Origins of Federal Support for Higher Education: George W. Atherton and the Land-Grant College Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0271041846
- ISBN-13
- 9780271041841
- Category
- Education
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-11-01
- Publisher
- Penn State Press
- Author
- Roger L. Williams
Description
To Atherton, a literal reading of the act denoted a broad mandate: agriculture and the mechanic arts, yes, but also "the branches of learning related thereto." And just as explicitly, science, classical studies, and military tactics ...
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