Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the Ohio State University, Vol. 1: 1870-1910
A few words explanatory of my connection with this work may not be improper. As stated in the text, the Preliminary Sketch, which was completed in 1892, was submitted by the author to several of the Older members Of the faculty Of the University for remark and criticism, and a copy was sent to me for the same purpose.
Captain Cope's connection with the University began just as mine ended, in 1884. Of the events Of the first ten years Of its history he had little personal knowledge, and for this period he was obliged to depend largely upon Official records. In a conversation with him after reading the Sketch I spoke of many incidents Of interest and importance concerning which these records are silent, and he then exacted a promise that if ever his work came to be published I would write some thing in the way Of a foreword or introduction, which should include a brief account Of some Of the more important bits Of unwritten history Of the earlier years Of the University, to gether with an attempt to portray the attitude Of the press and the people Of the state towards it during the chaotic period which intervened between the acceptance Of the Congressional grant in 1864, and the action Of the first Board Of Trustees determining the character and scope Of the new institution.
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.
