Project Editor: Kimberly Kraska, UCARE, 2007

Project Editor: Kimberly Kraska, UCARE, 2007

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II. ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLEGE OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERA-
TURE, MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE.

By an Act of Congress, approved April 19, 1864, in words as follows: That seventy sections of land (44,800 acres) shall be set apart and reserved for the use and support of a State University, and to be appropriated and applied as the Legislature may prescribe, for the purpose named, and for no other purpose; and by virtue of an act of the Legislature, approved February 15, 1869, accepting the donation of 90,000 acres of land granted by Congress of the United States to the State of Nebraska for the purpose of endowing a College for the "benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts," the State became entitled to the aforesaid land, to be used in establishing and supporting a State University and Agricultural College.

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/by an Act of the Legislature, approved February 15, 1869, the Regents were authorized to establish a University, consisting of six departments or colleges.

• 1. A college of ancient and modern languages, mathematics and natural science.


• 2. A college of agriculture.


• 3. A college of law.


• 4. A college of medicine.


• 5. A college of practical science, mechanics and civil engineering.


• 6. A college of fine arts.

In conformity to this law, the Regents, February 7, 1871, resolved to open the first department of the University in the fall, and on the 4th of April they selected a corps of competent and experienced professors, and fixed the time of opening, Thursday, September 7,1871.

In order to increase the usefulness of the University, and to provide instruction by a tutor, a Latin School was organized, in which students not fully qualified for the college classes might receive instruction. This school will be discontinued as soon as practicable.

For the detailed statement of the names of the Board of Regents, and its officers, the Faculty and the different courses of study; chemical and philosophical apparatus, and the catalogue of students' names for the first year, see the accompanying Register and Catalogue.