Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Industrial Education in the South
But the real new departure dates from the year 1862, when Con gress, in the midst Of a war for the preservation Of the Union, gran ted large bodies Of public lands to each Of the States for the establish ment Of agricultural and mechanical colleges. This law permitted the introduction of a moderate college curriculum into these institutions. Gradually the returning States accepted this gift, and all Of them have made some endeavor to utilize it, most Of them for the benefit Of youth of both races. The method of applying the fund has been two fold.
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