Excerpt from The University of North Carolina Record, Vol. 171: December, 1919 On the 4th of February the community and the State were plunged once more into mourning by the news Of the death Of Kemp Plummer Battle. Rarely indeed has any institution been privilegedto receive so long and so rich a service as did the University of North Carolina at his hands. Son of the Old University, and father Of the new, he loved her and served her for nearly three-quarters Of a -century, as student, as tutor, as trustee, as president, and as professor. A He belongs to the history of the State he loved SO well, but he also belongs, in a peculiar and intimate sense, to the sons Of the University wherever they may be. TO them his sweet and gentle spirit still lives on, though his physical pres ence be missed among them. All that Carolina means to them is infinitely richer and more precious because Of what he did and was. The University, whose feet he set firmly in their upward path, mourns him, but in her mourning she consecrates herself anew to the ideals he cherished for her. May she prove herself worthy Of his high and unstinted devotion! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The University of North Carolina Record, Vol. 143: January, 1917 B. The Adamson law was a temporary measure to relieve an acute situation, and further permanent legislation in refer ence to the railways of the United States is needed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The University and the People chronicles the influence of Populism—a powerful agrarian movement—on public higher education in the late nineteenth century. Revisiting this pivotal era in the history of the American state university, Scott Gelber demonstrates that Populists expressed a surprising degree of enthusiasm for institutions of higher learning. More fundamentally, he argues that the mission of the state university, as we understand it today, evolved from a fractious but productive relationship between public demands and academic authority. Populists attacked a variety of elites—professionals, executives, scholars—and seemed to confirm academia’s fear of anti-intellectual public oversight. The movement’s vision of the state university highlighted deep tensions in American attitudes toward meritocracy and expertise. Yet Populists also promoted state-supported higher education, with the aims of educating the sons (and sometimes daughters) of ordinary citizens, blurring status distinctions, and promoting civic engagement. Accessibility, utilitarianism, and public service were the bywords of Populist journalists, legislators, trustees, and sympathetic professors. These “academic populists” encouraged state universities to reckon with egalitarian perspectives on admissions, financial aid, curricula, and research. And despite their critiques of college “ivory towers,” Populists supported the humanities and social sciences, tolerated a degree of ideological dissent, and lobbied for record-breaking appropriations for state institutions.

Excerpt from The University of North Carolina Record, Vol. 323: Research in Progress; October, 1936-October, 1937 The present issue of research IN progress is the seven teenth volume of this publication. It contains, in the longest part, the record and summary analysis of the investigations accomplished and published and of those in process of com pletion by graduate students and faculty of the University of North Carolina during the year ending October 1, 1937. In the first part, a report of grants from the Smith Research Fund is made. This fund, made'avallable in 1924, is the in come from the bequest of Robert K. Smith, and is administered by the Administrative Board of the Graduate School in aid of research. In Part III, reports of research organizations and publications are offered. The last part consists of a list of faculty publications Without digests. This list contains articles of a popular nature and text-books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.