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

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I 'ln' C f!'lll7lilt' of I9 ill 3-if since 1888. Dr. Scott was made Professor of History and Political Science in 1894 and is the senior member of the faculty in age and second only to Dean Pettee in length of service. So it came about that the railroad was moved to the west of the campus. The new buildings sprang up, named Conant and Nesmith after two friends of the college in its early days. Later the corner stone of Thompson Hall was laid and Durham became a college town. The college has been extremely fortunate in its five Presidents. Reverend Charles Sumner Murkl-and, 1893-1903, came at a critical time. He established a true college in place of the school of mechanical arts, and organized a two year course in agriculture. He was an inspiring teacher and lecturer. William D. Gibbs, 1903-1912, came from the West. He was connected with the college before he took the executive chair. He succeeded in raising the entrance require- ments and was untiring in his efforts to promote high standards and maintain high ideals. Dr. Edward Thomson Fairchild, 1912-1917, also came from the West. He brought with him a whirlwind of energy and a wealth of executive ability. During his oflice he organized the faculty into three divisions, Agri- cu.ltural, Engineering and Arts and Sciences: and also created the position of Dean of Division. Dr. Fairchild was forced to resign on account of ill health and it was with a true sense of loss that the college received the news of his death a few months later. With the tremendous physical growth of the college ,came a natural broadening of outlook and a development along intellectual lines which was to lead to the crowning achievement in 1923. What had been undoubtedly the dream of Dr. Fairchild became a reality under the leadership of President Hetzel, 1917-1926. In 1923 the Legisla- ture created the University of New Hampshire comprising three colleges of Liberal Arts, of Technology and of Agriculture. Through the efforts of Presi- dent Hetzel also the Mill Tax Bill was passed which will provide for an adequate building fund. These have been leaders of foresight and aith, men of mental and moral integrity whose common ideal has been the upbuilding of the institution. Thus we stand upon the threshold of a great Commencement. Together with Presi- dent Lewis, who in his short term has won our admiration and respect we look forward with fresh vigor and new courage to the realization of Benjamin Thompson's dream. s4i5ffk 5511. 32:1 SEQ' Pifg

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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

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,ull il 'hr' CfI'LIl7I'll' uf' ffl ill The College of Agriculture vm. l V N..-M Il I Third Row: Farnum, Eastman, Dunn, Phillips, Lowry, Humzins, Stevens. Second How: Dearborn, Dean Taylor, Pickett, Jenkins. Front Now: Shimcr, Henler, Moore, Latimer, Macfm'land. VERY great success must have some strong underlying base. The base for the University of New Hampshire was the present College of Agri- culture. Being the first recognized department in this state college, it was not long before the people of New Hampshire saw the great pros- pectus of success and the first students enrolled here were mostly in this depart- ment. lt has not confined itself to class-room to give students the fundamentals in scientific farming but conducts on a large scale the work of model farms. In 1911, an Experimental station was established, This brought the benefits of the department to every farmer in New Hampshire. It has enabled countless numbers of farmers to solve all types of problems, as well, as to give the farm- ers' household a chance to keep pace with the outside world. In 1923, the department of Agriculture became the College of Agriculture. DEAN FREDERICK W. TAYLOR has been with the University since the deanships were first established in 1915. He is a graduate of Ohio State Uni- versity, where he' received his degree of B.S. CAgr.j in 1900. His experience from then until he came to the University of New Hampshire as professor in Agriculture in 1903 was practical, as he was connected with the Ohio experi- ment station and Bureau of Soils in Washington. He is a member of various societies for the promotion of agricultural pursuits, as Society of American Engineers and National Geographic Society, which makes him highly competent to further the aims of the College of Agriculture. .l22l