Garfield, who served as a college instructor and principal before he was elected the 20th President of the United States. ==History== On June 12, 1849, representatives of the Disciples of Christ voted to establish an academic institution, which would later become Hiram College.
It was founded in 1850 as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute by Amos Sutton Hayden and other members of the Disciples of Christ Church.
The following month, on December 20, the founders accepted the suggestion of Isaac Errett and named the school the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute. The Institute's original charter was authorized by the state legislature on March 1, 1850, and the school opened several months later, on November 27.
On February 20, 1867, the Institute incorporated as a college and changed its name to Hiram College. During the years before it was renamed Hiram College, 1850–1867, the school had seven principals, the equivalent of today's college presidents.
The idea of changing the college's name was not mentioned at the event and the idea was abandoned. ===Principals and presidents=== The following is a list of the school's leaders since its founding in 1850. ====Principals (Western Reserve Eclectic Institute)==== 1850–1856 – Amos Sutton Hayden 1857–1861 – James A.
Representative Harold Bell Wright – author Allyn Abbott Young – economist ==References== ==External links== Official website Official athletics website Private universities and colleges in Ohio *Hiram College Universities and colleges affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Educational institutions established in 1850 Buildings and structures in Portage County, Ohio
Garfield, who had been a student at the Institute from 1851–1853 and then returned in 1856 as a teacher.
Garfield, who had been a student at the Institute from 1851–1853 and then returned in 1856 as a teacher.
He left the Institute in 1861 and in 1880 was elected the 20th President of the United States. In 1870, one of Garfield's best friends and former students, Burke A.
On February 20, 1867, the Institute incorporated as a college and changed its name to Hiram College. During the years before it was renamed Hiram College, 1850–1867, the school had seven principals, the equivalent of today's college presidents.
He left the Institute in 1861 and in 1880 was elected the 20th President of the United States. In 1870, one of Garfield's best friends and former students, Burke A.
He left the Institute in 1861 and in 1880 was elected the 20th President of the United States. In 1870, one of Garfield's best friends and former students, Burke A.
In men's volleyball, a sport not sponsored by the NCAC, Hiram competes in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Hiram College basketball team won the gold medal in the collegiate division of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St.
Benjamin Oliver. In 1931, shortly before Hiram celebrated the 100th anniversary of Garfield's birth, there was a debate in the community about changing the name of the school to Garfield College.
It was the first time that basketball was part of an Olympics; it was included as a demonstration sport and no foreign teams participated. The Cleveland Browns held their training camp at Hiram College from 1952 through 1974, making it the longest–tenured training site in the team's history. The 2014 Hiram vs.
The school has also had a chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), a national leadership honor society, since 1962. ==Notable alumni and faculty== Jean Ankeney – politician, nurse Edna Allyn – first librarian of the Hawaii State Library Miner Searle Bates – historian, and college professor and administrator Laura Bell – author Robert Biscup – orthopaedic surgeon Howard Junior Brown – physician, gay rights advocate Henry Lawrence Burnett – lawyer Allen R.
Fraternities and sororities are not permitted on campus, but there are six Greek social clubs: Delta Chi Lambda, Kappa Sigma Pi, Lambda Lambda Lambda, Phi Beta Gamma, Phi Gamma Epsilon, Phi Kappa Chi, and Greek Social. Since 1971, Hiram has maintained a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society for the liberal arts.
It was the first time that basketball was part of an Olympics; it was included as a demonstration sport and no foreign teams participated. The Cleveland Browns held their training camp at Hiram College from 1952 through 1974, making it the longest–tenured training site in the team's history. The 2014 Hiram vs.
News & World Report in 2012.
It was the first time that basketball was part of an Olympics; it was included as a demonstration sport and no foreign teams participated. The Cleveland Browns held their training camp at Hiram College from 1952 through 1974, making it the longest–tenured training site in the team's history. The 2014 Hiram vs.
Joseph women's basketball game was named the Best Moment at the 2015 ESPY Awards.
Also, in 2018, Forbes ranked Hiram at #644 among all colleges and universities in the U.S, and #29 in Ohio.
Haney ==Profile== As of the 2019–20 academic year, Hiram's student body consists of 1,116 undergraduates from 27 states and 11 foreign countries.
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