Free courses in highway construction offered
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Title
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Free courses in highway construction offered
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Description
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In 1889 the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed a law requiring every county in the state to appoint a road-master to supervise the construction of roads within the county. Very few counties had citizens with any knowledge of this practical science. Through the initiative of Professor James M. Porter, Lafayette offered a course in Highway Construction in the second and third terms of each year. Free tuition was offered to one applicant from each county in the State, having a common-school education and recommended by the Superintendent of Schools of his county.' (Skillman, Vol. 2, p. 62-63)
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Identifier
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MR87
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Date
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1889-01-01
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Subject
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Civil Engineering
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Bibliographic Citation
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Skillman, 1932
