Papers of Silas Totten, 1859-1862.
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University of Iowa. Interfraternity Council
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Himie Voxman is among UI's most honored faculty and administrators. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the UI with high distinction in 1933, and received a master's degree in 1934 in the psychology of music, studying with pioneering researcher Carl Seashore. He taught woodwinds in nearby public schools, then in 1939 became a full-time UI faculty member. He served as director of the School of Music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. Among many other honors, the UI Mus...
Totten, Silas, 1804-1873.
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Silas Totten served as the second president of the State University of Iowa, from 1859 to 1862. The outlook for the future of the university was very discouraging when Totten assumed the presidency. The treasury was empty, most courses were temporarily closed, land sales to raise funds were not proceeding as expected, and tensions leading to the Civil War were mounting. Amid these difficulties, the university's Board of Trustees elected Totten and requested that he prepare a new plan of organiza...
