New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established as a Land-Grant College in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and changed its name to the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The federal government required each Land-Grant institution to send an annual report of its activities and finances.

To met military need for skilled technicians during World War I, the US War Department organized eight-week courses to be given on college campuses throughout the country. The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was one of the first to offer this training. A committee was appointed by President Hetzel to take charge of what came to be known as the Student's Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.). Dean Charles E. Hewitt was the general chairman. Other assignments were, Dad Henderson, food and lodging; Leon W. Hitchcock, elecrician training; Eric T. Huddleston, construction of new buildings; Edward L. Getchell, gas engines and auto mechanics; Harold D. McBride, machinists and blacksmiths; and Lyman J. Batchelder, carpenter training.

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was formed in Hanover, NH in 1866. The first faculty member of the College was Ezekiel Dimond. In 1893, the College moved to Durham, NH and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923.