. Ohio University bulletin. Summer school, 1903. OHIO UNIVERSITY. Origin and Location. Provision for the OhioUniversity was made in the terms of pur-chase, by the Ohio Company, of lands fromthe United States in 1787. The University was organized under anact of the Legislature passd in 1804. ItsTrustees are appointed by State authority. The first building was erected in 1817. Itis now known as Central Building, and isthe oldest college edifice northwest of theOhio river. Athens, the seat of the University, is sit-uated in southeastern Ohio. It is accessiblefrom the east and west by the Baltimor
. Ohio University bulletin. Summer school, 1903. OHIO UNIVERSITY. Origin and Location. Provision for the OhioUniversity was made in the terms of pur-chase, by the Ohio Company, of lands fromthe United States in 1787. The University was organized under anact of the Legislature passd in 1804. ItsTrustees are appointed by State authority. The first building was erected in 1817. Itis now known as Central Building, and isthe oldest college edifice northwest of theOhio river. Athens, the seat of the University, is sit-uated in southeastern Ohio. It is accessiblefrom the east and west by the Baltimoreand Ohio Southwestern railroad and itsbranches: from central and northern Ohio,by the Columbus, Hocking Valley, and To-ledo, and the Toledo and Ohio Central rail-roads. The lover of natural scenery cannot fail tobe charmed with its picturesque surround-ings. The winding valley of the Hockhock-ing and the wooded hills beyond present aseries of lovely views from the University;while tlic wide prospects, as seen at certainseasons from some of the
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