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Bkstorkcs oe tbc Dcvcjopaclt oe
Ypkicr Gdvcltkst Slkvcrskty
Hy Yulkj Ygrmgr
Tbc egktbeuj worm oe tbc Gdvcltkst aksskolgrkcs grc tbc rcgsol
eor tbc hcnkllkln oe todgys buldrcd ycgrs ojd Ypkicr Gdvcltkst
Slkvcrskty. Hceorc tbc stgrtkln oe tbc Gdvcltkst worm kl Youtb Kldkg,
kl tbc aoltb oe Gprkj, 7;64, Cjdcr Bclry Grastroln wgs sclt eroa
Igjiuttg aksskol to Yrk Jglmg (Ypkicr, 7;64). Getcr g ycgr, kl tbc
aoltb oe Gprkj, 7;63, Cjdcr J. @. Ybgw tbc supcrkltcldclt eor tbc
cjd oe Kldkg bgd agdc g trkp to Yrk Jglmg vkg Agdrgs. Bc wgs
gagzcd hy tbc pcopjc, iujturc gld ijkagtc oe Agdrgs gld bgd sccl
tbc posskhkjkty to stgrt tbc aksskol stgtkol kl Youtb Kldkg (Ybgw,
7;63). Hcigusc oe tbks vkskol, Hrotbcr C.H. Acycr, bks wkec Ykstcr C.
Acycrs gld Ykstcr Akss G. Orr, wgs klktkgjjy sclt gs tbc Hkhjc
tcgibcrs gld jktcrgturc cvglncjksts to sprcgd tbc sccds gaoln tbc
Tgakj gld Tcjunu pcopjc oe Youtb Kldkg (Orr, 7;63). Getcr two ycgrs
oe tbc sprcgdkln oe tbc gdvclt sccds, kl 7;6> Hrotbcr @.Y. @gacs,
bks wkec Ykstcr @gacs gld Ykstcr Akss Ybryoim bgd ioac to
Tkllcvcjjy dkstrkit oe Youtb Kldkg wktb tbc purposc to opcl g
trcgtaclt rooa, sibooj gld g aksskol stgtkol. Klktkgjjy tbcy bgd
rcltcd g bousc gld bgje oe wbkib tbcy bgd uscd to nkvc trcgtaclts
to lgtkvc Tgakj pcopjc oe Tkllcvcjjy dkstrkit. Gld tbcl, getcr two
ycgrs, wktb skx aoltbs hrcgm wbcl tbcy bgd rcturlcd hgim to
Tkllcvcjjy kl @glugry, 7;6;, tbcy bgd rcltcd g lcw bousc eroa gtcgibcr gt Lgzgrctb, Tkllcvcjjy. Lcgr tbks joigtkol wktb tbc bcjp oe
tbc aksskol eulds hy Oitohcr, 7;6;, tbcy wcrc ghjc to hukjd
hulngjow gt Lgzgrctb wbkib hcigac tbc rst pcraglclt aksskol
stgtkol oe Youtb Kldkg. Tbks tkac tbcy bgd stgrtcd g sibooj gld g
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trcgtaclt rooa kl g rcltcd qugrtcr gt Lgzgrctb, Tcllcvcjjy (@gacs,
7;6;). Tbc sibooj gt Lgzgrctb ourksbcd gld produicd agly oe
studclts eor gdvglicd studkcs. Getcr skx ycgrs oe ioltklugtkol oe
siboojkln gt Lgzgrctb, kl tbc aoltb oe Gprkj 7;73, wktb 79 studcltseroa Lgzgrctb Yibooj, Hrctbcr @.Y. @gacs gld N.N. Jowry bgd
hcnul g bknbcr scioldgry sibooj gt Iokahgtorc, Youtb Kldkg, wbkib
ks todgy igjjcd Ypkicr Gdvcltkst Slkvcrskty.
Tbc stgrtkln oe tbc bknbcr scioldgry sibooj gt Iokahgtorc wgs
tbc rcsujt oe tbc bgrd jghor Hrotbcr @.Y. @gacs, bks wkec gld Ykstcr
Akss Ybryoim bgd put to dcvcjop tbc ibkjdrcls sibooj Lgzgrctb gld
tbc trcgtaclts tbcy wcrc provkdkln to tbc lgtkvc Tgakj pcopjc oe
Tkllcvcjjy dkstrkit oe Youtb Kldkg. Getcr ecw aoltbs oe hrcgm gld tbc
Nclcrgj Acctkln oe Kldkg Slkol Aksskol gt Juimlow eroa Dcicahcr
83tbto @glugry 4tb, 7;6;, Hrotbcr gld Ykstcr @gacs wktb Ykstcr
Akss Ybryoim bgd ioac hgim to Tkllcvcjjy. Tbks tkac tbcy rcturlcd,
tbcy bgd rcltcd g lcw bousc eroa g tcgibcr gt Lgzgrctb, Tkllcvcjjy
wbkib wgs g akjc gwgy eroa tbckr ojd aksskol icltcr eor worm wbcrc
tbcy uscd to nkvc trcgtaclts gt Tkllcvcjjy. Klktkgjjy tbcy bgd hcclioltklukln tbc trcgtaclts gt tbc ojd icltcr gs bgje oe tbc ojd bousc
wgs nkvcl to tbca erccjy to nkvc trcgtaclts to tbc skim pcopjc.
Tbrounb tbc sglds tbcy wgjmcd g akjc cvcry wormkln dgy or trgvcjcd
hy hgldy wbcl cvcr eould to no to tbckr wormkln stgtkol gt tbc ojd
aksskol icltcr wbcrc Ykstcr @gacs gld Ykstcr Akss Ybryoim uscd to
nkvc trcgtaclts eroa ; to 77 GA eor two bours cvcry dgy. Tbcy bgd
tgmcl g skxtccl ycgrs youln Tgakj nkrj gld g twclty ycgrs youlnTgakj hoy to trgkl tbca to gsskst tbc lgtkvc Tgakj pcopjc. Hrotbcr
@gacs bgd stgrtcd to nct giqugkltcd wktb tbc pcopjc oe Lgzgrctb gs
bc vksktcd pcopjc gld iolduitcd Hkhjc study kl tbckr boacs. Gs bc
act jgrnc luahcr lcknbhors gld ibkjdrcl cvcry dgy, bgd agdc bka
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rcgjkzc ghout tbc kaportglic oe g sibooj eor tbc aksskol worm gld
gs bc bgd cxprcsscd, eould egvor eroa tbc lgtkvc Yghhgtb-mccpcrs
gld lcknbhor-bood to stgrt g sibooj. Yo, kl tbc aoltb oe Gunust
7;6; tbcy bgd stgrtcd tbc rst sibooj oe Youtb Kldkg kl g rcltcdgpgrtaclt gt Lgzgrctb, Tkllcvcjjy.
Kl tbc aoltb oe Oitohcr, 7;6; tbc cduigtkol worm, acdkigj
worm gld tbc cvglncjksa worm wgs pronrcsscd so rgpkdjy. Tbc
Lgzgrctb Yibooj bgd stgrtcd ust g aoltb gno gld wktbkl g aoltb
tbc luahcr oe studclt rosc to skxty. Durkln tbks tkac Hrotbcr
@gacs gjso bgd rcltcd glotbcr lcw qugrtcr gt Lgzgrctb eor tbc
purposc oe tbc trcgtaclt worm gld tbc ojd trcgtaclt rooa gt tbc
ojd aksskol icltcr wgs uscd eor tbc eulitkolkln oe tbc Dkvkskol oe
Youtb Kldkg Aksskol. Tbc supcrkltcldclt oe tbc Kldkg Slkol Aksskol
Cjdcr @.J. Ybgw wktb Dr. Aclmcj bgd vksktcd Youtb Kldkg eroa
Juimlow bcgdqugrtcr kl tbc akddjc oe tbc aoltb oe Echrugry 7;6;
wbcl tbc pjgls wcrc jgkd, g jgld wgs puribgscd gld tbc eouldgtkol
eor g aksskol hulngjow wgs dun gt Lgzgrctb to hcnkl tbc
iolstruitkol to stgrt g pcraglclt aksskol stgtkol gt Youtb Kldkg
(@gacs, 7;6;). Gld tbc hulngjow wgs ioapjctcd kl tbc aoltb oe
Oitohcr, 7;6; gld ol Tbursdgy, Oitohcr 74tb, 7;6; g dcdkigtkol
scrvkic wgs iolduitcd kl tbc hulngjow vcrgldgb kl wbkib buldrcd
gld twclty vc lgtkvc Tgakj pcopjc gttcldcd. Yklic tbcl tbcy bgd
iolduitcd tbc Yghhgtb aorlkln gld cvclkln scrvkics kl tbc
hulngjow vcrgldgb gld tbc luahcr oe gttcldcc klircgscd cvcry
Yghhgtb (@gacs, 7;6;). Gld wktb tbc support oe tbcsc Yghhgtb
mccpcrs, tbc lcknbhors gld tbrcc dcdkigtcd tcgibcr wbo wcrc
trgklcd gt I.A.Y aksskol, tbc sibooj stgrtcd to ourksb. Gld hy
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@glugry, 7;76 tbc luahcr oe studclt klircgscd to cknbty eour gld
tbc ijgss rooas bgd hcioac sagjj eor tbc studclts (Akjjcr, 7;76).
Tbc pronrcsscs rcagklcd iolstglt eor tbc Lgzgrctb Yibooj gld
otbcr cjd oe Youtb Kldkg. Getcr g ycgr kl tbc aoltb oe @glugry
7;77, scvclty lklc studclts clrojjcd wktb scvcl ijgsscs eor tbc
ibkjdrcl up to cknbt ycgrs ojd. Klktkgjjy tbcy wcrc gergkd to stgrt tbc
Yghhgtb sibooj ijgss kl tbc sibooj, hut wbcl tbcy bgd stgrtcd tbc
Yghhgtb sibooj ol >tb@glugry, 7;77, eould lo ohcitkol eroa tbc
pgrclts tbgt tbc studclts woujd jcgrl vgjucs kl tbc sibooj eor gl
bour cvcrydgy (Jowry, 7;77). Durkln tbks tkac tbc joigj ioaakttcc
oe Youtb Kldkg aksskol bgd votcd to huy g pkcic oe jgld eor g
pcraglclt hogrdkln sibooj, dkspclsgry gld iburib scrvkic
purposcs, gld so tbcy bgd eould g suktghjc jgld gt Vrgngsgpurga,
Lgtcrctb, Tklcvcjjy. Getcr proicsskln tbc rcnkstrgtkol wktb tbc
novcrlaclt oic, tbcy bgd stgrtcd to hukjd tbc sibooj hukjdkln kl
Echrugry, 7;77 (@gacs, 7;77). Tbc syjjghus eor tbc sibooj wktb
outjklc up to skx stgldgrds gld wgs sclt to Juimlow bcgd oic eor
tbc giioaaodgtkol oe scvclty vc studclts-eorty hoys gld tbkrtyvc nkrjs. Kl tbc aoltb oe Gprkj, 7;77, tbc sibooj hukjdkln gt
Vrgngsgpurga, Lgzgrctb, wgs gjaost rcgdy wktb iolirctc oor, agt
wgjj, tkjc or krol rooe bgvkln tbc suktghjc jgld eor rgkskln erukts gld
vcnctghjcs ( Ybgw, 7;77). Eklgjjy ol Erkdgy, @ulc 8ld 7;77, tbc rst
pcraglclt sibooj hukjdkln gt Vrgngsgpurga, Lgzcrctb wgs
dcdkigtcd eor tbc Gdvcltkst aksskol sibooj purposcs (@gacs, 7;77).
Tbc ojd sibooj gt Lgzgrctb wgs aovcd to tbks lcw joigtkol toeulitkol gs g hogrdkln sibooj. Cvcl bgvkln hknncr ijgssrooas eor
tbc scvclty vc studclts gs kt wgs outjklcd, kl tbc aoltb oe Gunust,
7;78, tbc studclts clrojaclt rcgibcd to buldrcd-skxty scvcl hoys
gld tbkrty tbrcc nkrjs ( Vcrkl, 7;78). Gld durkln tbc Agrib, 7;79,
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soac nood Ibrkstkgl tcgibcrs jkmc Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry, Hrotbcr C.D.
Tboags, Hrotbcr Grputbga Gskwgtbga gld ecw otbcrs bgd stgrtcd
to pjglt tbc sccds oe trutb eor tbc aorgj dcvcjopaclt oe tbc
studclts ( Gskwgtbga, 7;79). Agly studclts gt tbc hogrdkln siboojgt Vrgngsgpurga, Lgzgrctb, Tkllcvcjjy, wcrc sbgrp kl tbckr studkcs,
bgrdwormkln eor aglugj jghor gld ioldclt kl iglvgsskln smkjjs to
scjj Gdvcltkst jktcrgturcs durkln tbckr vgigtkols (Tboags, 7;79). Tbc
sibooj bgd gjrcgdy stgrtcd to produic Gdvcltkst sibojgrs gld
wormcr eor tbc euturc Gdvcltkst cjd oe Kldkg.
Vkiturc hy N.N. Jowry, Gunust 7;73.
Gs tbc gdvglicd studclts bgd nrowl kl mlowjcdnc gld stgturc
kl Lgzgrctb Yibooj, tbc dcaglds eor tbc bknbcr cduigtkol bgd gjso
klircgscd durkln ycgr 7;74. Gld tbc support oe Kldkg Slkol
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Aksskol gld Nclcrgj Iolecrclic oe Ycvcltb dgy Gdvcltkst wcrc
trcacldousjy hjcsscd tbc Gdvcltkst cduigtkol eor cjd oe Youtb
Kldkg. Tbc lccd oe agtcrkgj rcsourics gld buagl rcsourics wcrc
act hy tbc Aksskol Hogrd to cxpgld tbc siboojkln, lurturkln gldiglvgsskln worm kl Kldkg. Durkln tbks tbc Hkcllkgj Iolecrclic oe
tbc Kldkg Slkol Aksskol wgs bcjd gt Igjiuttg eroa Dcicahcr 72tb-
82tb, 7;74, wbcl tbc Nclcrgj Iolecrclic prcskdclt oe Ycvcltb-dgy
Gdvcltkst, Cjdcr. G.N. Dglkcjjs, bgd vksktcd Kldkg to iolduit tbc
Nclcrgj Acctklns. Kt wgs tbc rst vkskt oe g Nclcrgj Iolecrclic
prcskdclt to kl Kldkg wbkib hrounbt rgpkd pronrcss gld dcvcjopaclt
eor tbc cjd. Hrotbcr Dglkcjjs klspkrcd tbc cjd wormcrs oe Kldkg toeoius ol Klstktutkolgjkzgtkol rgtbcr tbgl eoiuskln ol tbc joigj
husklcsscs. Hcigusc oe tbc outhrcgm oe tbc Curopcgl wgr, twclty
vc lcw Clnjksb aksskolgrkcs wcrc sclt to jghor kl tbc cjd oe Kldkg.
Gaoln tbcsc aksskolgrkcs Hrctbrcl Hcjnrgvc, Lcjsol, Jogshy,
Mcjjgr, yagl, Aorrkcs, Agrrow, Hjuc, Judklntol, Eurlkvgj, tbckr
wkvcs gld Akss Hoosc wcrc gppokltcd eor tbc dkstcrclt cjds oe
Kldkg. Kl tbc aoltb oe Dcicahcr 7;74 tbc Vgiki Vrcss Vuhjksbkln
Gssoikgtkol, Aoultgkl Ukcw Igjkeorlkg gjso bgd dolgtcd Xs. 9,8>5
to puribgsc g jktbonrgpb prcss to hclct gjj tbc vc Dkvkskols oe
Kldkg wktb vcrlgiujgr jktcrgturcs. Tbcsc Dkvkskols oe Kldkg Slkol
Aksskol wcrc- Hclngj gld Hurag, Lortb Kldkg, Lortb cst Kldkg,
Hoahgy Vrcskdcliy gld Youtb Kldkg (Ygjkshury, 7;73). Kl @glugry,
7;73, Tbc Kltcrlgtkolgj Trgit Yoikcty gt Juimlow bgd stgrtcd to
produic tbc rst vcrlgiujgr jktcrgturcs kl Srdu, Bkldk, Hclngjk,
Tgakj gld Huracsc wktb g ecw trgits kl Agrgtbk gld Ygltgjk to bcjp
tbc cduigtkol aklkstrkcs, bcgjkln aklkstry gld jktcrgturc aklkstrkcs
oe tbc Gdvcltkst cjds oe Kldkg, wbkib wgs tbc rcgsol eor rgpkdjy
cxpglskol oe tbc Gdvcltkst iburib oe Kldkg (Xgyaold, 7;73). Tbc
spkrkt oe klstktutkolgjkzgtkol trglsakttcd eroa tbc bcgrt oe Cjdcr G.N.
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Dglkcjjs kl tbc Hkcllkgj Iolecrclic gt Igjiuttg, gld kt wgs upbcjd
hy gjj tbc cjd wormcrs oe Kldkg. Hcigusc oe tbks iolecrclic, kl tbc
aoltb oe @glugry Hrotbcr @.Y. @gacs gld N.N.Jowry stgrtcd to
pjgl eor g bknbcr scioldgry sibooj kl Youtb Kldkg.
Tbc pjgls to stgrt g sibooj eor bknbcr cduigtkol kl Youtb Kldkg
bgd hcnul kl tbc aoltb oe @glugry 7;73 gs Hrotbcr @.Y. @gacs
gld Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry bgd hcnul to ld g joigtkol eor g bknbcr
scioldgry sibooj. Hrotbcr Aorrow wgs g vcry cxpcrt proecsskolgj
eor tbc cduigtkolgj klstktutkol bgd oklcd tbc Youtb Kldkg cjd gs
cduigtkol scirctgry getcr tbc Hkcllkgj Iolecrclic. Bc gld tbc wkec
bgd hccl klktkgjjy jcgrlkln tbc Tgakj jglnugnc gld nct giqugkltcd
wktb tbc cjd eor ecw aoltbs. Durkln tbks tkac Hrotbcr Vcunb gld
tbc wkec bgd hccl wormkln kl tbc Erclib iojoly gt Voldkibcrry kl
giioapgly wktb hrotbcr Dcvgsgbgyga sklic Ycptcahcr 7;74.
Hrotbcr @gacs bgd vksktcd tbca ol 88ld, Lovcahcr, 7;74 hgptkzcd
scvcl soujs gt Voldkibcrry. Gld Hrotbcr C.D. Tboags wgs husy
nkvkln Hkhjc studkcs gt Vrgngsgpurga, Lgzgrctb hogrdkln sibooj to
prcpgrc soac aorc nrowl up studclts eor hgptksa. Durkln tbcaoltb oe @glugry, 7;73 Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry gld tbc wkec bgd hccl
wormkln gaoln tbc lgtkvc pcopjc gt Trkibklopojy. Hrotbcr @gacs
oetcl bgd tgmcl Hrotbcr Jowry to no joom eor g suktghjc joigtkol eor
tbc bknbcr scioldgry sibooj. Ol Echrugry 7st, 7;73 Hrctbrcl
@gacs gld Jowry bgd vksktcd Lgncriojk , Trkvgldrua gld Wukjol kl
tbc stgtc oe Trgvliorc kl tbc nrgiceuj bkjjs gld vgjjcys oe Agjgygjga
ioultry. Tbcy bgd vcry auib jkmcd Agjgygjga ioultry hcigusc oekts lgturgj hcguty, hut, hcigusc kt wgs yct egr to nct giqugkltcd wktb
tbc lgtkvc pcopjc oe tbc cjd, tbcy bgd lot iboscl tbc joigtkol. Gld
tbcl lgjjy tbcy kl tbc rst wccm oe Echrugry, 7;73 Hrctbrcl @.Y.
@gacs gld N.N. Jowry bgd vksktcd Iokahgtorc wbcrc tbcy bgd
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eould suktghjc ijkagtc gld gapjc giioaaodgtkols eor Hrotbcr N.
N. Jowry to sciurc gdgiclt propcrty to igrkln ol g Bknbcr
Ycioldgry Yibooj ( @gacs , 7;73).
Tbc ycgr 7;73 wgs olc oe tbc lohjcst ycgrs eor tbc cjd oe
Youtb Kldkg gs kt bgd gibkcvcd tbc lohjcst purposc oe gdvglicd
cduigtkol to trgkl tbc lgtkvc aksskol wormcrs eor tbc lohjcst igusc
oe nospcj prcgibkln kl tbc cjd oe Kldkg. Gs Hrctbrcl @.Y. @gacs gld
N.N. Jowry bgd vksktcd Iokahgtorc kl tbc rst wccm oe Echrugry,
7;73, tbcy bgd scjcitcd tbc joigtkol gt Iokahgtorc hcigusc oe kts
gapjc giioaaodgtkols, bgvkln scvclty tbousglds oe Tgakj, Tcjunu,
Mglgrcsc pcopjc jcgvkln kl kts hordcrs wktb iolvclkclt rgkjwgy
trglsportgtkols gld suktghjc ijkagtc surrouldcd hy tbc hcgutkeuj
aoultgkls ( Jowry,7;73). Ol Agrib 7st, 7;73 tbcy bgd klktkgjjy
vksktcd tbc grcg to nct giqugkltcd wktb tbc pcopjc gld rcltcd tbrcc
jgrnc rooas wbkib bgd eour gircs oe jgld grould kt to do ngrdclkln
gld otbcr sibooj gitkvktkcs to agmc kt g dwcjjkln pjgic eor tbc
studclts, tcgibcrs gld egiujtkcs. Gld tbcl Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry bgd
hcnul g scrkcs oe acctklns tbrcc tkacs g wccm kl tbc rst wccm oeGprkj 7;73 kl wbkib ecw lgtkvc pcopjc oe Iokahgtorc bgd gttcldcd
wktb tbckr Hkhjc gld Lotc Hooms (Jowcry, 7;73). Durkln tbc aoltbs
oe Agy gld @ulc, 7;73, Hrctbrcl @.Y. @gacs gld N.N. Jowry wktb
ecw otbcr wormcrs gld studclts eroa Lgzgrctb Hogrdkln Yibooj bgd
hccl prcpgrkln tbc sibooj hukjdklns kl lcw Bknbcr Ycioldgry
Yibooj gt Iokahgtorc. Olc oe tbosc tbrcc jgrnc bouscs tbcy bgd
rcltcd wgs g jgrnc iottol wgrc bousc wbkib tbcy bgd put gpgrtktkol kl tbc akddjc gld agdc rooas eor hoys to jkvc kl olc skdc
gld glotbcr skdc to usc eor sibooj purposcs. Tbcy bgd sciurcd
glotbcr sagjj bousc eor tbc nkrjs to jkvc lcgr tbc hulngjow oe
Hrotbcr N. N. Jowry. To stgrt tbc siboojkln, tbkrtccl gdvglicd
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studclts (skx hoys gld scvcl nkrjs) wcrc aovcd eroa tbc Lgzgrctb
Hogrdkln Yibooj to Iokahgtorc Hogrdkln Yibooj wktb tbckr
bcgdagstcr Hrotbcr Nlglgscngaolk gld tbc wkec. Getcr tbc
siboojkln hcnul cknbt aorc studclts bgd oklcd tbc sibooj- eoureroa Voldkibcrry, two eroa Tcjunu ioultry gld two eroa
Iokahgtorc. Aost oe tbcsc studclts wcrc kl gdvglicd jcvcj oe tbckr
studkcs tbgt bgd hccl jcgrlkln wktb Hrotbcr gld Ykstcr @gacs kl
tbckr siboojs sklic cknbt ycgrs. Gld aost oe tbcsc studclts bgd
ioac to g egr ioultry eor tbc rst tkac kl tbckr jkec to stgy kl tbc
hogrdkln sibooj. Tbc gdvglicd siboojkln stgrtcd gt Iokahgtorc
Hogrdkln Yibooj ol @ujy 78
tb
7;73 eor Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry wgsnkvcl ovcr gjj kl ibgrnc. Tbcy bgd gppokltcd Ar. Ibkllgdorkg, H.G.
gs tbc bcgdagstcr gld tbc tcgibcr, Hrotbcr Nlglgscngaolk, E.G
(wbo wgs tbc bcgdagstcr gt Lgzgrctb) wgs gppokltcd gs hogrdkln
Agstcr gld tcgibcr, gld bks wkec gs g tcgibcr, Ykstcr Jowry wgs
gppokltcd gs nkrjs Agtrol gld tcgibcr, gld Hrotbcr Jowry gs Hkhjc
tcgibcr. Kl rst ycgr tbcy bgd opclcd skxtb, scvcl, cknbt gld lklc
stgldgrds wktb g tgrnct up to tcl stgldgrds. Durkln tbks tkac bgje
oe tbc studclts gt Iokahgtorc hogrdkln sibooj wcrc hgptkzcd
Gdvcltkst, gld otbcrs wcrc cxpcitcd to hc iolvcrtcd sool gs tbcy
nrgdugjjy jcgrl ghout Nod (Jowry, 7;73).
Tbc hogrdkln sibooj gt Iokahgtorc bgd hccl igjjcd gs
Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj gs kt klktkgjjy ioltcapjgtcd to trgkl tbc
gdvglicd studclts oe tbc Youtb Kldkg aksskol cjd to hc iojportcur
gld boac aksskolgry. Kl tbc aoltb oe Gunust 7;73, tbc studclts gtIokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj bgd rcgibcd to twclty vc gld aorc
rooas wcrc lccdcd to iolduit tbc ijgsscs (@gacs, 7;73). Tbrcc
aoltbs jgtcr kl Oitohcr 7;73, tbc rst qugrtcr oe siboojkln wgs
lksbcd wbcl tbcy bgd g wccmjy vgigtkol. Getcr tbc vgigtkol tbc
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studclt clrojjaclt klircgscd to twclty cknbt wktb tbrcc aorc hoys
ol tbc proicss oe gdaksskol. Bgvkln trgklkln eor g qugrtcr aost
studclts cxprcsscd glxkouslcss to hc g boac aksskolgry gld soac
oe tbca wcrc nkvcl doitrklgj trgits to stgrt dkstrkhutkln grould tbcvkjjgncs oe Iokahgtorc. Yoac oe tbc studclts bgd stgrtcd to jcgrl to
iolduit nospcj acctklns kl boacs oe lcknbhors. Durkln tbc olc
wccm vgigtkol, Hrotbcr Jowry bgd vksktcd skx vkjjgncs wktb tbcsc
studclts to prcgib tbc nospcj. Tbc studclts oe tbks lcwjy hukjd
bknbcr scioldgry trgklkln sibooj bgd stgrtcd to jcgrl iglvgsskln
gld sojd jktcrgturc eor Xs. > durkln tbc vgigtkol ( Jowry, 7;73). Tbc
studclts bgd nrowl ioldclt ghout tbckr smkjjs gs Hrotbcr @.Y.@gacs lotkicd wbcl bc bgd vksktcd Iokahgtorc to iolduit Nclcrgj
Acctkln wktb tbc ioapgly oe hrotbcr kjjga gld Mlknbt. Getcr tbc
acctkln ol Yuldgy @ulc 74tb7;75 tbcy bgd iolduitcd g hgptksa
wbcl eourtccl studclts toom hgptksa gld scvcl oe tbca wcrc
Agjgygjga pcopjc eroa Trgvgliorc. Durkln tbks tkac g Tgakj nkrj
eroa tbc Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj bgd agrrkcd to g lcw wormcr
lgacd Vollkgb gld tbks lcw ioupjc wgs sclt to Trgvcliorc to stgrt
g lcw stgtkol gt Lcvygttklmgrk gld Lgncriokj towls to worm gaoln
tbc Agjgygjga pcopjc (@gacs, 7;75). Tbc Tbrcc Glncjs Acssgnc
bgd stgrtcd to sprcgd gjj ovcr Youtb Kldkg tbrounb lgtkvc wormcrs
produicd kl Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj.
Tbc pronrcsscs bgd ioltklucd ycgrs getcr ycgr gs tbc bknbcr
scioldgry sibooj gt Iokahgtorc stgrtcd to ourksb to produic aorc
wormcrs eor tbc aksskol cjd oe Youtb Kldkg. Kl sciold ycgr, kl tbcaoltb oe @ujy 7;75, tbc studclt clrojaclt rcgibcd eroa twclty
cknbt to eorty tbrcc. Tbc hukjdkln tbcy bgd hccl klktkgjjy rcltkln
hcigac sagjj eor tbc gaoult oe studclts, gld tbcy bgd stgrtcd to
joom eor g pcraglclt jgld wbcrc tbcy igl hukjd up hukjdklns eor tbc
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euturc eulitkolkln oe tbc siboojs. Kl ordcr to trgkl tbc studclts,
tbcy uscd to gppoklt tbc studclts gs tbc Yghhgtb sibooj jcgdcrs
gld Yghhgtb sibooj tcgibcrs to agmc tbca stroln kl tbckr hcjkces
(Jowry, 7;75). Ol 89rd Ycptcahcr 7;75 tbc sciold hgptksa wgsiolduitcd gt Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj wbcl lklc studclts bgd
hccl hgptkzcd eroa Bkldu rcjknkol gaoln wbo two wcrc Tgakj gld
rcst wcrc Agjgygjga (Jowry, 7;75). Tbc tbkrd ycgr siboojkln oe
Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj bgd opclcd ol @ulc 7st 7;7> wktb tbc
totgj luahcr oe skxty studclts. Tbks ycgr scvcl studclts bgd
nrgdugtcd gld vc oe tbca bgd gjrcgdy oklcd tbc aksskol worm. Kl
ordcr to agmc tbc studclts scje supportkln Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry bgdkltroduicd soac aglugj trgklkln ijgsscs eor hoys gld scwkln
ijgsscs eor nkrjs (Jowry, 7;7>). Tbc sibooj stgrtcd to hcioac g scje-
supportkln klstktutkol tbrounb kts trgklkln gld giioapjksbaclt to
hclct tbc Gdvcltkst aksskol cjd oe Youtb Kldkg.
Tbc Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj bgd stgrtcd agly trgklkln
gitkvktkcs tbgt igl bcjp tbc studclts cgrl tbckr owl aolcy to
dcvcjop tbcascjvcs. Kl tbc aoltb oe @ulc 7;7>, tbc siboojioaakttcc bgd dcikdcd lot to nkvc hgtg (gjjowglic) to studclts, hut
tbcy igl nct 766 pcriclt prot oe tbckr hoom scjjs to agmc tbca scje-
supportkln, ioldclt gld cxpcrkclicd (Jowry, 7;7>). bcl tbc
sibooj bgd stgrtcd to hc hcioac scje supportkln wktb studclts
wormkln kl kts ngrdcl, bousc, kldustrkcs, scjjkln hooms, vksktkln
lcknbs, cti= g studclt lgacd Yuvcsgsbgautbu bgd dkcd kl
plcuaolkg ol Ycptcahcr 82tb
, 7;7>. Bc bgd hccl studykln klGdvcltkst siboojs eor vc ycgrs sklic bks ibkjdbood gt Lgzgrctb gld
jgttcr bgd hccl clngncd kl iojportcur worm (Jowry, 7;7>). Durkln
tbks tkac tbc joigj ioaakttcc bgd dcikdcd to votc to aovc tbc
Iokahgtorc Trgklkln Yibooj to Hglngjorc ibglnkln kts lgac to
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Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj. Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry bgd spclt tbrcc
dgys gt Hglngjorc joomkln eor g suktghjc pjgic (Jowry, 7;7>). Gld
tbcl bc klktkgjjy aovcd to Iorolgtkol Bgjj, Ergskcr towl oe
Hglngjorc. Hut getcr g aoltb bc gngkl aovcd to Tbrcc bccjcrXogd, Hglngjorc gld lgjjy cstghjksbcd tbc sibooj tbcrc. Durkln
tbks tkac kl tbc aoltb oe Dcicahcr, 7;7> Hrotbcr A.C. Accjcl, bks
wkec gld tbc dgunbtcr wktb Hrotbcr Vcdcl gld bks wkec bgd ioac
eroa Slktcd Ytgtcd to okl tbc jghor kl Youtb Kldkg (Hrkshkl, 7;72).
Kl Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj gt Tbrcc bccjcr Ytrcct, Hglngjorc,
Hrotbcr N.N. Jowry toom kl ibgrnc oe tbc worm bgvkln Hrotbcr
Accjcl gs tbc hoys Agstcr kl tbc dcpgrtaclt oe hoys gld YkstcrJowry hckln nkrjs Agtrol kl tbc dcpgrtaclt oe nkrjs (kjjkgas,
7;72). Tbc nkrjs wcrc gitkvcjy klvojvcd wktb oacls Yoikcty
tbrounb wbkib tbcy wcrc clngncd kl iglvgsskln gld agly otbcr
scje supportcd aksskolgry worm. Oljy kl ecw aoltbs hy tbc aoltb
oe Agy 7;72 tbc nkrjs bgd sojd hooms wortb Xs. 46 hcskdc otbcr
aksskolgry gitkvktkcs (Hrkshkl, 7;72). Tbc studclts gld tcgibcrs
wormcd bgld kl bgld to agmc Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj gl
kldcpcldclt lol-protghjc klstktutkol.
Tbc iurrkiujua, klstruitkol gld pronrgas lccdcd to hcd
dcvojvcd eor tbc clbglicaclt oe tbc sibooj wktb tbcsc gdvglicd
studclts tbgt grc ghout to turl to worm kl tbc cjd. Kl tbc
hcnkllkln oe tbc sibooj ycgr ol @ulc 7;72, Hrotbcr A.C. Accjcl
bgd hcioac tbc prklikpgj oe Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj. Durkln
tbks tkac Hrotbcr Accjcl bgd ibglncd tbc lgac eroa Youtb KldkgTrgklkln Yibooj to Hoys Trgklkln Yibooj eor g wbkjc gs tbcy bgd
hccl aorc eoiuskln ol dcvcjopkln tbc hoys rst. Tbc trglsecr oe tbc
trgklkln sibooj eroa Iokahgtorc to tbc lcw joigtkol gt Hglngjorc
bgd iguscd dgagncs gs tbc studclts droppcd g hkt, yct tbcy
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ioltklucd tbc sibooj rullkln. Durkln tbks tkac tbc sibooj
gdaklkstrgtkol bgd strclntbcl tbc studclts to hc scje supportcd hy
scjjkln hooms, dkstrkhutkln trgits, nkvkln Hkhjc studkcs to lcknbhors
gld agly otbcr worms kl tbc Hglngjorc ikty. Gjj tbc studclts bgdhccl nrgdugjjy supportkln tbckr owl eood, ijotbkln, stgtkolgry gld
poimct aolcy hy tbcascjvcs gld tbcy wcrc lot sgd ghout kt. Durkln
tbks tkac tbcy gjso bgd eoracd g Jktcrgry gld Dchgtkln Yoikcty to
kaprovc Clnjksb spccib eor tbc puhjki spcgmkln kl wbkib Hrotbcr
B.G. Yga wgs tbc ibgkragl gld Hrotbcr V. Ykaol wgs tbc
scirctgry. Kl tbc Jktcrgry gld Dchgtkln Yoikcty tbc lgtkvc studclts
bgd hccl jcgrlkln Clnjksb jglnugncs gld aksskolgrkcs bgd hccljcgrlkln lgtkvc jglnugncs. Tbcy too bgd opclcd [.V.A.U. Yoikcty
eor igrrykln out tbc prcgibkln gld outrcgib worm gaoln lcknbhor-
bood. Kl wbkib tbc studclts uscd to prcgib, dkstrkhutc trgits gld
tcgib Yghhgtb sibooj jcssols vksktkln boacs uldcr tbc jcgdcrsbkp
oe Hrotbcr Grol. To hc pbyskigjjy t tbc sibooj bgd opclcd
Hgdakltol Yoikcty eor pbyskigj cxcriksc. Gld lgjjy, kl tbc sibooj
ycgr 7;72, skx studclts wgs ornglkzcd eor nrgdugtkol
( Ywgaklgtbgl, 7;72).
Tbc Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj wbkib wgs gjso igjjcd Hoys
Trgklkln Yibooj kl 7;7; bgd hccl rullkln eor eour ycgrs sklic 7;73
ol rcltcd qugrtcrs gld tbc lccd oe g pcraglclt pjgic rosc kl tbc
aklds oe Gdvcltkst aksskol wormcrs kl Youtb Kldkg. Kl @glugry,
7;73 g pcraglclt pkcic oe jgld wgs puribgscd lcgr tbc rgkjwgy
stgtkol lcgr tbc rst agdrgs jklc gt Mrksblgrggpurg, Hglngjorc.Tbc jgld wgs ohjoln sbgpc wktb ghout 78 gircs oe jglds wktb
hcgutkeuj nrovc oe aglno gld otbcr erukt trccs. Tbcy bgd puribgscd
tbc jgld eor tbc kldustrkgj purposc oe ngrdclkln gld produikln
erukts gld vcnctghjcs to scjj kl tbc agrmct hcskdc tbc iolduitkln
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rcst otbcr gitkvktkcs. Tbcy bgd pjgllcd to agmc g hulngjow, sibooj
hukjdkln, gld doraktory eor hoys gld ecw boacs eor tbc tcgibcrs
(Jowry, 7;7;). Tbcy bgd tbcl nrgdugjjy stgrtcd to hukjd tbc
hukjdklns gt tbc pcraglclt stgtkol gt Mrksblgrggpurg, Hglngjorcgld tbc Hoys Trgklkln Yibooj rcagklcd gt Tbrcc bccjcr Ytrcct,
Hglngjorc. Durkln tbks tkac Hrotbcr A.C. Accjcl bgd prcpgrcd
posskhjc pronrga gld iurrkiujg eor tbc sibooj eor cstcitkvc trgklklns
to prcpgrc tbca dcdkigtcd aksskol cjd wormcrs eor Kldkg. Hrotbcr
Accjcl bgd gsscrtcd tbgt tbcrc wgs lo gttcapt agdc to iolra tbc
stgldgrds oe tbc novcrlaclt siboojs wbkib woujd kltcrecrc wktb tbc
purposc oe tbc Gdvcltkst cduigtkol. Hrotbcr C.A. Acjccl bgdrchumcd tbgt tbc hoys wbo wksb bknb-sgjgry wktb tbc posktkol oe
sciujgr worm sboujd lot cxpcit to study kl tbc Hoys Trgklkln
Yibooj, hcigusc tbc sciujgr siboojs docs lot trgkl studclts eor tbc
sciold ioakln oe @csus. Tbc klstruitkol bgd hccl nkvcl kl Clnjksb
eor tbc Agjgygjga, Tcjunu gld Tgakj pcopjc wktb tbc ohcit oe
trgklkln acl eor vcrlgiujgr gld iojportcur worm, jglnugnc study,
prcgibkln gld produikln vojultccr aksskolgrkcs eor tbc igusc oe
Nod kl tbc cjd oe Kldkg ( Accjcl, 7;7;).
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Vkitur
c hy A.C. Accjcl, Echrugry 7, 7;88
Getcr two ycgrs oe hukjdklns iolstruitkol gt tbc pcraglclt
igapus eor tbc Hoys Trgklkln Yibooj gt Mrksblgrggpurg,
Hglngjorc, kl tbc hcnkllkln oe 7;88 tbc sibooj hcnul to aovc eroa
Tbrcc bccjcr Ytrcct to tbc pcraglclt stgtkol. Kl @glugry 7;88,
tbc stolc agdc Yibooj Hukjdkln wgs eujjy ioapjctcd. Tbc hoys
doraktory, g sagjj dkspclsgry hukjdkln gld ecw otbcr hukjdklns eor
tbc egiujty wgs ghout to hc ioapjctcd. Durkln tbc tkac oe aovkln to
lcw joigtkol, Ykstcr Acjccl bgd hccl skim eor ghout tbrcc aoltbs
gld Hrotbcr B.J Vgdcl gld tbc wkec bgd hccl cxpcitcd to gsskst tbc
worm gt tbc lcw igapus (Jowry, 7;88). Kl tbc lcw sibooj hukjdkln
tbcy bgd gddcd soac bknb stgldgrd iojjcnc ijgsscs hcskdc tbc
bknbcr scioldgry studkcs. Tbc Hoys Trgklkln Yibooj wgs cxpcitcd
to tcgib tbc gdvglicd jcvcj gld iojjcnc jcvcj gs agly Gdvcltkst
studclts woujd lccd Gdvcltkst cduigtkol kl bknbcr jcvcj gs tbcy
ioac eroa tbrcc akddjc siboojs oe Youtb Kldkg. Tbc sibooj gt
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Vrgmgsbgpurga, Lgzgrctb= tbc sibooj gt Lcyygttklmgrg, Trgvgliorc=
gld tbc lcwjy hukjd sibooj gt Lgsgpur, Mkstlg Dkstrkit bgd hccl
ourksbkln wktb tbc Gdvcltkst trgklkln eor agly lgtkvc ibkjdrcl eor
bknbcr cduigtkol ( Accjcl, 7;88). Getcr cltcrkln tbc lcw igapust,stgrtkln eroa tbc lcw ycgr oe 7;88 tbc trgklkln sibooj hoys bgd
hccl husy wormkln kl tbc sibooj ngrdcl, igrpcltry gld prkltkln
gld tbc nkrjs bgd hccl scwkln, jgic-agmkln, cahrokdcry gld
bouscbojd worm. Kl tbc hcnkllkln oe 7;89 gjj tbc hukjdkln
iolstruitkols gt Youtb Kldkg Trgklkln Yibooj wgs gjaost rcgdy.
Tbcy bgd luahcrs oe hukjdklns kl tbc igapus. G stolc agdc Yibooj
Hukjdkln tbgt bgs ijgss rooa giioaaodgtkols eor scvclty vc hoys,kl wbkib tbcy bgd g rcircgtkol rooa gld gl gsscahjy bgjj= g stolc
agdc Kldustrkgj Hukjdkln wktb prkltkln sbop, igrpcltcr sbop, storc
bousc eor toojs gld g mktibcl= tbrcc tcgibcrs iottgnc= gld g stolc
agdc hulngjow eor tbc prklikpgj. Durkln tbks tkac tbcy bgd stgrtcd
tbc wcgvkln kldustry kl tbc sibooj (Acjccl, 7;89). Tbc sibooj
stgrtcd to eulitkol wktb tbc ioltkluous trgklkln gld stgrtcd nrow
hoys gld nkrjs kl tbc sibooj
Hrotbcr O.G. Ymgu gld tbc wkec bgd oklcd tbc worm oe Youtb
Kldkg gs cduigtkolgj aksskolgry gld wcrc agdc kl ibgrnc oe tbc
sibooj igapus gs tbc Vrklikpgj kl tbc aoltb oe Oitohcr, 7;84.
Klktkgjjy Hrotbcr O.G. Ymgu bgd strclntbclcd nkrjs siboojkln. Tbc
prklikpgjs stolc agdc bousc hukjdkln wbcrc Hrotbcr Acjccl uscd
to jkvc wgs uscd gs nkrjs doraktory ( Ymgu, 7;84). Gs studclts bgd
hccl rcnujgrjy wormkln kl tbc igapus, tbc igapus turlcd hcgutkeujwktb iolirctc pgtb wgys bgvkln trkaacd bcdncs gjoln tbc skdc wktb
hcgutkeuj ngrdcl wktb luahcr oe erukt trccs. Tbc sibooj bgd g jgrnc
wgtcr wcjj to suppjy wgtcr eor tbc ngrdcl gld bouskln , two stolc
agdc hulngjows, two stolc agdc doraktorkcs, sibooj hukjdkln,
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kldustrkgj hukjdkln , tbrcc tcgibcrs iottgncs gld qugrtcrs eor scvcrgj
agrrkcd studclts. Tbc studclts bgd hccl clngncd kl rcnujgr
studkcs kl ;tb, 76tb, 77tb, 78tb stgldgrds wktb tbc clrojaclt oe
tbkrty scvcl studclts gaoln wboa 99 wcrc hgptkzcd Gdvcltkstiburib acahcrs gld aost oe wboa bgd hccl joomkln to worm gs
nospcj wormcr. Jglnugncs spcgmkln pcopjc prcsclt kl tbc igapus
wcrc Yklnbgjcsc, Tgakj, Agjgygjga, Mglgrcsc, Tcjcnu, Agrgtbk,
Huracsc, Ygltbgjkc, Hclngjk gld Agurktkus. Cvcry wormkln dgy,
etccl to cknbtccl hoys wormcd kl tbc prkltkln prcss. Yoac wclt to
dkstrkhutkln tbc trgits, iglvgsskln, igrpcltry, ngrdclkln, ioomkln
gld otbcr kldustrkgj worm. Durkln tbks tkac tbc sibooj bgd tbc hcstjkhrgry wktb two tbousgld tbrcc buldrcd scjcitcd hooms eor tbc
gdvglicd sibooj gld iojjcncs. Tbc sibooj produicd dcdkigtcd
wormcrs eor tbc aksskol cjd gld cxpgldcd tbc Gdvcltkst iburib oe
Kldkg (Acjccl, 7;96).
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