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re: 247 ranks the nicest facilities in the nation
Posted on 5/1/16 at 11:00 pm to Old Sarge
Posted on 5/1/16 at 11:00 pm to Old Sarge
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This has been hypothesized but never proven and never happened.
Texas Almanac & Texas State Historical Association or good ol' Sarge.. who would you consider the more legitimate source?
from the TSHA:
The Constitution of 1876 provided that a "university of the first class" be established at a site selected by a vote of the people and that it be called "The University of Texas." The Agricultural and Mechanical College was to be a branch of the main university.
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Posted on 5/1/16 at 11:06 pm to OldSchoolHorn
The very link you posted makes it clear that it never occurred
Aggie is Daddy, back then and to this day
Aggie is Daddy, back then and to this day
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With the legislative session of 1873, The main building was completed by the end of 1874 and additional buildings were constructed. In 1875, the Legislature separated the administrations of A&M and the University of Texas, which still existed only on paper. The Agricultural and Mechanical College formally opened on Oct. 4, 1876.
The Constitution of 1876 provided that a "university of the first class" be established at a site selected by a vote of the people and that it be called "The University of Texas." The Agricultural and Mechanical College was to be a branch of the main university.
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