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Brown, Adell, Jr. – 1987
The extension role of Tuskegee Institute and the 16 black land grant colleges established by the Morrill Act of 1890 has been to diffuse among the non-university citizens of America useful and practical information on agriculture, home economics, and related areas. Tuskegee's extension efforts began in 1880 and flourished under the leadership of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blacks, Educational History, Extension Education
PDF pending restorationOffice of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
The land-grant colleges and universities in the United States are the result of a partnership of the States and the Federal Government. They represent an effort to provide a type of higher education within the reach of, and adapted to the needs of, the agricultural and industrial people of this country. They have played a very important part in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Partnerships in Education, Bibliographies, Federal Regulation
PDF pending restorationKelly, Fred J. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
The land-grant colleges and universities in the United States are the result of a partnership of the States and the Federal Government. They represent an effort to provide a type of higher education within the reach of, and adapted to the needs of, the agricultural and industrial people of this country. They have played a very important part in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Financial Policy, Access to Education, State Federal Aid
Download full textGreenleaf, Walter J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
In accordance with the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862, the Morrill Act of 1890, and the Nelson amendment of 1907, the land-grant colleges and universities of the United States make annual reports to the Secretary of the Interior on the condition and progress of the institutions. Each year the Bureau of Education analyzes these reports.…
Descriptors: Graduates, Comparative Education, National Organizations, College Presidents
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1930
At the request of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, the Office of Education undertook a survey of the 69 land-grant colleges and universities, including 17 institutions for Negroes. For more than a half century, these institutions have grown in importance as vital factors in the agricultural, industrial, and educational…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics, School Surveys
John, Walton C., Ed. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
For more than a quarter of a century the United States has witnessed a period remarkable in the variety and the extent of its scientific achievements. This is all the more apparent if individuals compare developments in the fields of agriculture, engineering, and their allied sciences and industries with those of the preceding period. Likewise a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Role, Educational Objectives, Educational History
Blauch, L. E. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
This report is made in accordance with the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862 and the Morrill-Nelson Acts of 1890 and 1907. To assure the proper usage of these funds, the specialist in charge of land-grant college statistics makes, from reports submitted by the treasurers of the land-grant colleges, an audit of disbursements from the funds.…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Statistical Surveys, Males, Females
Blauch, L. E. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
The land-grant colleges have grown to be very complicated institutions, performing a wide variety of services. Each State has organized these services in its own way and to its own purposes, which accounts for the great diversity existing among the different colleges. It is hoped, however, that the data in this bulletin will serve a useful purpose…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Grants, Income, Expenditures
Greenleaf, Walter J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
The land-grant colleges and universities of the United States, established by the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862, receive from this and other land-grant acts, as well as from the second Morrill Act of 1890 and the Nelson amendment of 1907, Federal funds for instruction, administration, and permanent improvements in the institutions. This…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Conferences (Gatherings), Expenditures, Salaries
Survey of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. Bulletin, 1930, No. 9. Volume I. [Preface - Part VI]
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1930
At the request of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, the Office of Education undertook a survey of the 69 land-grant colleges and universities, including 17 institutions for Negroes. For more than a half century, these institutions have grown in importance as vital factors in the agricultural, industrial, and educational…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Research Methodology, School Statistics
