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I 14 STATE COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY.
erly qualined teachers. This College, with the associate departments
which will, from time to time, be opened as the means placed at the
, disposal of the Trustees allow, will, it is hoped, in the no distant
future do a great work in advancing the educational interests of Ken-  ~
‘ tucky. Being entirely unlenominational in its character, it will  
appeal with contidence to the people of all creeds and of no creed, {
and will endeavor, in strict conformity with the requirements  
» of its organic law, to afford equal advantages to all_ exclusive advan-  <
tages to none. The liberality of the Commonwealth in supplement-  g
ing the inadequate annual income arising from the proceeds of the  ‘
land-scrip invested in State bonds, will, it is believed, enable the  
Trustees to begin and carry on, upon a scale commensurate with the  L
wants of our people, the operations of the institution whose manage-  T
ment and oversight have been committed to them by the General ·_
I Assembly of Kentucky. .
, Location. ,
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky is estab- _
lished in the old Citv Park grounds of the City of Lexington, given ·
to the Commonwealth for this purpose. The site is elevated, and
commands a good view of the city and surrounding country.
Lexington is now the most important railroad center in Kentucky,
being in immediate communication with Louisville, Cincinnati,
Maysville, Chattanooga, and with more than seventy counties in the
Commonwealth. The long established reputation of the city for
A refinement and culture renders it attractive as a seat of learning,
and thc large body of fertile country adjacent, known as the "Blue
Grass Region," with its splendid stock farms, atlords unsurpassed
advantages to thc student of agriculture who desires to make himself
familiar with the best breeds of horses, cattle, shcepandswine in
America. v
Grounds.  
The campus of the College consists of 52 acres of land, located within
the corporate limits of Lexington. The South Limestone street elec-
tric car line extends along the greater part of its western border,
giving opportunity to reach in a few minutes any pa1·t of the
city. The campus is laid out in walks, drives and lawns, and is
planted with a choice variety of native and exotic trees and shrubs to
, which additions are constantly being made. A portion of the land
A has recently been reserved fo1· a botanical garden in which will be
I grown the more desirable native plants, with a view to testing their
adaptability to cultivation, and to give inci·cased facilities to students
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