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You. 6. College Station, Tex., April, 1899. No. 7.
WELCOME ADDRESS TO THE RAILWAY CLUB BY
L. L. FOSTER.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Railway Club:—
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
was established in pursuance of an Act of Congress, ap
proved July 2, 1862. On April 17th, 1871—just twenty-
eight years ago yesterday—the Legislature formally ac
cepted the provisions of the Act of Congress for its es
tablishment; on Oc -1 - 4th, 1876, its doors were opened for
the reception of students, and for 22 1-2 years it has been
engaged in doing the work it was established to perform.