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Ohio University Addresses Delivered at the Inauguration of the Reverend Robert G. Wilson

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Title	Ohio University Addresses Delivered at the Inauguration of the Reverend Robert G. Wilson
Subject	Education Public speaking Universities and colleges
Place	Athens (Ohio) Athens County (Ohio)
Description	This pamphlet contains the addresses that were given at the inauguration of Ohio University President Robert G. Wilson on August 11, 1824. It includes a history of the university from its founding in 1804 through its first two decades. The 27-page pamphlet measures 5.25 by 8.5 inches (13.34 by 21.59 cm). Wilson (1768-1851) served as president of Ohio University from 1824-1839. A native of North Carolina, Wilson served as pastor of the Chillicothe Presbyterian Church and taught at the Chillicothe Academy before accepting the job as president of Ohio University. During his tenure, the university granted its first master's degree and added a department of English studies to prepare men for business careers and as teachers in the common schools. Ohio University was founded in 1804, just one year after Ohio became a state. Revolutionary War veterans conceived the idea for a University in 1786 when they purchased land in the Northwest Territory through the Ohio Company of Associates. Funding for a university came from revenue earned by two townships in the Ohio Company purchase. Ohio University opened in 1808 with three students. The school granted its first bachelor's degrees in 1815. Enrollment remained small and the university graduated only about 145 students in its first six decades. Its fortunes gradually begin to improve late in the 19th century, particularly after it started receiving state support in the early 1880s.
Date of Original	August 11, 1824
Collection	Early Ohio University Documents Collection
Source	Published material Spec. Coll. Ohioana LD4191 .O7817 1824x
Submitting Institution	Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections
Type	Text

Title	Om67_1168961_118
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
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Image Height	3372
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Full Text	ADDRESSES' DELFt^EREP AT THR isfAW®wm4^ai®sr OF TUB President of the Ohio University, AUGUST 11th, 1824. TOGETHER WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THAT INSTITUTION. PRINTED BY EZEKIEI T. COX & GO, 1824.

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