Excerpt from Norwich University, 1819-1911, Vol. 1 of 3: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor This work is a continuation of the History of the University, published in 1898 by Mr. W. A. Ellis of the class of 1897. The first work was begun in 1894, when he was elected alumni editor of the Reveille. From 1898, until 1907, he collected material on the alumni and past cadets and on the general history of the University; and in 1907, he undertook to publish a supple mentary volume. Not receiving sufficient financial support to guarantee the publication, the work was temporarily abandoned. In December, 1908, Gen. G. M. Dodge Of the class of 1851, became interested in the work and made arrangements with Mr. Ellis to complete the history. On January 1, 1909, the work of compiling the history was actively begun. The printing was begun in December, 1910 and completed in November, 1911. It was at first planned to publish the general history Of the University, and the sketches of the cadets from 1820 to date, omitted from the first edition, and issue the work in one volume. But as the work progressed, it became necessary to revise the sketches appearing in the first volume and issue the work in two volumes - Volume I to contain the Sketches of the cadets from 1820 to 1866 and Volume II from 1867 to date. As the compila tion was continued, it became evident, owing to the great mass of material collected, that it would be impossible to publish the work in two volumes. SO the plan Of publication was again changed to issue the work in three vol umes, in its present form: Volume I, being the general history of the Univer sity; Volume II, sketches of alumni and past cadets, 1820-66; Volume III, sketches of alumni, past cadets and under-graduates, 1866-1915. The data collected in compiling this work will be placed in the University library for preservation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.