In 1769, King George III of England granted the charter of Dartmouth College to Eleazar Wheelock as a contract. In efforts to create this college for missionary purposes, Wheelock earned money with his hard work and received many contributions. When he received a charter from the King, it outlined the English and colonial board of trustees.
In 1779, the position of presidency of Dartmouth College was handed down to Wheelock’s son, John Wheelock. During his presidency, the college went through many negative impacts and hardships. Including the American Revolution, the college was faced with financial issues and the lack of Dartmouth assets. Under his ruling, Wheelock did not gain any respect for his name. As the years went by with Dartmouth successfully being a privately owned school, suddenly there was a major occurrence of an unfortunate event. Due to his horrible lack of interest in the success of the college, 25-year old Wheelock was in disputes with the colonials and trustees. He was settled to be removed from the office by a group of unsatisfied board trustees. After Wheelock’s …show more content…
Even while facing unfortunate events, the board members seemed to have always given Dartmouth College it’s original name and significance under contract between King George III by doing their lawful part and finding legal connections to stand up for the school. They argued that the legislature could not change the type of school Dartmouth College is because it is stated in Section 10 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, “pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts”(Madison). The board of trustees fought for Dartmouth College’s remainder to be a charter school because it had no legal connection with the United States Supreme Court and it was created by English
In 1779, the position of presidency of Dartmouth College was handed down to Wheelock’s son, John Wheelock. During his presidency, the college went through many negative impacts and hardships. Including the American Revolution, the college was faced with financial issues and the lack of Dartmouth assets. Under his ruling, Wheelock did not gain any respect for his name. As the years went by with Dartmouth successfully being a privately owned school, suddenly there was a major occurrence of an unfortunate event. Due to his horrible lack of interest in the success of the college, 25-year old Wheelock was in disputes with the colonials and trustees. He was settled to be removed from the office by a group of unsatisfied board trustees. After Wheelock’s …show more content…
Even while facing unfortunate events, the board members seemed to have always given Dartmouth College it’s original name and significance under contract between King George III by doing their lawful part and finding legal connections to stand up for the school. They argued that the legislature could not change the type of school Dartmouth College is because it is stated in Section 10 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, “pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts”(Madison). The board of trustees fought for Dartmouth College’s remainder to be a charter school because it had no legal connection with the United States Supreme Court and it was created by English