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Folwell 1869-1884 Vincent 1911-1916 As first president of the University of Minnesota from 1869 to 1884, William Watts Folwell worked dili- gently to establish a junior college system, and to se- cure state aid for educa- tion. He was twice hon- ored by this university, being given the title of president - emeritus, a n d awarded the only LL.D. degree ever conferred here. Succeeding Cyrus Northrop George Edgar Vincent served from 1911 to 1916 as president of Minnesota As at the University of C111 cago, where he first served he developed the unlversrty enroll ment, and coped efficiently with the problems of finance while eaming the genuine respect of the faculty and student body TI-IE UNIVERSITY CDF MINNESCDTAS FCDUR PAST PRESIDENTS Marion LeRoy Burton. fourth president of the university, was educated at Carleton College, and taught at Carle- ton and Yale until he became president of Smith College. In 1917 he came to Minnesota, whose interests he pro- moted materially through his unique ability to influence legislatures cmd raise funds. Cyrus Northrop, president from 1884 to 1911, was a lawyer, an editor. and a rhet- oric instructor at Yale College. Then came his appoint- ment to the presi- dency of Minnesota, where, in twenty- seven years it be- came necessary for him to increase the teaching staff by hundreds in order to accommodate the student body he had enlarged by thou- sands. Burton 1917-1920 Northrop 1884-1911
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