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

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'l'ln- CVi1'tII7I.lt' of IU 917 .'.,Q: 4 . OF , Ng 3 'I Lb CULTURP. ltil ge2s23ef:g212's,2f.515:5:-sm' 5 wwe R' '09 4,5 '1 -.f:' '-1' N 0 ' . 4 :Q ... . .1 92-5' . QS -SQ ........, . Officers of Administration EDWARD M. LEXVIS, A.M., LL.D., President of the University. CHARLES H. PETTEE, C.E., LL.D., Dean of Faculty. JOHN C. KENDALL, B.S., Director of the Experiment Station and Extension Service. FREDERICK W. TAYLOR, B.S. CAgr.D, Dean of College of Agriculture. ALBERT N. FRENCH, M.A., Dean of College of Liberal Arts. GEORGE W. CASE, M.C.E., Dean of College of Technology. GEORGE N. BAUER, .Acting Deon of Men. ELIZABETH P. DEMERRITT, M.A., Dean of Wotnen. WILLARD P. LEWIS, B.L.S., M.A., Librarian. OREN W. HENDERSON, Registrar. RAYMOND C. MAGRATH, Treasurer and Business Secretary. ERIC I. HUDDLESTON, B.Arch., Supervising Architect. HAROLD VV. LOVEREN, B.S., Superintendent of Properly. ARTHUR W, WHITE, M.D., University Physician. EDWARD Y. BLEWETT, B.A., Alumni Secretary and Executive Secretary. il9l A

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'l'lnfCi1-r1nz'1vof 1050 History of the Uruiqversitgy of New Hampshire OME element of romance entered into the founding of the State College at Durham. That romance was centered in one person: Benjamin Thomp- son, a strange old man who once rode the streets of Durham on a gaunt horse with a shawl about his shoulders. His kindness outweighed his ec- centricities and he was glady received into the homes of the neighborhood. One day in a burst of confidence he said to a friendg 'fWhen I die you'1l know I loved my fellow men. y The will of this farsighted and greathearted old man, Benjamin Thompson, Esq., revealed a large bequest of property and money to the State of New Hampshire for the purpose of establishing a college of agriculture and mechanical arts at Durham. There was already at Hanover, N. H., a college for the promotion of agriculture. It was affiliated Bun-lmin Thomfmm with Dartmouth and had been maintained in part by the generous help of the latter together with the Willing cooperation of a great and friendly spirit, the President of Dartmouth, Asa D. Smith. However, the institution was struggling against the odds of poor and insufficient equipment and the lack of harmony between its students and the Dartmouth men. The gift of Benjamin Thompson brought about the almost immediate removal of the college to Durham although the State had been somewhat skeptical and reluctant about the change. At this point the stupendous task of adjustment to the new environment had to be faced. Much thought and careful planning went into the location of buildings and the development of grounds. During the first year a faculty of eight instructed a student body of ten. Oflthat faculty two members, Dean Pettee and Dr. Scott are still actively engaged in the work of the University. Besides holding a teaching position, Dean Pettee has been Dean of the Faculty . 1l20l