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CHAPTER I

   The Federal Land Grant

1

CHAPTER II

   The Founding of the University

9

CHAPTER III

   Establishment of the Agricultural College

20

CHAPTER IV

   The Industrial College and the Experiment Station

41

CHAPTER V

   Agriculture Comes Into Its Own

67

CHAPTER VI

   The Crowning Years

121

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LOOKING DOWN THE CAMPUS

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SAMUEL R. THOMPSON

20

SOME FORTY YEARS AGO

36

CHARLES E. BESSEY

52

SAMUEL AVERY

68

EDGAR ALBERT BURNETT

84

HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING

100

DAIRY BUILDING

116

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

132