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` - ‘ 2 THE s'1‘A'1‘1i L‘N1VlLRsITY.
_i_ The city of Lexington offered to the Commission (which was al- _
Y so authorized to recommend to the General Assembly the place ;
which, all things considered, offered the best and greatest induce- h
. ~ments for the future and permanent location of the College) the City _]
;Pa~rk, containing fifty—two acres of land within the limits of the city,  
__ \ and thi1·ty thousand dollars of city bonds for the erection of build- 0
A y L ;ings. This offer the county of Fayette supplemented by twenty
  ,; jtlrousand dollars in countybonds, to be used either for the erection
ii" ·~< > if buildings or for the purchase of land. The offers of Lexington
·- r; .; mid the county of Fayette were accepted by the General Assen1bly.` iv
‘ V     By the act of incorporation and the amendments thereto, consti- ll
  ` ;tuting the charter of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of  
I l ` Kentucky, liberal provision is made for educating, f1·ee of tuition,  
l V the energetic young men and women of the Commonwealth whose E
  means are limited. The present General Assembly of Kentucky I
A _. passed an act, which was approved March 16, 1908, changing the  
i· style and title of the institution from "Agricultural and Mechanical 1
v College" to that of "State University," the oiticial designation by
  which it will hereafter be known. The University, with the addi-
·‘ tional depart1nents··.vhieh_shall,. fliOl1)_ti1!)€_tf) time, be opened as the E
· __ ;¤ means placed at the Qisposa·lQof—the Tijmstsleé allow, will, it is hoped, `
‘ in the 11ot distant t'uture`do a greatwork in" advancing the educa-  
·‘ .= tional intciestssgf Kerrtuckyf 4BBl’I1g` ‘_€}1l3l1`€lj’_.Gll(lCI1()ll1l1lRl)lOll2il in
, its character, it‘will_ appt-algwigthQc_o`1}tieiei1ce`tQo·_the people of allcreeds  
‘ » ._ ‘ and of no creed, and will endeavorhin strict conformity with the re-
  quirements of its oijganic law, its atZf2>r¢l equal advantages to all, ex-
· " elusive privileges to none. Tile liberality of the Commonwealth, i11
in supplementing the inadequate annual income arising from the pro-
[ ceeds of the land—scrip invested in State bonds, has enabled the Trus-
` ii tees to begin and carry on, upon a scale commensurate with the
{ wants of our people, the operations of the institution whose manage-
3 ment and oversight have been committed to them by the General
Q Assembly of Kentucky.
_- Scope 0f Studies.
L ln the act of Congress making provision for the class of institu-
tions to which The State University belongs, it is declared "tliat
  their leading object shall lie, without excluding other scientific and
w classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branch-
_Q cs of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts,
in ordcr to promote the liberal and practical education of the indus-
i _ trial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life." To the
_ three departments ol' agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military