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

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,. V HISTCRY OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ROM the time when the late Dean Charles Pettee was professor of mathe- niatllematics and Civil lfngineering at the New Hampshire College ol Agriculture and Mechanic Arts located at Hanover, New Hampshire, our university has been extended increasingly. ln the year 1879 five men received their Bachelor of Science degrees from the College of Agriculture and three from the lVlechanic Arts. The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was established by an act of the New Hampshire legislature in H366 on the lmasis of the Congressional land grant. Its location was authorized in llanover in connection with Dartmouth College. At the session ol the legislature of New Hampshire in 1891 acts were passed severing the connection of the College with Dartmouth and removing New Hampshire College from Hanover to Durhamg accepting the Benjamin Thompson estate, at that time valued at aliout four hundred thousand dollars, which after accumulating was availalmle as an endowment and used with other funds for the construction of huildings. Al present the College has an annual income from the YllllUtllIJSUIl fund and a yearly appropriation from Congress under the Morrill act and funds from the state. Congress on lVIarch 2, H337 passed an act receiving legislature assent in August which established the department of College known as the Agricultural Experiment Station for the purpose of aiding in acquiring and dillusing among the people ofthe United States useful and practical information on sulijects connected with agriculture and promoting scientific investigation and experi- ment respection the principles and application of agricultural science. I6 f Q W sr- H, 1- Qffri mfr? hai ii i' I iw fs-- I, Xu .I ri t M- I- Right: Durham at night fthe lights of the Portsmouth bridge may be seen in the distancel.

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lreft: 130II16l'1tt Hall. The passage of the Smith-Lever act by Congress gave a great impetus to non-resident teaching or extension work, which was established in 1911, by granting to New Hampshire ten thousand dollars annually for supplementary and strengthening the extension work of the College. This allotment has been increased since that date. On May 411, 1923 the state legislature passed an act incorporating the liniversity of New Hampshire which aet took place July 1, 1923. The New Corporation included the former Corporation known as the Yew Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and it provided for a College of Technology and a College of Liberal Arts with the trustees of the old College serving as trustees of the University. Graduate study is becoming increasingly important at New Hampshire today. It was for some time sponsored under the direction of a faculty com- mittee before it became definitely a department in itself as a graduate school in 1928. The administration of the liniversity invested in a board of thirteen trustees, with the Covernor of the state, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the president of the university as ex olihcio members. Wlith the exception of two elected by alumni the trustees are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Council. AYYw