University of New Hampshire - Granite Yearbook (Durham, NH)

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J1927Y f ,..s. f THF GRANITE Ha.. XZ- X, 1 Q 7- -J I' 4 - , ' t r r-'Q f , I I iiaisturp nt Tlkinihersitp nf Hem ilaampsbire '- i 1 I if ll FIRST PICTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY 0 comprehend the founding of our university, one must return to the Federal Land Grant Act passed by Congress on July Q, 186Q, which was an Act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may pro- vide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. The State Legislature availed itself of this opportunity by a legislative act of 1866, establishing the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Nlechanic Arts, on the basis of the Congressional Land Grant, and authorizing its location at Hanover and connection with Dartmouth College. In the Dartmouth College catalogue of 1868-1869 appears the following statement: In accordance with this Act, the insti- tution has been organized under a board of Trustees appointed partly by the Governor and Council, and partly by the Corporation of Dartmouth Collegeg the author- ized connection with Dartmouth College effected, and at the beginning of the Tl l ly 1 Il 7. l ll l 5, rl l l X X X Pl present Collegiate year the Institution was opened to students. The year 1868 I marked the inauguration of the institution, which was to become. fifty-five years ' after, the University of New Hampshire. 7x During the first year, a facility of eight members instructed a student body consisting of ten young men. The college year was divided into two terms, the first l l pcT5cfp-Q pc, 5-qt BC bcfrf,-1 b-Q vc pq scifi , '27

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JUIQZTD L 25 , A X-XV C I X l'13l3l1X63!1! NI ,l .. ,.'.1Y:z1uv.Tsumg I I k K K r J , . N . Jfacultp ni the Cliullege nf Uliecbnulugp Y I, ijrnfessurs N w CHARLES JAMES, F.I.C., Professor of Chemistry. A X 2, 111 K CD. 1 ERIC T. HUDDIGSESTON, B. Arc?., Professfr of Arehiggctairii 11,4155 lIl,cI,A II E. K HORACE L. HO ES, PH.D., Pro essor of Ptysics. 2 , , A . if HERMAN L. SLOBIN, PILD., Professor of Mathematics. 2 E, CII K CIF, A E I. LEON W. HITCHCOCK, B.S., Professor of Electrical Engineering. 9 X, 'ID K CIP. Y W GEORGE W. CASE, M.E.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering. t E. I 1 rt, Qssucmate professors Y . l All GEORGE A. PERLEY, B.S., A.M., Associate Professor of Chemistry. E E, fb K lil, A X E. H. GEORGE N. BAUER, PH.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics. ,N ' S I A v I y Qssustant Rrnfzssurs . r THOMAS J. LAT ON, B.S., Assistant Professor of Drawing. K Z. : X CLEMENT MORAN, A.B., Assistant Professor of Physics. EDWARD L. GETCHELL, B.S., E.E., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. E A E. t iz WALTER L. FROST, PILD., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. A T Q, A X E. 5 , EDMOND W. BOWLER, B.S., Assistant Professor of Mathematics. P 1' P. A f MELVIN M. SMITH, A.M., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. A IP. i' 5' t 1 , X Ztnstructurs :nf LYMAN J. BATCHELDER, Instructor in Wood Shop. X PAUL I-I. SHRAMM, Instructor in Drawing. NORMAN S. ATKINSON, Instructor in Forging. t WALTER A. PIERCE, Instructor in Industrial Education. A HERMAN C. FOGG, M.S., Instructor in Chemistry. KID X, A X X. HUBERT B. HUNTLEY, A.B., Instructor in Mathematics. ag WALTER E. WILBUR, M.S., Instructor in Mathematics. 1 W FRANK A. BURR, M.E., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. 7 E. HOWARD STOLWORTHY, B.S., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. N y ' Yfigffiifgiwlfiii-Jrilii11gfwff2ff0'lvZfltfliffflfZ ZftZ'lEfli?fZJZZ?t..fng. A W JOHN V. ADAMS, B.S., Instructor in Physics. CID A CID, A T Q. W , DONALD E. HIGGINS, M.A., Instructor in Physics. CIP A f-IP. X ,N JOHN C. TONKIN, Instructor in Machine Shop. FREDERICK D. JACKSON, B.S., Instructor in Electrical Engineering. 'r t t I I ' Qssustauts IN W n I: JOHN J. CRONIN, B.S., Graduate Assistant in Chemistry. YI! M A. N W JOHN W. ALLQUIST, B.S., Graduate Assistant in Chemistry. .4 BRADFORD W. MACINTYRE, B.S., Graduate Assistant in Chemistry. 9 Y' Q. 'I' WILLIAM E. COUGHLIN, B.S., Graduate Assistant in Chemistry. P 1' 1'. tl l IRVING W. HERSEY, B.S., Graduate Assistant in Drawing and Mathematics. , ' I l le f . U ln .2i3-C2i3c'pC5Q.bgs65.C pq3q545Q5cDc3CIj 26

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i 1 X . - v f GIQANITXEX fl 'r in r X ' l l l A t ...... lg ll i i rl l lf 1 ll ll : lasting from the fourth of September to the last Thursday of November, the second Y lasting from the eighth day of January until April twenty-second. The simple I 1 requisites were that candidates should be at least sixteen years of age, must present l X testimonials of good moral character, and pass satisfactory examinations in Arith- ll x metic Cincluding the metric system of weights and measuresj, English Grammar, xl A Geography, and the following year History was added. There were three classes: Junior, Nliddle, Senior. All students pursued the same studies the first' year. Upon graduation the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy was conferred. X Asa Dodge Smith, D.D., LL.D., as President of Dartmouth College. was the first President of New Q . gf Hampshire College. He was born in Amherst, N. H., on l September twenty-first. 1807. He graduated from X fl Dartmouth in 1830. Dr. Smith was President and a K trustee of Dartmouth College from 1863 to 1877. X 1 In 1876 Charles Holmes Pettee, now Dean of the it Faculty, was appointed Professor of Mathematics. He X X graduated from Dartmouth in 1874 as salutatorian of l his class. Besides teaching, he was appointed Dean of X X the Faculty in 1888, which position he still retains. . ll n,.,,5,,,,,i,, 'rp,.,,,,,,,.,,, Along with Dean Pettee came Clarence W. Scott, ll also of the class of '74, as an instructor in mathematics. He was given the Professor- ! ship of the English Language in 1878, and in 1894! his title was changed to Pro- ll I fessor of History and Political Science. He is the senior member of our faculty gf in age and second only to Dean Pettee in length of service. l X 'l l l I , . c . D , :f-Q bg EC bc X -Qc 54 bc X PC DCCI - 28