Purdue debris . 1907 1908 Registration Days—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September Holiday Vacation ends Monday [anuary 6 8 a in9, 10, 11. First Semester ends Saturday, February 1. 12 Examinations begin Tuesday, September 10. 8 a. m. Second Semester begins Monday, February 3, 8 a. of Delinquent Students—Tuesday, September 10, 8-30 a m Examination of Delinquent Students—Saturday. March 28, 8 a. Semester begins Wednesday, September 11. 10 a m Entrance Examinations begin Monday, June 8, 8:30 a. Recess—Wednesday. November 27, 12 m., to Monday, Decembe
Purdue debris . 1907 1908 Registration Days—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September Holiday Vacation ends Monday [anuary 6 8 a in9, 10, 11. First Semester ends Saturday, February 1. 12 Examinations begin Tuesday, September 10. 8 a. m. Second Semester begins Monday, February 3, 8 a. of Delinquent Students—Tuesday, September 10, 8-30 a m Examination of Delinquent Students—Saturday. March 28, 8 a. Semester begins Wednesday, September 11. 10 a m Entrance Examinations begin Monday, June 8, 8:30 a. Recess—Wednesday. November 27, 12 m., to Monday, December 2. 8 a. m. Commencement—June 10. II. Vac; sgins Saturday, I )ec<. ?cjei S3SkSSkSSSURDUE UNIVERSITY first became a realityQp r ~^-^ M in 18^- tlle -ear in which instruction was first[|3» r~V 1qJ5 begun with a faculty of six members, and build-§3 [ \^ \ £\3 mSs aggregating the same large total. Thisfllj L^^^J £$ bumble beginning stands in sharp contrast withsS5<?3Sg3£3 the 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 w
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