In
an
atmosphere of spirited debate,
Island tradition, R.I. carried
on a
a
Rhode
lively experiment
in democratic government. When President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Act in 1862, a
nation-wide venture
bagan. After three decades of disappointment the legislature gave the Land-Grant college separate status by establishing the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Kingston, now known as the University of Rhode Island. frustration and
LMN In many ways, the University's history is a reflection of the state itself. It is a record of crises
encountered, hardships weathered, and victories won.
The wallop of the 20th century has changed the size and scope of URI so dramatically that there are only a few lingering traces of the small agricultural Cleaning
Brusti
in
front of Soutn Hall 1896 (Library Archives)
college
established in the 1890's.