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U ii II History of the Origin and Growth of tlie Uni ' ersity : HIO UNIVERSITY is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory. It was origi- nally planned and provided for by Manasseh Cutler as early as 1787, when he completed the contract on behalf of the Ohio Company for the purchase of a tract of land in southern Ohio. Dr. Cutler was not content with simply providing for the institution in the original contract, but was so desirous that it should not fail of its purpose that he prepared the outlines of the plan for its organization and management as well as its first curriculum. He gave the matter intensive consideration and spent much time consulting the charters of like institutions in both Europe and America, with the view of adopting one that would be as clear and as well defined as possible. What he most desired was that the college should be founded on principles of permanent value. He finally concluded that Yale and Harvard more nearly fulfilled his liberal and extensive plans and in the end he took his model largely from these early colleges. Too much credit cannot be given Dr. Cutler for the creation and successful establishment of the university, which was the first educational institution to be endowed by Congress. In justice to him and to his untiring efforts he is rightly entitled to be called the Father of the Ohio University, and his name should be forever coupled with its career and history. On account of lack of funds as well as time in which to devise and carry the plans into execution, the university was not opened to students until 1809, when it began its career with a total enrollment of three. None of these, however, remained long enough to graduate. Six years later Thomas Ewing and John Hunter received the first degrees granted in the northwest territory. Due to depressed financial support and lack of attendance, college work was suspended at Ohio University between the years 1845 and 1848. This was the first and only time in its history that the college has i I II Ii II It II 1922 11 il Ii 11 II II H Ii 11 m
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1 I Mt QTHEN q I i WK- K- been inactive. Since then it has become necessary for the state to make a direct appropriation of funds for the support of the institution. The right and justice of such action arises, in part, from the fact that the state, in the course of various enactments by its legislature, restricted the valuation of the lands set aside and leased for the maintenance of a university. The first act of the legislature, directly yielding or contributing aid in lieu of increased land rental was passed in 1875. This act was fraught with vital significance, as it was, in effect, the entering wedge which made possible the ])resent status of our Alma Mater. Previous to this enact- ment the financial condition of the institution excited deep concern and anxiety on the part of its friends and those entrusted with its management. Because of lack of funds it was impossible to keej) efficient instructors for any length of time and the building equipment was wholly inadequate to meet the needs of the student body. But these perilous times were safely bridged and after more than a century of growth and progress, Ohio has emerged and has started on a better and brighter era. From time to time new buildings have been erected on the campus and new departments have been added to those already existing, and we justly honor all persons who have been in any way instrumental in bringing about these much needed changes. However, it is necessary that we have more concern for the future than for the past. Never have the l)rospects of the university been brighter than at present. The trustees are to be congratulated in securing Dr. Bryan to guide the policies of the institution thruout the coming years. Already the faculty and student body have been impressed with the unusual capabilities of the new college head. At no previous time has Ohio been directed in its policies and activities by a man so thoroughly fitted for the task as President Bryan. In the past year the university has grown by leaps and bounds and with its present resources and advantages it will no doubt become a leader among the smaller universities of the middle west during the next few vears. dipw '
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