Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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F X I O -VA E HVl916y P E B T I History of Purdue W lAT can l.c mere rittint; m thi- Imw .lay when we li-er e anainil u- a iiiiiver ' -it at the front annjng chools of its kind throughout the country, pro- ided with beautiful buildings, good equipment, nd an able instructive corps, than to stop and ,1 iiiiiiiKiU ••wr tlir lii-ii )i ' i,a1 events and early :;.■ -11. 1 . ' .-I 111 ' nil ii!c . ii w liii li makes it possible Lnr . .jiic lit the uiaiiy so-called Land I .1 nil I ' Hiijcs, which have been based upon the Morril Act I I J riiis act provided land grants for the foundation ii .wilri .- c.f Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Indiana was line i the first states to accept the provisions of this act and in iSh2 the location of the university was one of the first questions that confronted the state. .A great rivalry over the location sprang up in various sections of the state and it was not until i86g that the question was finally de- cided in favor of the present site on account of appropria- tions subscribed for the new institution by John Purdue and citi ' ciis .it Tipiiecanoe County. li W.I- ii.it until 1874 that instruction began, and that .iiil 111 a pi. iM-ional way, in order to meet the conditions ini|)..se l liy the l- ' ederal government under the appropriation. I ' urilnc, like most institutions of learning at that time, had .1 strcmious struggle for existence in her early days. At this time it was in fact little more than a preparatory school. It was not until tlic coming of President v ' mart in 1883, that real and sulisi.intial progress was made. For seventeen years this man labored incessantly for the betterment of the University. Purdue owes much to President Smart. It was during this time that most of the Mechanical Arts courses were established and many of the present buildings were constructed. On the death of President Smart in moo, ' . E. Stone, who had been carrying on almost al.iiie the work of the University during the illness of Presidiiit Smart, was named as his successor and is still Uni s have easily been the greatest in sitv as it has undergone a growth •iiomcnal. Its first graduating class had onlv one menil grees were conferred up.. 11 l .I::::— - ■. ' ir.:ii. 1.;-: opened her doors appr. .Mill. .:. ' . ■ ' :i:. ■ . . li.ii enrolled not counting the prLi..iiai. r .. ' ..i-l- in lii.j L.irl) davs. Accompanying this growth new departments have been added and admission requirements have been raised. Today the University is .supported by legislative ajjpro- priations from the Feder.il go ernnent of $69,000 annually and from the proceeds of ,iii ii,l. .wiiiciit of $340,000 granted by the Federal govenimeiu and liel.l 111 trust by the State. Itack over the early .struggles of the Uiii crsity f..r its ver existence, we have good reason to revere tlie mem.iries of those who did their work so well during this time. The future lies before us and we see nothing but glory and suc- cess for our .Alma Mater in the vears vet to come. 7 ;i,7:.-i tlir ] D (O C PURDUE UNIVErtSIT=Y Xj ) J

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