them called the “gross accumulation of human filth in the city.” Politicians procrastinated and some citizens resisted, but a federal loan in 1932 finally enabled the construction of …
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1985-1986, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1985-1986, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of interim president Paul Burton Cook (September 1, 1985-January 25, 1986). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
College Heights Herald Index, 1999-2004, Lynn E. Niedermeier
College Heights Herald Index, 1999-2004, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of articles published in the College Heights Herald, August 1999 - April 2004.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1906-1937, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1906-1937, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its first president, Henry Hardin Cherry (June 2, 1906-August 1, 1937). During this period, the university was known as Western Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922), Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (1922-1930), and Western Kentucky State Teachers College (1930-). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
College Heights Herald Index, 1994-1999, Lynn E. Niedermeier
College Heights Herald Index, 1994-1999, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of articles published in the College Heights Herald, August 1994 - April 1999.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1969-1978, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1969-1978, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its fourth president, Dero Goodman Downing (September 12, 1969-January 8, 1979). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
College Heights Herald Index, 2004-2008, Lynn E. Niedermeier
College Heights Herald Index, 2004-2008, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of articles published in the College Heights Herald, August 2004 - May 2008.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1979 January-July, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1979 January-July, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its fifth president, John Dean Minton (Jan. 8, 1979-July 31, 1979). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
The History Of Her Heart: Kentucky Author Rosa Praigg Dickerson, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The History Of Her Heart: Kentucky Author Rosa Praigg Dickerson, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Under the pen name "Violet Woods," Rosa Praigg Dickerson (1843-1902) wrote poetry and stories for Kentucky newspapers and magazines and published nationally in the well-known Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine. This sketch of her life draws on biographical material and a collection of her writing housed at WKU's Special Collections Library.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1979-1985, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1979-1985, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its sixth president, Donald Wayne Zacharias (August 1, 1979-August 31, 1985). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1986-1988, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1986-1988, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its seventh president, Samuel Kern Alexander, Jr. (January 25, 1986-September 1, 1988). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1937-1955, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Index To Board Of Regents Minutes, 1937-1955, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
An index of subjects covered in the meeting minutes of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the administration of its second president, Paul Loos Garrett (September 1, 1937-February 28, 1955). During this period the University was known as Western Kentucky State Teachers College (1930-1948) and Western Kentucky State College (1948-). Meeting dates in the index are stated as year/month/day.
Ghosts Of Western Kentucky University, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Ghosts Of Western Kentucky University, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Versions of ten WKU campus ghost stories, and a list of resources for further reading.
Porter's Watch: The View From The Firehouse, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Porter's Watch: The View From The Firehouse, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Bowling Green, Kentucky fireman Euclid Porter Dodd (1870-1958) witnessed many changes in the department and the city during his long career. In two record books that are now held in WKU's Special Collections Library, Dodd noted such events as the loss of a beloved fire wagon horse, his own dismissal and rehiring, local and national news, and the death of a young man that just might be the source of a popular Western Kentucky University ghost story.
A Calendar Of Wku History, Lynn E. Niedermeier
A Calendar Of Wku History, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Some tidbits of WKU history for each day of the month.
"Our Chief Rival And Greatest Friend": The Wku-Murray Athletic Rivalry, Lynn E. Niedermeier
"Our Chief Rival And Greatest Friend": The Wku-Murray Athletic Rivalry, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Since their first football game in 1931 and their first men's basketball game in 1932, WKU and Murray State University have enjoyed a natural, spirited, and at times bitter athletic rivalry. For most of five decades, the schools met in the final game of their football seasons, and in basketball they regularly clashed in Ohio Valley Conference play. Anytime the day of "the Western-Murray game" approached, particularly in the 1950s, administrators struggled to maintain order on their campuses in the face of student pranks, graffiti attacks and other extreme expressions of school loyalty.
The Dish On Dining At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The Dish On Dining At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
From a single main dining room in Potter Hall, WKU’s campus food service has expanded to include restaurants, cafes, convenience stores and food courts, all of which endeavor to provide busy students with choice, economy and flexibility.
The Best-Laid Plans: Building On The Hill, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The Best-Laid Plans: Building On The Hill, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Since WKU purchased its present campus in 1909, building on the Hill has reflected the visions--some realized, many unrealized--of its presidents and architects. The construction of Van Meter Hall, a water tower, a proposed memorial tower and a comprehensive 1930s campus plan attest to the trials and tribulations of making the Hill a beautiful and functional place.
The Mammoth Cave Party, Lynn E. Niedermeier
The Mammoth Cave Party, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
In the early twentieth century, groups of students from the Western Kentucky State Normal School (now WKU) observed an annual tradition by embarking on field trips to Mammoth Cave. They fondly remembered their experiences hiking, camping, and touring the great natural wonder.
Speak Up: It's Leap Year!, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Speak Up: It's Leap Year!, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
The legend that on leap year day (February 29) a man was obligated to accept a woman's proposal of marriage dates back many generations. At WKU, the tradition translated into Leap Year Dances and teas, to which women students invited the young men of their choice. The introduction of Sadie Hawkins Day, inspired by the comic strip "L'il Abner," gave a new and lively twist to this female prerogative.
Measuring Up: Women's Intercollegiate Sports Return To Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Measuring Up: Women's Intercollegiate Sports Return To Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Since 1912, WKU had fielded women's athletic teams, but after 1930 they were restricted to intramural competition. In 1972, with the implementation of Title IX on the horizon, physical education faculty members and students began to lobby for the quick restoration of an intercollegiate athletics program for women. Although they met with some resistance, by 1973-74 WKU women were competing again on an intercollegiate basis in basketball, tennis, golf, gymnastics, track and riflery.
"We Are Not Aliens": Women's Hours At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
"We Are Not Aliens": Women's Hours At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Beginning in the 1960s and up until the enactment of Title IX, women students living on WKU's campus lobbied for the abolition of residence hall curfews and other restrictions that gave them less freedom than male students.
A Short History Of Parking At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
A Short History Of Parking At Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Its earliest landscape architect envisioned the Hill as a pedestrian’s haven, but the automobile age quickly brought "the parking problem" to WKU’s campus, where it remains today.
Wku And The Pleasant J. Potter College: A Shared Heritage, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Wku And The Pleasant J. Potter College: A Shared Heritage, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Opened in 1889, the Pleasant J. Potter College for Young Ladies was the first occupant of “the Hill” that is now home to Western Kentucky University. Day and boarding students pursued a liberal arts curriculum at this fashionable private school. Down the hill on College Street, at Henry Hardin Cherry’s Western Kentucky State Normal School (chartered in 1906), students often came from more humble backgrounds to study in a coeducational setting. Nevertheless, when Potter College closed in 1909 and WKU purchased its property, it absorbed some of the traditions of the young ladies’ college it replaced.
Wings Over Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Wings Over Wku, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
More than one hundred years after Kitty Hawk, aviation has become a part of the history of Western Kentucky University. Alumni have distinguished themselves in war and peacetime pursuits related to aviation, and an airplane plays a role in one of WKU’s best-known ghost stories.
Ogden College For Young Men, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Ogden College For Young Men, Lynn E. Niedermeier
Lynn E. Niedermeier
Ogden College, an endowed private school for young men, opened in Bowling Green in 1877. Over the next fifty years, its faculty, academic programs, oratorical competitions, clubs and athletics provided unique educational opportunities and produced enthusiastic and loyal alumni. Ogden College merged with the Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University) in 1927 and its traditions continue today in WKU's Ogden College of Science and Engineering.