Frederick Watts And The Founding Of Penn State

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Frederick Watts and the Founding of Penn State

Author : Roger L. Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271090472
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Frederick Watts and the Founding of Penn State written by Roger L. Williams and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Watts came to prominence during the nineteenth century as a lawyer and a railroad company president, but his true interests lay in agricultural improvement and in raising the economic, social, and political standing of Pennsylvania’s farmers. After being elected founding president of The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society in 1851, he used his position to advocate vigorously for the establishment of an agricultural college that would employ science to improve farming practices. He went on to secure the charter for the Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania, which would eventually become the Pennsylvania State University. This biography explores Watts’s role in founding and leading Penn State through its formative years. Watts adroitly directed the school as it was sited, built, and financed, opening for students in 1859. He hired the brilliant Evan Pugh as founding president, who, with Watts, quickly made it the first successful agricultural college in America. But for all his success in launching the institution, Watts nearly brought it to the brink of closure through a series of ruinous presidential appointments that led to an abandonment of the land-grant focus on agriculture and engineering. Watts’s influence in the agricultural modernization movement and his impact on land-grant education in the United States—both in his role with Penn State and later as US commissioner of agriculture—made him a leader in the history of agricultural and higher education. Roger L. Williams’s compelling biography of Watts reestablishes him in this legacy, providing a balanced analysis of his missteps and accomplishments.

"Your Penn State"

Author : Arthur Ray Warnock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Evan Pugh’s Penn State

Author : Roger L. Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271082666
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Evan Pugh’s Penn State written by Roger L. Williams and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Evan Pugh became the first president of Pennsylvania’s Farmers’ High School—later to be known as The Pennsylvania State University—the small campus was in disrepair and in dire need of leadership. Pugh was young, barely into his 30s, but he was energetic, educated, and visionary. During his tenure as president he molded the school into a model institution of its kind: America’s first scientifically based agricultural college. In this volume, Roger Williams gives Pugh his first book-length biographical treatment. Williams recounts Pugh’s short life and impressive career, from his early days studying science in the United States and Europe to his fellowship in the London Chemical Society, during which he laid the foundations of the modern ammonium nitrate fertilizer industry, and back to Pennsylvania, where he set about developing “upon the soil of Pennsylvania the best agricultural college in the world” and worked to build an American academic system mirroring Germany’s state-sponsored agricultural colleges. This last goal came to fruition with the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862, just two years prior to Pugh’s death. Drawing on the scientist-academic administrator’s own writings and taking a wide focus on the history of higher education during his lifetime, Evan Pugh’s Penn State tells the compelling story of Pugh’s advocacy and success on behalf of both Penn State and land-grant colleges nationwide. Despite his short life and career, Evan Pugh’s vision for Penn State made him a leader in higher education. This engaging biography restores Pugh to his rightful place in the history of scientific agriculture and education in the United States.

Ice Cream U

Author : Lee Stout
Publisher : Penn State University Libraries
ISBN 13 : 9780615247809
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Ice Cream U written by Lee Stout and published by Penn State University Libraries. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Traces the history of the Creamery at the Pennsylvania State University, and examines issues relating to ice cream production, the dairy industry, and agricultural education programs"--Provided by publisher.

Glenhill Farm

Author : Richard L. Hart
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0578795280
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (787 download)

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Download or read book Glenhill Farm written by Richard L. Hart and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1930, having developed a highly successful business, the innovative paper manufacturer Ernst Behrend and his wife Mary purchased a number of existing houses and farms to give them sufficient acreage to create a large estate. In 1948 this property became a campus of Penn State University. Known as Penn State Behrend, to this day it retains the original buildings at the historic center of the campus. Based on archival materials, including copious letters between the Behrends and their Philadelphia architect, R. Brognard Okie, this book recounts the planning and development of a unique residence as the country headed into the Great Depression. Letters between the key figures give the reader a glimpse into their thoughts and concerns, including the selection of an architect, the choice of an architectural style, issues involved in planning the estate, and the features and design of the buildings that were constructed or modified. Vintage and modern photographs help convey the nature of the buildings that Okie designed as well as a sense of the Behrends’ lifestyle in the 1930s. An absorbing microhistory of what is now Behrend College, Glenhill Farm provides a window onto a period when new money from industry supported lavish lifestyles, and it reveals how this particular project, conceived and constructed during the Great Depression, was affected by its extraordinary economic circumstances.

