Purdue debris . 1907 1908 Registration Days—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September Holiday Vacation ends Monday, January 6, 8 a. 10, 11. Ilnlranci {.xaniinations beyin Tuesday, September 10, 8 a. m. Ivxaniinalion of l)elin(punt Students—Tuesday, Sc])tcml)er 10,8:30 rirst Semester bei^ins Wednesday, Septem])er 11, 10 a. m. Ilianl<sj;i\in<4- Recess—Wednesday, November 27. 12 m., toMonday. December 2, 8 a. m. Tfojidav Xacalion ln^ins Satm-da\-, DiciMuber 21, 12 m. First Semester ends Saturday, February 1, 12 m. Second Semester begins Monday, February 3, 8 a. m. Examination of Delin
Purdue debris . 1907 1908 Registration Days—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September Holiday Vacation ends Monday, January 6, 8 a. 10, 11. Ilnlranci {.xaniinations beyin Tuesday, September 10, 8 a. m. Ivxaniinalion of l)elin(punt Students—Tuesday, Sc])tcml)er 10,8:30 rirst Semester bei^ins Wednesday, Septem])er 11, 10 a. m. Ilianl<sj;i\in<4- Recess—Wednesday, November 27. 12 m., toMonday. December 2, 8 a. m. Tfojidav Xacalion ln^ins Satm-da\-, DiciMuber 21, 12 m. First Semester ends Saturday, February 1, 12 m. Second Semester begins Monday, February 3, 8 a. m. Examination of Delincpicnt Students—Saturday, March 28,8 a. m. Entrance Examinations begin Monday, June 8, 8:30 a. m. Commencement—|une 10. 12 HISTODYor TncUNIVEBS IT Y. g^giggig^URDUE UNIVERSITY first became a realityQb f^^^ ^ in 1874, the year in which instruction was first?^ ^ n^ begun with a facuhy of six members, and buikl- This ings aggregating the same large total. rOy L ..... .^ (^ humble beginning stands in sharp contrast with SSS^SSS^ ^^^ strength of the institution today, boasting,as she does, of faculty and assistants numbering 175 and build-ings totalling 25. Twelve years before the first instruction wasattempted the universitys foundation was laid in the LandGrant Act of Congress, passed July 2. 1862. The State of Indi-ana, three years later, obligated itself to establish a universityby the acceptance of the gifts and conditions of this act. Whenthe citizens of Tippecanoe County gave the State $230,000 forthe project, the Legislature of 1869 located the institution atLafayette, and in consideration of a donation of $150,000 byJohn Purdue, his name was given to the embryo institution. From the earliest work rai)i(l expansion has been th
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