I have been researching college calendars from the 1890s and have found that their semesters are very different from most "modern" semesters in the United States. Here are two examples: Texas, Bryn Mawr
My question is this: did all colleges operate under this system, or did some begin their semesters in August and end them in December, as many do now? I'd like to know the history of the college semester system in the United States.