A brief statement relative to the University of New Hampshire : prepared by the President of the University under authorization of the Board of Trustees, 1925.

University of New Hampshire. Board of Trustees.

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University of New Hampshire

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In 1861, the United States federal government approved the Morrill Act which set aside land in each state for the founding of public higher education. In 1862, the New Hampshire state legislature accepted the grant of 80,000 acres of public lands on which to set up a university. It was not until 1866 however, that the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was incorporated by the state legislature. They started the process of creating the By-laws and the Charter in 1862 and t...

Hetzel, Ralph Dorn, 1882-1947

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Ralph Dorn Hetzel graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1906. He taught English and public speaking at Oregon State College and became a full professor there in 1910. In 1912 he was asked to organize a political science department and in 1913 was made the director of the extension services at Oregon. Hetzel left Oregon to become President of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1917. The College became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. From...

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Ralph Dorn Hetzel was president of the University of New Hampshire when the Board of Trustees called for new appropriations from the State Legislature. The University was in need of more housing and classroom space to accomodate the growing student population. From the description of A brief statement relative to the University of New Hampshire : prepared by the President of the University under authorization of the Board of Trustees, 1925. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record ...