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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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...

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...

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