File #3769: "1898-1899 Catalog, Vincennes, Calendar, V.U. History."

1898-1899 Catalog, Vincennes, Calendar, V.U. History.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 6-7. HISTORY OF VINCENNES UNIVERSITY. Left page: LOCATION: Describes the population of 12,000, oldest town in the State, a number of historical buildings, modern conveniences, railroad junctions. SCHEDULE: Describes the year beginning mid-September and ending mid-June; three terms; 37 weeks; seven periods including Military Drill. BUILDINGS: Describes Ordinance of 1787, land grant in 1804 overseen by Albert Gallatin. Right page: HISTORY, cont.: Describes original site of land grant, approval of William Henry Harrison in 1806, and first Board of Trustees: William Henry Harrison, John Gibson Sr., Waller Taylor, Henry Vanderburgh, John Badollet, Nathaniel Ewing, John Rice Jones, Jacob Kuykendall, Elias McNamee, Samuel Gwathney, John Johnson, Luke Decker, Francis Vigo, William Bullett, James Johnson, George Wallace, Jr., General Washington Johnston. Describes the authorization to found a university in Vincennes, duty to educate Indians and females, exemption from militia duty, and a fundraising lottery.

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

1898-1899

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

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