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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...in this direction. In providing for the establishment of what are known as the land-grant colleges in every State in the Union, and in supplementing the original act by the laws of 1887 and 1890 (known as the Hatch Act and the Morrill Act, respectively), it has helped to create a great group of institutions, which already hold the leadership in many States and are rapidly approaching it in others. These institutions would find their common head in a great national university. They are naturally bound together already through their common relationship to the Federal Government, and they closely touch the life of their respective States through their relations to the several State governments. The graduates of these State colleges and State universities would naturally pass on to the national university, and it would seem natural and proper that special inducements to do so should be offered primarily to them. We have, therefore, all the elements of a magnificent system leading up to one institution which should crown and dignify and inspire the whole. The only suitable place for such an institution is the city of Washington, the capital of the nation, and the movement for its establishment has my most earnest and ardent "Godspeed." Faithfully yours, Geo. W. Atherton (President). The Pennsylvania State College, Center County, Pa., November 6, 1894. My Dear Sir: Your letter of the 5th instant, with documents under separate cover, is just received. You will be interested to know that in one of my last conversations with the late Postmaster.General Howe, he spoke very earnestly on this subject. Yours, very truly, Geo. W. Atherton. The Pennsylvania State College, Center County, Pa., November 5, 1895. Dear Sir: Your personal letter of the 25th ultimo and...
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