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and strong in mind and body, he cheerfully but hesitatingly under- 

 took the task of building upon the foundation already laid a great 

 institution of learning. He was a firm believer in the co-educa- 

 tion of the sexes. In that he never wavered. At the beginning of 

 his administration as chancellor, the University was divided into 

 schools — the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Engineer- 

 ing School, the School of Law, the Graduate School, and three or 

 four others. The board of regents placed at the head of each 

 school a dean, with certain duties and reponsibilities. The head 

 professors were allowed the largest latitude iri the management of 

 their respective departments. A very marked improvement along 

 all lines was noticeable. The state legislature increased its appro- 

 priations, new buildings were erected, new members of the faculty 

 were called to assist in the ever increasing labor, and more students 

 swarmed through its halls. 



The man at the head was instant in season and out of season. 

 With him it was the University first, last, and all the time, and the 

 University received the best that he had to give. Those who were 

 closest to him were astonished at the marvelous capacity of the 

 man. Lines of care soon began to make their appearance upon 

 that young face. Weariness settled down upon that vigorous 

 frame, and, to add to the burdens, his oldest son, William Appleton 

 Snow, was drowned in the Bay of San Francisco, in the discharge 

 of his duty as a newspaper reporter, at the time of the return of the 

 Twentieth Kansas regiment from the Philippine Islands. It was 

 a stunning blow, from which the doctor never fully recovered. 

 Worn out and broken in health he went to Europe for a year to 

 recover if possible his old-time vigor. On his return he resumed 

 his duties as chancellor, apparently as strong as ever in both body 

 and mind, but, finding the work heavier than he had anticipated, 

 he resigned in 1901. The board of regents, however, reelected him 

 to his former chair in the University. He at once resumed his 

 duties among the butterflies, moths and beetles, and making his 

 reports of Kansas weather. He enjoyed it. Frequently he was 

 heard to say, "How happy I am, now that I am relieved of the 

 chancellorship, and can do the work that I love best." He still 

 looked forward to many days of usefulness; his eye seemed to be 

 as keen as that of an eagle, his mind as bright and clear as ever, 

 and his intercourse with his family and friends as free as in the 

 days of old. But the burdens, the anxieties, and the cares of a 

 busy life could no longer be cast aside. He was compelled to de- 

 sist from his labors. He went North and East, only to meet every- 



