Commemoration of the 160th
Anniversary of Auburn University (April 9, 2016)
Auburn University today is a comprehensive land, sea and space grant
institution – among the few that hold that distinction – occupying more
than 1,840 acres and helping fulfill the dreams of greater than 27,000
students.
The university began, though, as the small, more humble East Alabama Male
College, which was chartered in 1856 as a private liberal arts institution.
From 1861 to 1866 the college was closed because of the Civil War. The
college had begun an affiliation with the Methodist Church before the war.
Due to dire financial straits, the church transferred legal control of the
institution to the state in 1872, making it the first land-grant college in
the South to be established separate from the state university. It thus
became the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama.
A land-grant college or university is an institution that has been
designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits of
the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. The original mission of these
institutions, as set forth in the first Morrill Act, was to teach
agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanical arts as well as classical
studies so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal,
practical education.
Women were admitted in 1892, making Auburn the oldest four-year,
coeducational school in the state and the second-oldest in the Southeast.
In 1899, the name was again changed to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
In 1960, the school officially acquired the name it has long been called
and one more in keeping with its location, size, and mission — Auburn
University. The institution has experienced its greatest growth since World
War II, and now has more than 250,000 graduates.
Throughout the years, the institution has had four official names:
- East Alabama Male College (1856-72)
- Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-99)
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1899-1960)
- Auburn University (1960-present)
Auburn University is recognized as the Auburn Tigers but is bonded with its
alumni, students, faculty, staff, the community and friends with a “War
Eagle” greeting. Therefore, the *W*ar *4* *E*agle special event call.
http://www.auburn.edu
*W4E - April 9, 2016*
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