Pennsylvania State Manual

Author : Pennsylvania
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pennsylvania State Manual written by Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice: A History of Women at Penn State

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271047232
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice: A History of Women at Penn State written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No history of Penn State is complete without the stories of its many achieving women. From Rebecca Ewing, the first female graduate, to early pioneering faculty members like Harriet McElwain and Lucretia Van Tuyl Simmons, to latter-day standouts Pat Farrell, Nina Federoff, Cynthia Baldwin, and Connie Moore, women have been an integral part of Penn State's tradition of excellence. In We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice, Carol Sonenklar traces the collective path of female students, staff, and faculty at the University. Women have overcome many obstacles in their march toward equal representation and professional recognition at Penn State. We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice provides a unique look at their struggle, revealing moments that have shaped the history and identity of the University. The clash between female undergrads and the housemothers charged with keeping them out of trouble, the rise of sororities, the invaluable contribution of the Curtiss-Wright Cadets during World War II, firsthand accounts of the infamous 1950s panty raids, the effect of Title IX on women's athletic programs--events big and small, solemn and silly, are all recorded here. Sonenklar also examines recent milestones in women's progress at Penn State, including one of the most important events of the last twenty-five years: the formation in the 1980s of the Strategic Study Group on the Status of Women. She considers the gains made by women faculty, staff, and students in the years since, while looking ahead to the opportunities and challenges of the future. Based on personal interviews and extensive research in the University Archives, We Are a Strong, Articulate Voice combines a lively narrative with dozens of striking photographs, making this book a fitting tribute to women's progress at Penn State.

The Pennsylvania State College 1853-1932

Author : Erwin Runkle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985348878
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book The Pennsylvania State College 1853-1932 written by Erwin Runkle and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Dr. Erwin Runkle wrote this history of Penn State during the 1930s, only now is it widely available through The Nittany Valley Society's first-time publication. His meticulous reconstruction of the University's birth and growth-from the revolution in American education that sparked its founding to its establishment as Pennsylvania's land-grant college-brings the Penn State story to life with a rare blending of keen attention to detail and uncommon warmth. Runkle's opinionated, but affectionate narration offers a revealing vision of the Nittany Valley's rich past. Virtually every page holds a new treasure for any heart that truly loves the name of Dear Old State. Captured directly from Runkle's type-written manuscript and presented for a contemporary audience with an original introduction by former University trustee and renowned collector of Penn State historical artifacts George Henning, this book will make a rare and special addition to the library of any Penn Stater.

Farming for Us All

Author : Michael Bell
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271097914
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Farming for Us All written by Michael Bell and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the sustainability of American Agriculture, and possibilities for social, environmental, and economic change that practical, dialogic agriculture presents"--

Evan Pugh’s Penn State

Author : Roger L. Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027108264X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Evan Pugh’s Penn State written by Roger L. Williams and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Evan Pugh became the first president of Pennsylvania’s Farmers’ High School—later to be known as The Pennsylvania State University—the small campus was in disrepair and in dire need of leadership. Pugh was young, barely into his 30s, but he was energetic, educated, and visionary. During his tenure as president he molded the school into a model institution of its kind: America’s first scientifically based agricultural college. In this volume, Roger Williams gives Pugh his first book-length biographical treatment. Williams recounts Pugh’s short life and impressive career, from his early days studying science in the United States and Europe to his fellowship in the London Chemical Society, during which he laid the foundations of the modern ammonium nitrate fertilizer industry, and back to Pennsylvania, where he set about developing “upon the soil of Pennsylvania the best agricultural college in the world” and worked to build an American academic system mirroring Germany’s state-sponsored agricultural colleges. This last goal came to fruition with the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862, just two years prior to Pugh’s death. Drawing on the scientist-academic administrator’s own writings and taking a wide focus on the history of higher education during his lifetime, Evan Pugh’s Penn State tells the compelling story of Pugh’s advocacy and success on behalf of both Penn State and land-grant colleges nationwide. Despite his short life and career, Evan Pugh’s vision for Penn State made him a leader in higher education. This engaging biography restores Pugh to his rightful place in the history of scientific agriculture and education in the United States.

