{"id":865,"date":"2020-09-17T20:36:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T20:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekeynotepresenter.com\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2020-09-23T16:22:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:22:23","slug":"land-grant-colleges-what-are-they-why-were-they-created","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thekeynotepresenter.com\/?page_id=865","title":{"rendered":"Land Grant Colleges – What are they why were they created?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 1860 there were 300 colleges in America. Nearly all of these were private colleges based upon the liberal arts tradition. In order to be admitted, one had to demonstrate proficiency in Latin and Greek. These colleges were definitely not for the “common person” but were designed for the upper classes. Less than 10% of these colleges had courses in the “Natural Philosophies” (sciences). Agriculture and Mechanical Arts were not considered to be worthy of study. Even after the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862 which established a new type of college, the land-grant college where agricultural and mechanical arts were taught, it would be many years before they overcame the stigma of being “cow colleges.” In this lesson, we will learn more about the origin and evolution of the land-grant college. The photo above is of Holladay Hall on the NCSU campus. It was the first building on campus and is now the main administrative building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Lesson Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the completion of the lesson you should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n