Universities



** University **** of Chicago ** Founded in 1891 By John D. Rockefeller
 * A Baptist School **

**ABOUT JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER** Rockefeller got his wealth from his stock in gasoline. This made him one of the richest people in the world. He is often known as THE richest man who ever lived. He gave $80 billion to William Rainey Harper to organize and be president of the University of Chicago. This turned his small Baptist College into a high class institute. 

**ABOUT PRESIDENT WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER:**

William Rainey Harper was a trusted friend of John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller gave him the responsibility of president of the University. He helped organize the college and set his standards very high. This attracted the brightest students and established one of his best investments. Harper established the University of Chicago Press in 1891, which turned out to be the largest University Press’. ** PROUD GERMAN **** RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ** Copied from the original German University, our program’s mission is to get as much collaboration as possible. We have workshops and lectures and occasional exhibitions and musical performances for research on German literature and culture. Our work here is based on the traditions of German-speaking lands. ** MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY ** The monsters of the midway are the University of Chicago’s football team, or at least that’s how they are often referred to. Their actual given team name is the Maroons. They are a strong team led by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

**SPECIFIC PROGRAMS **Our school has many programs but some of the most general ones include:
 * ** Economics  **
 * ** Sociology  **
 * ** Mathematics  **

  The University of Chicago has blossomed into an excellent school these first few years since it opened in 1891. The school is beautiful. Its architectural structure copies the English-gothic style. Complete with towers, spires, and gargoyles. It has a wonderful president, who is a graduate from Yale and participated in running Yale for quite some time before coming to University of Chicago, who has set very high standards for the University and the attendees. The dorm rooms are very high tech, and each room has a telephone and a type writer, along with a very comfortable bed and desk. Students are welcome to decorate their dorms as they please. Our football team, the Maroons aka the Monsters of the Midway have not won a championship yet, but under the reign of Amos Alonzo Stagg, we expect many victories from our team in the next few years. The president of the school feels very strongly towards equality of opportunity for both sexes, and we gladly accept female attendees. Classes run year round, allowing students to graduate whenever they complete the required courses. We would love to have you attend our school and look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for taking us into consideration. __      Works Cited “Fresh Literature.” __Los Angeles Times __10 Mar. 1890: 3.__ ProQuest Historical Newspapers__. ProQuest. Huntingtown High School Lib., Huntingtown, MD. 11 Dec. 2008 . “History of the University.” __The University of Chicago__. 2008. 10 Dec. 2008 . “History of the University of Chicago Press.” __The University of Chicago Press__. 12 Dec. 2008 . Pennington Dorm Room of 1920. Photograph. 192. __www.pennington.org__. 13 Dec. 2008 . “The University of Chicago.” __Chicago Daily Tribune __9 July 1890: 9.__ ProQuest Historical Newspapers__. ProQuest. Huntingtown High School Lib., Huntingtown, MD. 11 Dec. 2008 <[|http://hn.bigchalk.com]>. “University of Chicago.” __Encyclopedia of Chicago__. 2005. 13 Dec. 2008 . “University of Chicago.” __Wikipedia.org__. 14 Dec. 2008 .

