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NORTH -W KST I'll N I'M V ERS ITY*. 



MiKTIMVr.STr.KN UNIVERSITY. ThU in 

 ttilutiun of learning. t KvunMoii. III.. obtained its 

 charter Ji Its founder!, chiefly citizens 



ajiu. int.nd.-d to establish an institution devoted 

 to the interests of Christian learnini: underthe. pair.'ii 

 geofthc Mrihmli.-i Kpbcopd Cluiivli. On Jane M. 

 1851, the trustees organilea, and resolved to open a 

 preparatory school in Chicago. Rev. C'lurk T. Ilin- 

 I' D . LL D., was elected the first president, 

 June J.i. l>.Vi, alter the trustees hail (beided to open 

 nn iii-titiiti-'ti of higher grade. The site having been 

 unanimously selected, m purchase was made, of 379 

 mcreaof land, for $2S,000. A town including this tract 

 of hind was organiied in 1857, and called Evanston, 

 in honor of John Kvans, M. I). Subsequently, large 

 additions were made to the land of the university^ 



.il amendments were made to the original 

 charter, the most important of which enacted that 

 " nn spirituous, vinous, or fermented liquors shall bo 

 sold, under license or otherwise, within four miles of 

 the location of said university, except for medicinal, 

 iiHvlianic.d. and sacramental purposes, under a penalty 

 of $!'.'> for each offence, to be recovered before any 

 justice of the peace of said county of Cook." The 

 village then-fore enjoys a high reputation for morality 

 and sobriety. It was also declared that all property 

 of the university should be exempt from taxation. 

 Upon this point in 1873 commenced a bitter contest 

 between the town and the management of the North- 

 western University. After two unsuccessful appeals 

 to the Supreme Court of the State a writ of errror 

 was taken to the U. 8. Supreme Court The decision 

 of the lower court, which was unfavorable to the uni- 

 versity, was reversed, and the properly of the uni- 

 versity was held to be exempt from taxation. By 

 the charter the cor|K>ra.tion is not allowed "to hold 

 more than UOOOacresof land at anyone time, unless the 

 Kti'l corporation shall have received the sauu; by gift, 

 grant, or devise, and in such case it shall be required 

 to s. II or dispose of the same within ten years from 

 the lime they shall acquire such title, and on failure to 

 do so such lands, over and above the before-named 

 2000 acres, shall revert to the original donor, grantor, 

 devisor, or their heirs." 



_The land owned by the university was laid out for a 

 village, with streets and house-lots ; parks were re- 

 i. lots were donated to churches, and Evanston 

 noon became a popular place of residence. With the 

 avails received from the sale of lots the debt of the 

 university was paid, and a fund secured for the erec- 

 tion of University Hall. The university was opened 

 t<> .-indents in 1856. Dr. llinman had died in June, 

 1856, and his successor, Ilev. Randolph S. 1'Vter. D.I).. 

 1. 1.. D., was appointed president June 5. is.'iii. The 

 other members of i ho faculty whore Kev. Abel Stevens, 

 LL D., Henry S. Noves. A, .M.. U-v. \V. D. God- 

 man, and Daniel Bonbright, LL. D. Literary, scien- 

 titie, nd elective courses, of four years each, were 

 established. In the meantime a small wooden struc- 

 ture had been completed, and was occupied by the 

 university. The building is still standing, having 

 Ix-en removed from its original site, and with an addi- 

 tion in now occupied by the preparatory department 

 of iln! university. The classes in the university were 

 transferred to a large and commodious building of 

 Mone. anting $110,000. About this time the uni- 

 VTMIV adopted as a part of its permanent policy a 

 rule th.it one -fourth of all lands then held by it in the 

 town of Evanston, and all owned in Chicago, should 

 be reserved from Rale and IK- leased, and the funds re- 

 ceived Iroui the remainder that should be sold should 

 be converted into productive property and held as a 

 permanent fund. 



r having resigned his office in ISfiO, 

 Henry S. N.,I.- A M.. professor of mathematics, be- 

 came actiiiL' president of the university, holiling the 

 oflic.- for. HU years there. ittcr. Kev. Krnstns ( ). Haven. 

