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This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER II THE INCEPTION OF THE PLAN The initial steps which led to
the founding of the great educational institutions of the world are
known in very few instances. In most cases no record was ever made
of them, their interest and importance not being recognized when
the events occurred. If an authentic narrative of the details of
the founding of Oxford University could now be discovered, how much
it would contribute to the history of that institution and with
what interest it would be read! In the histories of most
institutions, however, these details are not only lacking, but no
method can now be devised for their discovery. The historians of
these institutions have sought for them in vain. The details of the
founding of the University of Chicago are known. The very earliest
steps can be traced. Some of them appear in the correspondence
which constitutes a large part of this chapter. Through these
letters the minute details of the very inception of the plan of the
University are recorded. In the letters here reproduced or quoted a
few references to personal or other matters foreign to the main
theme have been omitted, but nothing has been left out that is
essential to the completeness of the story. About the middle of
October, 1888, the writer received a letter from Dr. William R.
Harper, then a professor in Yale, of which the substance follows:
New Haven, Conn. October 13, 1888 Dr. T. W. Goodspeed, Morgan Park,
Illinois My Dear Friend: I spent last Sunday at Vassar College. (I
am to be there every other Sunday during the year.) Much to my
surprise Mr. Rockefeller was there. He had reached Poughkeepsie
Saturday night. What his purpose in going to Vassar was is not
quite certain. He seemed to have nothing to do there except to talk
with me. Whether he knew that...
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to
www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books
for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER II THE INCEPTION OF THE PLAN The initial steps which led to
the founding of the great educational institutions of the world are
known in very few instances. In most cases no record was ever made
of them, their interest and importance not being recognized when
the events occurred. If an authentic narrative of the details of
the founding of Oxford University could now be discovered, how much
it would contribute to the history of that institution and with
what interest it would be read! In the histories of most
institutions, however, these details are not only lacking, but no
method can now be devised for their discovery. The historians of
these institutions have sought for them in vain. The details of the
founding of the University of Chicago are known. The very earliest
steps can be traced. Some of them appear in the correspondence
which constitutes a large part of this chapter. Through these
letters the minute details of the very inception of the plan of the
University are recorded. In the letters here reproduced or quoted a
few references to personal or other matters foreign to the main
theme have been omitted, but nothing has been left out that is
essential to the completeness of the story. About the middle of
October, 1888, the writer received a letter from Dr. William R.
Harper, then a professor in Yale, of which the substance follows:
New Haven, Conn. October 13, 1888 Dr. T. W. Goodspeed, Morgan Park,
Illinois My Dear Friend: I spent last Sunday at Vassar College. (I
am to be there every other Sunday during the year.) Much to my
surprise Mr. Rockefeller was there. He had reached Poughkeepsie
Saturday night. What his purpose in going to Vassar was is not
quite certain. He seemed to have nothing to do there except to talk
with me. Whether he knew that...
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
The initial steps which led to the founding of the great
educational institutions of the world are known in very few
instances. Seldom was any record even made of them, their
significance not being recognized when the events occurred. The
author of this work, Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed, was intimately
connected with the persons and events involved in the founding of
the University of Chicago in 1891. His detailed account of that
institution's first twenty-five years, originally published in
1916, reveals that the chief participants were aware from the
beginning of the magnitude and importance of their enterprise. As
Goodspeed shows, once the main roles were cast--in the persons of
John D. Rockefeller and William Rainey Harper--the University of
Chicago was irrevocably headed for greatness. Without the support
of both of these men it would never have become one of the nation's
major universities in a mere quarter century. Although Harper died
in 1906, his innovative mind and unflagging energy left an
indelible mark on the university during the fifteen years of his
presidency. The study provides detailed information on the founding
of the university, the procurement of funds, the recruitment of
faculty, the construction of buildings, student life, and the
problems of continuing growth.
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