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    History of the University of Alabama
    Volume One, 1818-1902

    James Benson Sellers (Author)

    9780817357696

    Paperback / softback, published 31 March 2014

    662 pages, 33 B&W illustrations
    23.5 x 15.6 x 5.1 cm, 0.525 kg

    The University of Alabama, established in 1831, has survived poverty, riots, political interference, wartime destruction, attacks by clergy and laymen, and internal feuds to develop from a boarding school for planters’ sons to a modern and thriving state university. Using official records and state newspapers as well as letters and diaries of presidents, students, teachers, and alumni, this comprehensive volume that covers 1818 to 1902 reveals the hardships and achievements of the men and women who made the university during its early years.
     
    The History of the University of Alabama, first published in 1953, details the educational progress in spite of meager funds, primitive buildings and equipment, unruly students, and interruption by the Civil War. Interwoven with the accounts of campus life, extracurricular activities, early intercollegiate athletics, and building programs is the history of a long-sustained effort by many devoted presidents, faculty, and citizens to raise educational standards and to improve the instruction provided for the youth of the state.

    Part I. The Old University
    Introduction: A New University is Born   3
    I. The Foundations   7
    II. Building the University  28
    III. The First Faculty   1831-1837   43
    IV. The Faculty  1837-1860   67
    V. The Library   98
    VI. The Students   115
    VII. Curriculum and Classroom   145
    VIII. Student Organizations   175
    IX. Problems of Discipline: Faculty Versus Students   197
    X. Problems of Discipline: Rebellious Youth   226
    XI. The Military Years   1860-1865   258
    XII. The Destruction of the University   281
    Part II. Rebuilding the University
    XIII. Reopening the University   1865-1871   291
    XIV. The Presidents   1871-1901   314
    XV. Business Management and Campus Development   1871-1901   343
    XVI. The Schools and Their Teachers   372
    XVII. The Library   404
    XVIII. Scholastic Standards   416
    XIX. Faculty Problems   435
    XX. Student Life   454
    XXI. Military Discipline   486
    XXII. Extra-Curricular Activities   514
    XXIII. Commencements and Honors   536
    XXIV. Secular and Sectarian Opposition   552
    Bibliography   573
    Enrollment of Students and Graduates   1831-1902   581
    Notes   583
    Index   631
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