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[ University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ]
"The university’s origins date to 1899 when the Island Board of Public Education offered $15,000 a year to any town that would invest a matching amount in creating a normal school. Fajardo accepted the proposal and the Normal Industrial School was…
Torre de la Universidad de Puerto Rico,
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, at Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. A carillon was installed at the tower on Oct. 1st, 1939, at a cost of $21,319.22 which was raised by popular contribution among the student body and friends of the institution.
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, P. R.
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, P. R., with its magnificent Tower and Carillon and well kept campus, compares favorably with the best of its kind in the world, and is positively the best in the Antilles.
