. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fm. 88. AdKIcrLTFRAL BiILDIXO, xVonKlLTrUAL AND ME( H ANIc A I- College of 2416 acres of land, donated by Brazos county, at CollegeStation, on the Houston and Texas Central and Interna-tional and great Northern railroads, five miles south ofBryan. The succeeding legislatures since its establishmenthave made liberal appropriations, and it is now excellentlyequipped with buildings and apparatus adapted to its spe-cial work. Although under a separate management, it is,by the constitution, a branch of The University of 142 EDUCATION 143 121

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. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fm. 88. AdKIcrLTFRAL BiILDIXO, xVonKlLTrUAL AND ME( H ANIc A I- College of 2416 acres of land, donated by Brazos county, at CollegeStation, on the Houston and Texas Central and Interna-tional and great Northern railroads, five miles south ofBryan. The succeeding legislatures since its establishmenthave made liberal appropriations, and it is now excellentlyequipped with buildings and apparatus adapted to its spe-cial work. Although under a separate management, it is,by the constitution, a branch of The University of 142 EDUCATION 143 121. The University of Texas. The idea of a univer-sity for Texas is as old as Texas. In January, 1839, theCongress of tlie Republic gave fifty leagues of public landfor its support and set apart the ground for its campus inAustin. The state legislature in 1858 added *100,000in United States bonds and one section of land out ofevery ten reserved for the use of the state. During the

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