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The Federal Government used their extra land to designate for each state to have a university as a result of the social interest in education.
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The Committee on the School of Industrial Science confirmed her admission as a special student in Chemistry. This did not apply for general admission of females.
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The Morrill Act of 1862 led to the opening of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR as the first land-grant university in Arkansas.
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The vote was adopted to recommend Ellen Swallow to present herself to the Degree of Institute so she could take the examinations needed for the Degree in Chemistry. This vote was confirmed and she was permitted to enter the examination.
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It was voted that due to the facilities afforded by the new chemical labratories and to pursue the wishes of benefactors the "women's laboratory" would be discontinued. The students were admitted to the Kidder Laboratory without distinction of sex.
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The President thanked Ellen Richards for her work and informed her that at the moment there was no place for her to be employed. It was requested for Ellen Richards to maintain in the Catalogue.
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It was voted that Ellen Richards be appointed as assistant under Professor Nichols. Her salary was set at $600 for the year, but later voted to be changed to $1,000 per year later that May.
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Act that established the Cooperative Extension Service and required all land-grant colleges to establish an Agricultural Experiment Station.
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First act setting vocational education apart from the regular high school curriculum and establishing federal funds to support vocational education
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Was authorized in 1984 to support secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs in agriculture, business, and technology.
