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Title: A history of higher education in Pennsylvania
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Haskins, Charles Homer, 1870-1937 Hull, William Isaac, 1868-1939
Subjects: Universities and colleges
Publisher: Washington : Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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ear was thenmade to begin in August and end in July. In 1874 the name wasagain changed to the Pennsylvania State College. This change ofname was considered needful because agricultural college not onlyfailed to express the breadth of purpose contemplated by the lawsunder which the college received its endowment, but misled many asto its real character, leading them to suppose that it was alone forthose who intended to be farmers. In 1876 the long vacation waschanged from winter to summer, and the college was brought morenearly in line with the other educational institutions of the State thanit had been at any previous time. The chief peculiarities were in therequirement of military drill and manual labor. The drill was car-ried on with comparative regularity and success. Uniforms wererequired, and for a time were worn at all public and general collegeexercises, and a regular system of guards and control was attempted.Military tactics became a part of the curriculum in 1875, but it was
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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE. 191 not until 1877 that an Army officer was detailed by the Government toi take charge of the military department. Previous to that time it was under the care of some member of the faculty. The manual-laborsystem up tc 1878 or 1879 was on substantially the same basis as inthe earlier years, excepting that the junior and senior classes were not: required to do other than their laboratory work. Students or classeswere detailed for labor of particular kinds, according to the needs ofthe farm or garden. The superintendent of the farm and his foremenhad charge of the work. The professors took but little part in it andhad no responsibility in the matter. The poverty of its results was; so apparent that it became a matter of frequent concern to the fac-ulty, but it was not until after many conferences and reports fromcommittees that a more satisfactory basis was established. In this the aim was to undertake no labor of any kind which wasnot distinctly educatio

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