 D. D., LL. D., was elected president, and assumed 



the duties of his office Juno 23, 18C9. About this 

 time important additions were made to the educa- 

 tional facilities of the university. The Chicago Medi- 

 cal College, which had been organized for ten years, 

 became a department ol the university, and during this 

 \ ear i he university classes were opened for the admis- 

 sion of women. This movement was a preliminary 

 steji to the adoption, in 1873, of the Evanston College 

 for ladies, as a part of the institution. 



Dr. Haven having resigned his office, in October, 

 l.sTi', Kev. Charles II. Fowler, D. D.,LL D., became 

 its president. In Juno, Is7;i, the Union Coll 

 Law became a department of the university. At this 

 time was created the College of Technology, or School 

 of Applied Sciences, the students in which were given 

 the u.-e of the now extensive museum, drawing-room, 

 and laboratories, in which to pursue their scientific, 

 studies and investigations. Photography and telegraphy 

 were also taught. DOtfa in theory and practice. Subse- 

 quently, because of economical considerations, this de- 

 partment of the university was discontinued. Of the 

 presidents named, Drs. l-'o.-ter. 11-iven, and Fowler 

 became bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

 In 1870 Prof. Oliver Marcy, LL. D., became acting 

 president, and held this office till 1881, when Rev. 

 Joseph CuuiuiingB, D. D. , LL. D., the present incum- 

 bent, became president. 



The university has been greatly prospered and its 

 funds have been largely increased. The land pur- 

 chased in Chicago for $8000, from which an annual 

 rental of $8000 lias been received since 1880, is now 

 worth $800,000. By the terms of the lease a new 

 appraisal is to be made every ten years, and the next 

 appraisal will be made in April. ly.ni. l!y the con- 

 ditions of the lease the university will receive 7J per 

 cent, of the appraised value, and after the next ap- 

 praisal its income will be very largely' increased. The 

 university Still holds, for lease or for sale, lots in Evans- 

 ton of the value of $500 000. The property of the 

 university is otimatcd to ;be worth about $2,000,000. 

 In all departments it has 100 professors and instruc- 

 tors, and more than 1300 students. 



The following departments of the university are 

 now organized : 1. The College of Liberal Arts, which 

 has four regular courses of study, and opportunities 

 for a select course. 2. The College of Medicine, 

 Nathan S. Davis, M. IX, LL. P., dean. 3. The Col- 

 lege of Law, Henry Booth, LL. D., dean. 4. Tho 

 College of Pharmacy, Oscar Oldberg, Ph. D.. dean. 

 5. The College of Oral and Dental Surgery, John S. 

 Marshall. M.I). , dean. 6. The Dearborn Observatory, 

 George W. Hough, director. 7. The Preparatory 

 School, Rev. Herbert F. Fisk, I). I)., principal. 8. 

 The Sshool of Elocution, Robert L. Cumnock, A. M., 

 director. 9. The Conservatory of Music, Oreii E. 

 Locke, director. 10. Department of Art, Catharine 

 Heal, B. P., director. 



Locate;] on the university grounds and closely con- 

 nected with it are the (iarrett Biblical Institute, Rev. 

 Henry 15. Ridiraway. D. D.. president ; ^also the Swe- 

 dish Theological S -ninary, Kev. Albert Ericsnn, A. M., 

 president ; and the Danish and Norwegian Theo- 

 logical Seminary, Kev. N. K. Simonson, A. M., presi- 

 dent. There is an interchange ol privileges between 

 the university and these theological schools, and each 

 one derives all the advantages from the others that 

 could be secured in any other relation that might 

 exist. 



The Woman's College is a large and elegant building 

 that gives the young women the advantages of a wclj- 

 regulaU-d home. Mi>s Kena A. Michaels, Ph. D., is 

 dean. There is also a college rottage, which offers 

 special advantages to young women of limited means. 



The eolle'jes of nicdiuino, of law, of pharmacy, and 

 of dental and oral surgery are in Chicago, and the 

 other departments are in Kvanslon. 



The university has always maintained a preparatory 

 school, graduating annually a class of CO or more stu- 



