The Compact of 1806 was intended to settle a complicated dispute about public lands between the United States government, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Under the agreement Tennessee set aside two hundred thousand acres of “public land,” the sale of which would benefit academies and colleges. The Tennessee General Assembly divided the land, with the proceeds … Continued

UT’s first on-campus Stop-Smoking Clinic was held February 28–March 3, 1975, in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Building. The UT Health and Safety Department, the East Tennessee Heart Association, and the Seventh Day Adventist Church sponsored the clinic. It was free.

An “incidentals fee” of $2.50 per session was imposed in 1869–70, although the fee was not limited to provision of student activities. The board of trustees first passed imposing a student activities fee in 1928 to take effect for fall 1929.

The first student association (The Students’ Association) was formed in 1901. It adopted a constitution and bylaws on September 29, one day after being proposed. Its first president was James T. Cox, and it adopted the colors orange and white at its September 29 meeting.

William B. Nolan, a graduate student in the College of Business, was the first student member of the board of trustees. Elected by the student body in spring 1974, he was approved by Governor Dunn and served for the 1974–75 year. Following his term he was replaced by a student from the Martin campus. He … Continued

In spring 1957 an annual scholarship of $200 was voted by the All Students’ Council to be given to presidents of the student governing body.

Pictures were incorporated on student identification cards in 1954.

On January 16, 1968, the Navy Department announced that former UT Ranger Harry Hodges was killed while on guard duty in a fortified tower in Da Nona, South Vietnam. Hodges, a Seabee, attended UT in 1966. UT’s Rangers met their former comrade at McGhee Tyson Airport and served as pallbearers at his funeral.

In 1902 Professor Charles Ferris, chairman of a student aid committee of the faculty, appeared before the board of trustees to urge establishment of a student loan fund. As working capital, the trustees allocated the outstanding notes for student fees and room rent. Ferris and the trustees believed that approximately $500 of this was collectible. … Continued

The University Magazine was a publication of the senior class from 1841 to 1843.