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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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New Zealand and Otago Universities
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Joint Committee on the New Zealand University
Date
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1871
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Hocken Library LA2181.7 N484 1871
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Documents
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Wellington: New Zealand University
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While administrational decisions were being made, there was pressure from quarters outside Dunedin for the newly established University to join the University of New Zealand (UNZ). The University of Otago went its own way until eventually, in 1874, it joined the UNZ. It agreed to award degrees of the University of New Zealand, but kept its distinctive ‘University’ tag, as opposed to all the others, which were called ‘colleges’. In 1961, the University Act dissolved the UNZ. This document reveals part of the ‘legalese’ that the University Council had to work through.
University of Otago