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Walters, Norma J. – 1986
The Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) granted public land to the states to establish agricultural and mechanical colleges. The land grant concept of bringing the services of the colleges to the farmers and mechanics was implemented by the Hatch Act (1887). Other important acts were the Second Morrill Act (1890), which gave monetary supplements to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
