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History of The University
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N September, 1861, James K. Patterson, then a young man of twenty-eight years, was placed in charge of what remained of Transylvania University. In 1865 Transylvania University was consolidated by Act of the Legislature with Kentucky University, which had up to thai lime been established at Har-rodsburg. Three years prior to the consolidation, Congress had given to each State in the Union 30,000 acres of land for each Representative in Congress, for the purpose of establishing and endowing agricultural and mechanical colleges. Kentucky received .3,30.000 acres under that allotment, a magnificent domain equal to more than 1.500 square miles, and which, if it had been judicially and economically administered, would by I his lime have produced an income of more than $400,000 a year. 11 was so managed, however, thai a nel income of but $9,900 accrues from the original magnificent endowment.   The State established an Agricultural and
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footing. Professor -lames K. Patterson was elected Professor of History and Metaphysics in I he new organization. In 1869 he became its president. In 1S7S the Agricultural and Mechanical College was detached from its former connection with Kentucky University, and by Act of I he Legislature was organized and placed upon an independent basis. The City of Lexington gave the city park as a site for the college, and the presidenl obtained from the city and county $54,125 for the erection of buildings. It was I henceforward known as the Slate College, until 1908, when il was made a University by the Legislature, taking thenceforward the name of State University. In 1880 President Patterson obtained fi 'ok the S l ;i l e 11 ic proceeds of a tax of one twentieth of a mill for the further endowrmen1 of the college. Two years thereafter the denominational colleges of Kent ucky memorialized
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