Annual Report of the Pennsylvania State College for the Year ...

Author : Pennsylvania State College
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Pennsylvania State College for the Year ... written by Pennsylvania State College and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report of the Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society

Author : Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society written by Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society

Author : Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society written by Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hidden History of Cumberland County

Author : Joseph David Cress
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840586
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Cumberland County written by Joseph David Cress and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rolling fields and quiet towns of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, belie its dynamic history. From slaves who escaped to freedom through Underground Railroad stations in Shippensburg and Boiling Springs to a telephone-like invention created by Lower Allen's Daniel Drawbaugh a full decade before the patent of Alexander Graham Bell, the pages of Cumberland County's history conceal long-forgotten but true tales. There are numerous but often-overlooked contributions from county residents--from 1920 to 1923, Newville hosted the first state police academy in the nation, and during World War II, a humble bandage invented in Carlisle saved countless lives. With an engaging collection of vignettes, author Joseph David Cress explores these and other hidden tales from the history of Cumberland County.

Hiking through History Pennsylvania

Author : Bob Frye
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493036831
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Hiking through History Pennsylvania written by Bob Frye and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hiking through History Pennsylvania, you can hike where George Washington suffered his first humiliating defeat as a military commander as well as the grounds where, over the course of a winter, he molded what would become a victorious army. Or you can walk the battlefield that not only turned the tide of the Civil War, but spawned one of the most famous speeches in American history. Or walk where the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled. There’s all that and more to explore. Hiking Through History Pennsylvania profiles 40 hikes focusing on the state’s military, industrial, natural and conservation history. Tragedies, some intentional, some not, are explored, too. Whether you’re a curious tourist or a local history buff, this is a comprehensive guidebook to the area’s natural and human history.

Pennsylvania State Reports

Author : Pennsylvania. Supreme Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pennsylvania State Reports written by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Containing cases decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." (varies)

The Origins of Federal Support for Higher Education

Author : Roger L. Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271072997
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Federal Support for Higher Education written by Roger L. Williams and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1991-04-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of Federal Support for Higher Education revises the traditional interpretation of the land-grant college movement, whose institutions were brought into being by the 1862 Morrill Act to provide for "the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes." Rather than being the inevitable consequence of the unfolding dynamic of institutional and socioeconomic forces, Williams argues, it was the active intervention and initiative of a handful of educational leaders that secured the colleges' future—above all, the activities of George W. Atherton. For nearly three decades, Atherton, who was the seventh president of the Pennsylvania State University, worked to secure consistent federal financial support for the colleges, which in their early years received little assistance from the states they were designed to benefit. He also helped to develop the institutions as comprehensive "national" universities grounded in the liberal arts and sciences—a conception that countered the prevailing view of the colleges as mainly agricultural schools. Atherton became the prime mover in the campaign to enact the 1887 Hatch Act, which encouraged the establishment of agricultural experiment stations at land-grant colleges. The act marked the federal government's first effort to provide continuous funding to research units associated with higher education institutions. At the same time, Atherton played a key role in the formation of the first association of such institutions: The Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. It was the Association that provided the critical mass needed to lobby Congress successively and to approach the many opportunities and threats the land-grant colleges faced during the 1885–1906 period. Atherton was also deeply involved in the campaign for the Morrill Act of 1890, which provided long-sought annual appropriations to land-grant colleges for a broad range of academic programs and encouraged steady growth in state support during the 1890s. Roger Williams traces the motives and tactics behind a series of laws that made the federal government irreversibly committed to funding higher education and scientific research and provides rich new insights into the complexities, polarities, and inherent contradictions of the history of the American land-grant movement.