Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Alumni Directory, the University of Chicago, 1919
Blake, Marshall Field, Fred T. Gates, Francis E. Hinckley, and Thomas W. Goodspeed. The name of the corporation in law is the university OF chicago. In recognition of the peculiar relation of Mr. Rockefeller to the institution, the Board of Trustees has enacted that on the seal and all official publications of the University the title shall read: The University of Chicago, founded by John D. Rockefeller. At the first meeting of the Board after its incorporation in September, 1890, Professor William Rainey Harper, of Yale University, was elected Presi dent; and he entered on the duties of his office July 1, 1891. Before Professor Harper accepted the presidency, the scope of the institution had been greatly enlarged. Professor Harper felt that it should be in fact, as well as in name, a university, and Mr. Rockefeller, agreeing with this View, in September, 1890, added to his former subscription. In accordance with the terms of this second subscription, the Baptist Union Theological Seminary was removed from Morgan Park to the University site as the Divinity School of the University, an Academy of the University was established at Morgan Park, and of the amount of the subscription was devoted to the erection of the dormitories for the Divinity School on the grounds of the University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
