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Wooster Digital History Project

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  • Tags: Founding the University

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Part of Dr. Lord's speech when he reveals that the University "shall be open to students of both the sexes."

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Article in the Wayne County Democrat attacking the Wooster Weekly Republican for their pessimistic attitude toward the University of Wooster.

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A playful blurb from the Wooster Democrat three years after the University opened its doors indicates the town’s response to the new school.

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This advertisement in the Wayne County Democrat from February 13, 1868 shows the urgency to build a university, and the Trustees’ feelings that the school should be built by Wooster citizens.

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Front page of transcript of Dr. Lord's Inaugural Address

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Front page of a pamphlet recording President Lord's Inaugural Address.

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John Kauke, one of Wooster’s prominent citizens. He was one of the leaders of a money-raising campaign to build the University of Wooster.

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Reasin Beall Stibbs was the son-in-law of Reasin Beall. He was also one of the men who lead the charge for a Christian University.

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Leander Firestone, MD: This local Wooster doctor also served as one of the University of Wooster’s first professors and the first local professor. He began as a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, but was later promoted to a full time staff member in…

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Photo of Dr. Willis Lord, the University of Wooster's first president.
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