Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the Growth and Development of the Campus of the University of Illinois
When the first Board of Trustees ofthe new Industrial University of Illinois met in Springfield on March 12, 1867, they found awaiting them the possibilities of a great institution. The University was richly endowed with land; its future only the boldest imagination could picture. With true pioneer spirit, the Trustees immediately set about laying plans for the development Of the new undertaking which had been placed in their hands.
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