Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part One: The Critical Years, 1701-1739
5. 1. Founding a College 3
6. 2. Wanderjahre 11
7. 3. The College Gets a Name 23
8. 4. Ichabod 29
9. 5. The Solid Accomplishments of Elisha Williams 37
10. Part Two: From Sectarian College to the University Spirit, 1740-1795
11. 6. Tumultuous Years 49
12. 7. The (Extended) Interregnum 73
13. 8. The Rise of the University Spirit 91
14. Part Three: The Development of a National Institution, 1795-1871
15. 9. College Becomes University 115
16. 10. The Quiet Achievements of Jeremiah Day 140
17. 11. President Woolsey and the Growth of the University 171
18. 12. College Life under Day and Woolsey 209
19. Part Four: Age of Uncertainty, 1871-1921
20. 13. Stagnation 235
21. 14. Beginnings of Change 273
22. 15. The Rise of the Extracurriculum 298
23. 16. Revival 315
24. 17. War and Reorganization 348
25. Part Five: Action and Inaction, 1921-1950
26. 18. James Rowland Angell and the Triumph of the University 369
27. 19. “Holding at the Three-Yard Line” 393
28. Part Six: The Modern Era, 1950-1963
29. 20. March toward Greatness 425
30. Notes 461
31. Index 549