The executive committee of the school deeded the grounds to the State of Nebraska in June 1867,[REF] making it the first state-supported college in Nebraska on June 20, 1867, with the first classes held on October 24, 1867.
The State of Nebraska established the Nebraska State College System by statute in 1978, and Peru State College was placed by statute under the control of the new governmental body at the same time [REF].