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- The 1787 ordinance much encouraged public schools, stipulating that "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged" (this phrase is engraved on the university's gateway [1 1]); furthering the former 1785 ordinance which had instructed each township to designate land that would be provided to public education. President Jefferson 's policy initiatives included a westward expansion of...
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The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university in accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862 under the name of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College.
4 days ago · The Ohio State University was established in 1870 as a land-grant university (then called the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College) under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862. Instruction began in 1873 on a farm near Columbus. The name was changed to The Ohio State University in 1878.
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Selling about five percent of what was to become the State of Ohio to the Ohio Company's group of Revolutionary War Veterans, that ordinance made Ohio University the first institution of higher education ever to be chartered through acts of Congress, with the very purpose of expanding education.
Sep 16, 2023 · When an Ohio State Buckeye arrives, they don't just announce that they attended classes in Columbus. There's a stress on one particular word: "THE Ohio State University."
- Joe Kozlowski
- In Ohio
- Cannon Act
- Choosing Neil Farm
Ohio’s legislature did not accept the terms of the Morrill Act until February 9, 1864. By that time, nineteen other states had accepted the act. The Ohio General Assembly created a state commission to begin to sell land in April 1865 at 80 cents an acre, but quickly allowed the mandated price to drop as low as 12 cents. Within a year, the entire al...
The Cannon Act of March 22, 1870, chartered a single, centrally located institution, to be named the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. The college would admit Ohio youths at least 14 years old, and would represent all Ohio counties. Its site would be central, accessible by rail, and at least 100 acres in size. Four counties – Franklin, Mont...
Work now turned to identifying a site within the county. The Board of Trustees briefly considered part of the Miner family’s land, which spanned both sides of the Scioto for miles, and which included the fashionable Greenlawn Cemetery. In the end, they sited the campus on Neil Farm, between the Olentangy and the Worthington Road, at that point far ...
On May 1, 1878, the state legislature officially renamed Ohio A&M The Ohio State University. President Orton had lobbied for a name change since 1875, arguing that the institution’s name should declare its dedication to “practical scientific training,” but felt the State’s rechristening amounted to wishful thinking.
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In 1916, Ohio State became the first university in Ohio to be extended membership into the Association of American Universities, and remains the only public university in Ohio among the organization's 60 members.
