1.0Celebrating 150 Yearshttps://umaine.edu/150rich900600<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vwn1F8u9ok"><a href="https://umaine.edu/150/through-the-decades/1875-1884/">1875–1884</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://umaine.edu/150/through-the-decades/1875-1884/embed/#?secret=vwn1F8u9ok" width="100%" height="338" title="“1875–1884” — Celebrating 150 Years" data-secret="vwn1F8u9ok" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script>   In the mid-1870s, the college year was changed from three terms to two. The first ran from August to Thanksgiving; during the 11-week break that followed some students taught in area elementary schools. The second ran from February to just before July 4. During summer break, many students hayed. In 1876, the Elective Course […]https://umaine.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/sites/311/2014/12/1875-1884-feature.jpg1648930