BAXTER P. SMITH.
Brookline, Mass., June, 1878.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Introduction | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Ancestry and Early Life of Eleazar Wheelock.—His Settlement at Lebanon.—Establishment of the Indian Charity School.—Mr. Joshua More | [6] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Education in New Hampshire.—Action in Regard to a College.—Testimonial of Connecticut Clergymen.—Legislative Grant to Mr. Wheelock | [15] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| A College Contemplated by Mr. Wheelock.—Lord Dartmouth.—Occom and Whitaker in Great Britain | [23] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Sir William Johnson.—Explorations for a Location.—Advice of English Trustees | [29] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| A College Charter | [40] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| President Wheelock's Personal Explorations in New Hampshire.—Location at Hanover | [49] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Commencement of Operations.—Course of Study.—Policy of Administration | [57] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Progress to the Death of President Wheelock.—Prominent Features of his Character | [65] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Progress During the Administration of the Second President, John Wheelock | [76] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Lack of Harmony Between President Wheelock and Other Trustees.—Removal of the President From Office.—Estimate of His Character | [88] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Administration of President Brown.—Contest Between The College and the State.—Triumph of the College | [100] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Character of President Brown.—Tributes by Professor Haddock And Rufus Choate | [117] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Progress From 1820 to 1828.—Administrations of President Dana and President Tyler | [126] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Inauguration of President Lord | [143] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| The Policy of the College, its Progress and Enlargement under President Lord's Administration from 1828 to 1863 | [157] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| Character of President Lord | [168] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Administration of President Smith | [177] |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| Inauguration of President Bartlett | [190] |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| Prof. John Smith.—Prof. Sylvanus Ripley.—Prof. Bezaleel Woodward | [211] |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| Prof. John Hubbard.—Prof. Roswell Shurtleff | [225] |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| Prof. Ebenezer Adams.—Prof. Zephaniah S. Moore.—Prof. Charles B. Haddock | [241] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| Prof. William Chamberlain.—Prof. Daniel Oliver.—Prof. James Freeman Dana | [256] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| Prof. Benjamin Hale.—Prof. Alpheus Crosby.—Prof. Ira Young | [276] |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| Prof. Stephen Chase.—Prof. David Peabody.—Prof. William Cogswell | [298] |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| Prof. John Newton Putnam.—Prof. John S. Woodman.—Prof. Clement Long.—Other Teachers | [316] |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| Medical Department.—Professors Nathan Smith, Reuben D. Mussey, Dixi Crosby, Edmund R. Peaslee, Albert Smith, and Alpheus B. Crosby—Other Teachers | [339] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | |
| The Chandler Scientific Department.—The Agricultural Department.—The Thayer Department of Civil Engineering | [367] |
| CHAPTER XXIX. | |
| Benefactors.—Trustees | [380] |
| CHAPTER XXX. | |
| Labors of Dartmouth Alumni.—Conclusion | [395] |
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION.