8
OUR COLLEGES.
Tic 1'rlnrlpal Educational InsUtu
lions of ttie United States.
Retches of Partmouth, Eutfrers, Dick
inson, Georgetown, "Williams,
Union, Washington, and
Bowdoin Colleges
"We resume tlie subject of American Col
Vgs to-day, with sketches of the following
prominent institutions:
Dartmouth College,
located at Hanover, N. II., was established in
the year 170'!), hut had its origin in an Indian
charity school, which was first opened at Leba
non Connecticut, some year3 before, by the
Jtev. Elcazer Wheelock, D. D. Dr. Wheelock,
who was a distinguished scholar in his day,
Jmd in 1743, taken several pupils under hia
are' and instruction, among them being a
young Wohegan Indian, Samson Occom by
name. His success with the latter was so
great that he was induced to found an Indian
missionary school for the education of native
teachers. In 1754 Joshua Moor gave a house
and two acres of land for the purposn, and the
institution, which prospered greatly, was long
known as Moor's Indian Charity School. A
portion of the funds by which it was supported
were collected by Occom in England, and de-
osited with a Board of Trustees, of which
xrd Dartmouth, an eminent English states
man, was President. The school was subse
quently removed to Hanover, N. II., that it
might be nearer the native tribes for whose
benefit it was carried on. On its removal to
this point, in 1769, a charter giving it the-title
f a College was granted by Governor Went
worth. The institution, as thus organized,
received the name of Dartmouth, after its
English patron. The trustees of the Indian
chool fund were at first opposed to the ool
legiate establishment, so that for a time the
two were kept separate.
In 1770 Dr. "Wheelock removed to the new
locality with hiB pupils, and the future college
was permanently located in the midst of an
almost unbroken wilderness. A two-story log
building was erected, and in 1771 the first
lass, numbering 4 members, was graduated.
One of its members was John Wheelock, the
on and successor of the President. Dr.
lileazer Wheelock died in 1779, and his son
was summoned from his command in the Revo
lutionary army to take his place. This he
retained until his dismissal by the Trustees,
in 1815, having, in 1782, visited England and
the Netherlands and obtained a considerable
aum of money in behalf of the institution. In
the meantime the College was one of the most
prosperous in the country. The graduating
classes of 1778 and 1779 numbered 17 members
each; that of 1791 had 41 members; that of
1801, of which Daniel Webster was a member,
30; and that of 1811, 54.
In 1815 the Trustees removed Dr. John
Wheelock from the Presidency, on account of
religious and other difficulties. From this
action arose the famous Dartmouth College
ease, in which Daniel Webster commenced his
illustrious career as a oonstitutional lawyer.
Many of the people of the State were out
raged by this proceeding; an appeal to the
Legislature was made; and in 1810 a new cor
poration was created, and the property of the
institution vested in it. The old Board of
Trustees, with Daniel Webster acting as their
counsel, resisted this, and having carried the
ase to the Supreme Court of the United States,
in 1B19 obtained a judgment reinstating them
in their rights, and forever settling the ques
tion of the inviolability of chartered privileges
Since the ejectment of Dr. Wheelock, the ollice
f President has been filled by the following:
Kv. Francis Urown, D. L, Irom 1810 to 18:20;
Bev. Daniel Dana, D. D., from 1820 to 1821
Eev. Bennet Tyler, D. D., from 1822 to 1828;
Jtev. Nathan Lord, D. D., from 1828 to 1863,
when his resignation was brought about by
liis unfriendly .bearing towards the Uovern
ment during the civil war; and since 18G3, by
the Rev. Asa D. Smith, D. D.
A department of medicine was established
at an early period, the first class, of two mem-
here, graduating in 1798. During a late pe
riod tne number ot graduates in this depart
ent has ranged between ten and thirty.
There is also in connection with the College
the Chandler Scientifio School, embracing at
present a course ot studies in practical branches,
extending through four years. It was esta
blished in pursuance of a bequest of $50,000
ly the late Abiel Chandler, Ksq.. of Walpole,
.H. Thefirst class of "Bachelors of Science,"
numbering four members, was graduated in
1854. bince then it has been very prosperous,
the class of 1858 having as many as twenty
members.
The grant of lands made by Congress for the
establishment of an Agricultural College in the
State has been accepted by the Legislature of
Hew Hampshire, and it is expected that this
department will be opened next fall, in regular
vmciai connection wuu me college.
The present available and productive en
iowment of the institution, independent of
the Congressional grant, is about $225,000,
The different libraries contain about 38,000
volumes, cince i.so, tne graduating classes
ef the Department of Arts have averaged over
SO members, ine ciass oi itai nad 70 mem
bers, while In that or 1842 there were 85. In
1859 there were 68 graduates. The general
catalogue oi ioo contains me names or 3412
graduates, of whom 1473 were then dead, and
1939 still living. The graduates of the
Ecientifio School at that time numbered 101 in
all, and of the Medical Department, 1040. The
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number ot siuaenis in mteuuauue during tne
1860-07. 1805-68.
...37 42
...'II 34
...63 8U
..00181 6 103
,.. 8 fl
.15 10
...14 17
..13 60 15 48
Academical Department
Juniors. .
Frenhmen
Eolentlflo Department
First Class
Heoond Class
Third Class
' Fourth Class
Totals..
208 273
Vh imnual commencement wok piaoe on
m..0j. inivlft. There were no rennByi
banians in the graduating classes of either
department,
nutctri' College,
N. J., was
established
f. i- 0r 1770. orieinating in the
Sruggles between two factions o the Reformed
Dutch Church of this country, known respeo
Svelybythenamesof the "Co, ua" and the
-rv, lnttflr were in favor of im-
.M)n.ereUw:. ; :; . flr of
KinVcaTdidates for holy orders to the Old
5T,na T.if inn. This was deemed in-
fwa. a .ohool of theology at
THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, ITOBAY.
tained in 1770, the institution reviving the
title of Queen's College. The Rev. Dr. Jacobus
R. Hnrdenburgh was chosen first President.
The differences between the two factions of the
Church were amicably disposed ofln '
chiefly through the exertions of the j'
II. Livingston, I). D., minister of ib- DotoU
Church of New York,' who was tn pointed
Professor of Divinity for the proper prepara
tion of candidates for the ministry.
The new College prospered under Dr. Ilar
denbergh's management, until his death in
1792, but from that period until 1807 its exer
cises were suspended. In that year, the Pro
fessorship of Divinity hold by Dr. Livingston j
was united to the College, and Dr. Livingston
became President, retaining the position until
his death in 1825. At the time the union was
effected, f 20,000 had been raisod to endow the
Divinity professorship, but so great were the
financial difficulties of the institution that it
was freqently obliged to close its doors for a
time. From 1825 to 1840 tho position of Pre
sident and Divinity professor was lllled by an
eminent divine by tho name of Philip Mille-
deler, who retired from active duty in laao.
At this time, the exercises of the institution
were suspended. But its friends made another
effort in its behalf, three Professorships in
Thelogy were established on a small founda
tion, a faculty of letters wa3 organized, and
the name changed to Rutgers College.
From 1840 to 1850 the 1'residency was neia
by the Hon. A. Bruyn Hasbrouck, LL.D.,
and in the latter year, the Hon. Theodore Fre
linghuysen resigned the Chancellorship of the
University of the City of New York, to accept
the position. The present incumbent is the
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Kev. William u. campoeii, v. v., uu.u.
The institution is now in a prosperous condi
tion again, its endowment having been in
creased within a few years past by about
$200,000. A scientifio department i3 in prac
tical operation, the course extending through
a period of three years. The catalogue for
1866-67 shows the following number of
students in attendance:
Seniors 13
Jnnlors 21
Sophomores 15
Freshmen 30 79
Scientific Hchool:
Hpeclal Students 3
(Second Clans 8
Third Class 15 20
Total 105
The annual commencement took place on
the 19th of June last.
Dickinson College,
one of the principal institutions of the Methodist
Episcopal denomination, was established at
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in the year 1783, aud
for many years was, next to the College of
New Jersey, at Princeton, the leading College
of the Presbyterians in this country. The
Hon. John DidSunson, an eminent statesman
of that period, and Dr. Benjamin Rush were
the leading spirits in the association which
originated it. In the language of the charter, it
received its name "in memory of the great
and important services rendered to his country
by His Excellency John Dickinson, Esq., Pre
sident of the Supreme Executive Council,"
and in gratitude to him for a very
liberal donation at the outset. In 1785
the Rev. Charles Nisbet, D. D., an eminent
and influential Scottish divine, arrived in this
country to occupy the Presidency of the insti
tution. But he wa3 soon discouraged by the
difficulties surrounding the position, and by
sickness in his family, so that within a year
he resigned the Presidency, intending to re
turn to Scotland. He was induced to remain.
however; and, bending all his energies to the
task before him, his labors were not unre
warded. In 1787 the first class of 9 members
graduated, and in 1792 the number of gradu
ates rose to 33. During the remainder of
President Nisbet's term, which closed with his
death m lWi, the number fluctuated, between
5 and 24.
From 1804 to 1833, when the institution was
transferred by the Presbyterians to the Metho-
aims, me rresiaency was held by the follow
ing: Rev. Robert Davis, D.D., pro tern., from
1804 to 1809; Rev. Jeremiah Atwater, D.D.,
from 1809 to 1815; Rev. John McKnight, D.D.,
pro tern., from 1815 to 1816: Rev. John M.
Mason, D.D., from 1821 to 1824; Rev. William
iNeUJ, V.D.. from 1824 to 1H2!)! and R
Samuel B. How, D.D., from 1830 to 1832
From 1816 to 1821 the Colleee was closed, in
consequence of financial embarrassments. For
a lew years previous, and for some time sub
sequently, the number of graduates averaged
about 20 per year, the class of 1829 rising to
At. president James Buchanan graduated
wuu me ciass oi i&uw, which consisted of 15
members. 'Ihe late Chief Justice Rowr H.
Taney graduated at the institution in the year
1795, and Associate Justice Robert C. Grier in
the year 1812. In these early days of its his
tory it also educated the Presidents of eleven
other Colleges, and a Bishop of the Episcopal
v.nurcn, tne lugm iev. Samuel MoCrosky,
D.D., of the Diocese of Michigan. '
ioiwiinsianding its periods or uroHrrUv.
the institution was frequently so embarrassed
that it was obliged to close its doors. At one
of those periods of depression, the trustees
transierred it to the care of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which was then about to
renew its attempts to establish a permanent
educational institution. The board of trus
tees is constituted a self-perpetuating body by
the charter, and the only ceremony necessary
wo me resignation oi tnose oi the l'resbyte
rian denomination and the election of Metho
dists in their place. At the time of the trans
jor me pruperiy consisted oi the grounds, a
single building, and a library containing some
rare and valuable works, worth altogether
aooui ?iu,uw. emce then, additional ground
has been purchased, two new bnildinira
erected, large additions made to the cabinets
of natural history, and the various librari
connected with the institution inoreased to
about 26,000 volumes. The entire property is
now worth about $150,000, and is burdened
with a debt of $30,000.
"Ihe Kev. John P. Dnrbin. D. D.. one of the
most eminent and popular divines in the de
nomination, was elected President under the
new management, retaining the position until
uut ue ueemea an
iw,uuu indispensable to its success, and
wouia not consent to the reoTwnimr of tha in
stitution until at least 4.r. 000
and paying interest. But on the faith of a
subscription of $50,000. only half of which was
HUH in I X n . r .. , - -
. ,---"" b ui members was erada-
"r nm.8in? "31. The old financial
tS 8 then returned, but were, in
eSrSLS? ?' -aolarshipsana
mTS 4 A 1 " 'uua w the institution
... . Tm, l BT,T. :-$ZZ Past year, however,
t tZ r i rZ lu0 f 125,000 in behalf
fhe Church and the oLinSnttlt.Ki
no
longer be impeded as it has been In tl,
been m the
vast
cince me resiguanuu 01 me
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Rv Tl. Ti..
Vln the Presidency has been filla v .v.
1 hilt,
Bishop Robert Emory, D. D. 1845-184h.
Rev. km T. Peck, D. I). (1848-18&2) Ka the!
Rev. Charles Collins, D. D. (1852-1860); and
is now held by the Rev. Herman M. Johnson,
D. D. Its present prosperous financial con
dition is in great measure owing to the exer
tions of the latter, who filled the Professorship
of Philosophy and English Literature from
1850 to his accession to the Presidency in 1860.
After the transfer, the whole number of
students soon rose to 100, fluctuating between
that point and 130, until the introduction of
the scholarship scheme,' after which the
highest number attained was 178. At the
out break of the war, nearly half the students
were swept away at once, and during its con
tinuance the operations of the institution were
interfered with more or lesB, owing to its
proximity to the disturbed locality of the Cum
berland valley. The largest class graduated
was that of 1858, which numbered 35. In the
general catalogue of 1864 we find the names
of 988 graduates, of whom 292 were then de
ceased, and 696 living.
From 1835 to 1846 a Law Department was
in operation, the whole number of graduates
in that period being 35. This department has
recently been reorganized. A Biblical and
Scientific Department are also in operation at
the present time. The number of students in
attendance during the past two years was as
follows:
1800-07. 1865-66.
Seniors 13 17
Juniors ......17 18
Hophomores 29 18
Freshmen 34 35
Totals 93 88
Law Department 6
Biblical Department 12
Boientlllo Department ....15
Grand Total 1'25
The Annual Commencement occurred on the
27th of June last. The only graduate from
Philadelphia was William II. Wahl.
Georgetown College.
This is the principal collegiate institution of
the catholic Church in this country, and is
located in Georgetown, D. C. Its origin dates
back to the year 1785, when several prominent
Catholic gentlemen, chief among whom was
the Rev. John Carroll, afterwards the first
Archbishop of Baltimore, projected the esta
blishment of "An Academy at Georgetown.
Potowmao River, Maryland." The first build
ing was erected in 1789, and in 1792 the.schools
were opened. In 1798 it was raised to the rank
of "The college of Georgetown," and in May,
1815, Congress created it a regular University.
In May, 1851, a Medical Department was opened
in Washington, in connection with the insti
tution. In addition to this there is practically
a military department, tho students being pro
vided with arms and accoutrements by the
General Government, and engaging in military
exercises once a week. There is a large and
well-furnished Astronomical Observatory at
tached to the College, and a library containing
30,000 volumes.
The whole number of "graduates since the
fonndation of the College is about 2000. In
1854 the students in attendance numbered 260,
of whom 64 were in the Senior Department,
97 in the Junior Department, and 99 in the
Preparatory School. In 1866 there were 41
students in the Senior Department, 49 in the
Junior, 173 in the Preparatory, and 75 in the
Medical School a total or d.Ja. The present
President of the College is the Kev. Bernard
A. Maguire, S. J.
William College.
is located at Williamstown, Mass., in one of
the most romantio places in the couutry-
The college buildings are situated on rising
hills, at the base of Saddleback, which is per
haps the grandest mountain elevation in the
State. Williamstown is near the northern end
of Berkshire county, the region round about
it being remarkable for the natural beauty of
its Bcenery. The College owes its name and
origin to Colonel hphraim Williams, a valiant
soldier of the Old French War, who had often
contested with his foes the possession or the
neighboring country. By his will, he left all
his property in Massachusetts to the founda
tion of a free school in a township which was
to receive the name of Williamstown. The
lands were sold and the proceeds properly in
vested, and in 1750 a school-house was
erected. lhis building is now Known as
West College. The Rev. Ebenezer Fiteh, an
eminent scholar and divine, who had for
several years "been a tutor in Yale College,
was appointed preceptor. In 1793 the Legis
lature granted $4000 to the institution for the
purchase of books and apparatus, and gave it
the title and present privileges of Williams
College. Fitch was elected President, and at
the first commencement, held in 1795, a olass
of 4 members was graduated. In 1796 the
College received a new grant of lands from the
state, and its prosperity for many years was
uninterrupted. The class of 1798 contained
M members, In that of 1804 there were 38,
and in that of 1811. 34. The establishment of
Amherst College in 1821. however, drew off
many of its students for the time. It was not
until 1847 that a class of 38 members was
again graduated. Since that period the num
ber of graduates has averaeed about 50 per
year, the largest class being that of 1854,
win tn comamea t2 members.
litch's Presidency closed in 1815. His suc
cessors were the Rev. ZeDhaniah Swift Moore,
D. D., from 1815 to 1821; the Rev. Edward
Dorr Griffin, D. D., from 1821 to 1836: and the
present incumbent, the venerable Mark Hop
kins, D. D., LL. D., who was inaugurated in
looo. unaer their administration the College
has steadily increased in its resources and the
number of its Btudents. Throuch the exer
tions of Dr. Hookins. Astronomical and
Meteorological observatories have been erected,
and weU supplied with apparatus. In the
museum are deposited two bas-reliefs from
Nineveh, a present from Mr. Layard. Seve
ral new buildings have recently been erected,
among them a handsome edifice for the cabinet
belonging to the Lyceum of Natural History,
and another for the Chemical Department ana
Gymnasium. For the latter the College is in
debted to the liberality of the Hon. J. Z. Good-
ricn, oi btookbridge, and for the former to tne
late Nathan Jackson, Esq., of New York.
The number of regular graduates up to ana
including those of 1866 has been 2098, of
whom 005 are deceased and 1493 still living.
During the past two years the number of stu
dents in attendance waa as follows:
1806-67.
1805-60.
Seniors M 50
47
Junlora 50
Hopliomores 88
61
48
81
Freshmen 60
Totals.
180
The annual commencement takes place on
Wednesday, the 31st of July. In the graduat
ing class there are four Pennsylvaniaus, two
of whom, H. C. Miller and Franklin F. Bhat
tuck, are residents of Philadelphia.
Union College
located at Schenectady, In the State of New
York, received its charter in the year 17JJ,
from the Regents of the University, a boay
created in 1784, for the express purpose 01
chartering and superintending collegiate insti-
tutions in the State. The '"J
starting the institution was g"i" w
by the exertions of General Philip Schuyler.
I A .nw .a -iu) i,ml
been a movemnui.
I - -" J - MJDIV , , ....
I towards establishing a.seat of learning at this
I P bat the disturbed (State of Aflulis resu
Ing from the Revolutionary War had thwarted
it for the time. Thefirst President was John
Blair Smith a brother of William Stanhope
Smith, President of the College of New Jersey,
at Princeton, and a noted revivalist preacher.
I re v ion s to hi8 assuming the Presidency of
Union College, he had been President of
Hampden bidner College, in Virginia, and
Philadelphia, to which latter charge ho re
turned, on resigning his position in 1799.
Jonathan Edwards, a son of the celebrated
divine of that name, occepied the Presidency
from 1799 to 1801, when he was succeeded by
the Rev. Jonathan Maxcy, who had previously
been President of Brown University, and sub
sequently held a similar position in the Col
lege of South Carolina.
In 1804 the Rev. Eliphalet Nott was chosen
President, being then in his thirty-first year.
At this time the institution had a very small
endowment and but few students. The State
authorities, however, in 1814, sanctioned the
raising of a fund of $200,000 by lottery, and
tbe number of students in attendance soon
began to increase. Throughout Dr. Nott's
long Presidency, the College was one of the
most popular in the country, although its
nnmljers suffered considerably by reason of
the Rebellion, and have not yet recovered their
former average.
Dr. Nott died on the 29th of January, 1866,
after a service of nearly sixty-two years. He
was suoceeded by the Rev. Laurens P. Uickok,
D. D., who for several years previously had
been the acting President, on account of the
bodily infirmities of the venerable President.
The number of graduates to date is 4038.
In addition to these, about 1200 students have
been at different times connected with the
University or partial course. The attendance
during the past two years has been as follows:
1800-07. 1865-Cfl.
Seniors :) 71
Juniors H5 59
Hophomores 27
Frrshmen '11
Partial Courses 85
Totals 103 223
The annual Commencement takes place on
Wednesday, July 24.
Washington College,
located at Lexington, Virginia, in addition to
being the most flourishing seat of learning in
the Southern States, excepting the University
of Virginia, has recently attracted a large share
or attention, irom the fact that its pre
siding officer is the late military chieftain of
the Rebel army, General Robert E. Lee. It
originated in a classical school established in
the Valley of Virginia, by the early settlers,
before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War
In 1782 its present charter was procured, the
institution from that time to 1798 bearing the
name of Liberty Hall Academy. In 1785 the
Legislature of Virginia presented to George
Washington one hundred shares in the James
River Navigation Company, to be applied by
him as he might desire, as he was unwilling to
receive the gilt except upon the condi
tion that he 6hould be at liberty to devote it
to some public purpose. By his will, the
stock was vested in the Liberty Hall Academy,
which then received the name of Washington
Academy, and subsequently of Washington Col
lege. It no w y lelds the institution the yearly in
tereet on $50,000. A subsequent endowment of
$2.3,000 was received rrom the State "Society
of Cincinnati," an association of Revolutionary
officers. In 1826 a further endowment of
$40,000 was received from the estate of John
Robinson, of Rockbridge county, another
Revolutionary soldier.
In the spring of 1861, the College being then
in a very flourishing condition, its operations
were interrupted by the outbreak of the Re
hellion, and for a time altogether suspended.
Most of the Btudents entered a military organi
zatlon which was connected for four years
with the famous "Stonewall Brigade," winning
from its first commander, General Stonewall
Jackson, the designation of "more than brave
young men." In June, 1864, while the town
of Lexington was in possession of General
Hunter's forces, the College buildings were
considerably damaged, the chemical and phi
losophical apparatus destroyed, and the greater
portion of the libraries scattered to the winds
In the summer of 1865 the Trustees resolved
upon repairing the fortunes of the institution,
and with that object in view hit upon the
happy expedient of calling General Robert
E. Lee to the Presidency. General
Lee had the good sense to accept
this offer, and at once entered upon the
discharge of his duties. Five new professor
ships were established, and the course of study
extended so as to embrace those scientifio
studies which satisfy the material require
ments of the country at the present day. A
considerable sum of money was also added to
its former endowment, through the generosity
of its friends, both North and South. The
ravages made upon the Library were repaired
to some extent by Mr. Rathmell Wilson, of
Philadelphia, who donated a large number of
rare and valuable books formerly belonging to
his brother, the late Thomas B. Wilson. In
October of last year, a Law Department was
established for the first time, by adopting the
"Lexington Law School," a private institu
tion which, for the previous eighteen years,
had been conducted by Professor John W.
Brockenbrough, LL.D.
The system of instruction adopted in the
College differs from that in vogue in the
Northern States, the institution . embracing,
like tbe University of Virginia, a number of
"schools," each of which is presided over by
a particular Professor, and devoted to a special
branch of study. On those who complete the
course in a certain number of schools, attain
ing in each a respectable grade of scholarship,
the degree of "Bachelor of Arts" or "Bache
lor of Philosophy" is conferred; while those
who give evidence of distinguished attainments
are honored with the degree of "Master of
Arts."
The whole number of students in attend
ance during the year 1865-66 was 146; and
during the year 1866-67 the number rose to
399, of whom 23 wew in the School of Law a
marked tribute to the popularity of General
Lee with the people of the Southern States.
In addition to this section of the country,
there was present during the year just closed
one representative from Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Massachusetts, Kansas, aud California,
each. The annual Commencement took plaoe
on tbe 27th of June.
Bowdoin College,
located at Brunswick, Maine, was chartered by
the Legislature of Massachusetts, of which
Maine then formed a dependency, in the year
1794. Its original endowment consisted of
five townships of unsettled land. To this was
added $6800 in land and money by the Hon.
James Bowdoin, a son of the Governor Bowdoin
from whom the institution took its name. In
1801 the Rev. Joseph McKeen, D. D., was
elected President, and in 1802 he opened tbe
College, with the assistance of one Professor,
in a small building which served as his resi
dence, in addition to accommodating the stu
dents. In 1806 the first class, of seven mem
bers, graduated. In 1807 the institution suf
fered a great loss in the death of President
McKeen. He was succeeded by the Rev. Jesse
Appleton, D. D., who held the office until
ltil', The next iaovuabe&t was the fier. Wil
JULY 19, 18G7.
liam Allen. D. D.. who had been President of
Dartmouth University. The lalter hald the
portion from 1620 to 1839. In 181.
however, the College encountered diffi
culties similar to those which at one time
beset Dartmouth. The President was then re
moved by an act of the Legislat ure of Maine,
but he was reinstated by a decision of Justice
etory, iu the United States Circuit Court,
guaranteeing the Institution the exercise of
11s corporate rights. In ISo'J the Kev. Leon
ard Woods, D. I)., a profound theologian and
writer, was called to the Presidency, which he
retained until his resignation in 180l. in
May, 1867, the Rev. Samuel Harris, D. D.,
who was for twelve years a professor in the
theological seminary at Bangor, assumed the
Presidency, to which he was elected a few
months previously. In 1821, a medical school
was established in connection with the Col
lege.
Bowdoin Collppn ban boon in n. varv flnnriRh-
ing condition for many years, although its
prosperity was somewhat interfered with by
ine late civil war. In the graduating class of
1825 there were 37 students; In that of 1837,
42; in that of 1843, 48; in that of 1857, 50; and
.u Him 01 lew, 04. In 1829 there were 45
medical graduates; since whioh time this de
partment has not been as prosperous as before.
In the general catalogue of 1864 we find the
names of 1612 gradates of the academic de
partment, of whom 387 were then deceased
?nd, , V Uvin8- The medical graduates in
1804 had amounted to 867, of whom only 117
were then deceased. During the east two
years the following number of students have
been in attendance:
. 1S0O-67. 1805-00.
Penlorg 21 '21
Junior 25 29
HophomorcB 36 31
Freshmen 27121 47131
Medical School
Third year 27 27
Second year 28 20
First year 60111 56108
Totals 232 2!9
Among the distinguished graduates of Bow'
doin have been President Nathan Lord, of
Dartmouth College, Senator William P. Fes
senden, President Franklin Pierce, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Henry W. Longfellow, who was
Professor of Modern Languages in the Col
lege from 1829 to 1835, when he waa trans
ferred to a similar post in Harvard; ex-Governor
Alpheus Felch, of Michigan; the Rev.
Dr. Daniel It. Goodwin, Provost of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; William II. Allen,
LL. 1)., late President of Girard College; ex-
Governor John A. Andrew, of Massachusetts;
and Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain, of
Maine.
The Annual Commencement takes plane on
Wednesday, August 7th. Maine, New Hamp
shire, and Massachusetts are the only States
represented in tne graduating class.
In a few days we shall again resume this
subject, giving accounts of the prominent in
stitutions of learning which followed the above
in the order of their establishment.
A Wife of Brlgham "Young at Chatham
our corners.
One of the wives of Brieham Younjr, Jr., is at
Stanwix Hall, Chatham Foar Corners. Columbia
countv. Tho hotel has been overrun with
curiouH people, anxious to get a glimpse at her.
She is about thirtv veara of acre and doe load
ing. She is a daughter ef a gentleninn who was
formerly a Baotlst clervmau at West Mock
bridce. loined the Mormons undpr Joe Smith,
and had charge of Ihe College at Nauvoo. She
creates a sensution about the country where she
is temporarily residing. JfougUkecpste M.agie,
July 18.
If It la Thrown In Your Teeth
That you do not keep your dental apparatus In
proper trim, it 1b your own fault, lor all the
world k nown that you might do so by vising that
matchlecs vegetable denirince, Sozodomx.
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
THE VINE BUIBT EMPOHICM,
Nos. 1 and 3 North SIXTfl Street.
JOHN O. ARRISON,
Importer, Manufacturer, and Dealer In
Every Description of
eEHTUEHEM'S FVBIflSIIINO GOODS,
Would Invite Inspection to his FINE STOCK OF
O OODI? Suitable for tbe season, selling off at moderate
prices.
apeclal attention given to the manufacture of
FINK BHIBTS AND COLLARS.
Warranted to give satlafactlon. 28 rp
PERSONS GOING OUT OF TOWN.
CALL AT SMITII'S,
NO. S28 CBESNCX ST BEET
And anpply yourselves with
STATIONERY
PORTFOLIOS,
TOURISTS' WRITIBJU DESKS,
DBEK8IHU CASES,
ClIESSHEUT,
CHECKER BOARDS, ETC
All kinds of Blank Books, Printing, Stationery
Pocket Boom, Pocket Cutlery, eto ux, very
greatly reduced prloea. 7 6 if
pATEK PHILIPPE & CO3
CELEBRATED WATCHES,
MADE EXPKEK6LY FOR
BAILEY & CO.,
NOIEAVTIIOHIZF.n AOEIVTS FOR PENf-
I A. V A A I,
A toll assortment ot
always 00 baud.
these TIMB-KKEPKR8
No. 810 CHESNUT Street.
ROPER'S NW AMERICAN
BREECII-LOADINO REPEATIIiH SHOT
UN,
f-IRINU FOUR SHOTS IN TWO SECONDS,
Using ordinary Ammunition. Manufactured by the
KOPKB KiCPEATLNQ RIFLE COMPANY, Am
herst, Massachusetts, under personal supervision of
O. M. SP&NCEB, Inventor ot the famous SPEJSCHUt
B1FX.K. Bend lor circular. Diaimlp
TAME8 E. EVANS, GUN-MAKEB, 80CTII
J hircet, above Hecond. would cull tlie attenilon ot
sportsmen to tht choice 8le tlonot UOKH K.H' THOU C
AND HOHs( new atorim'in, Flit, ami all
tlie usual selection of i IbiilNii TACKLE in ail iw
various brannlie.
If A N I Mua.r.K-IJADING OUNS altered to
Blih.KCH-UjALiJi.lui la Ilia best maimer, at the
low thl rates. 710 If
PP. W. 6. THE PET OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
P. P. W. B.
PARIS' PATENT WINHOW BOWER.
' Every boiiKekevper should have litem to (heir shut
ters: lliey supersede tueohl fashioned ribbons. Prloe,
1 wenty-Uve cents per pair, bold everywhere, aud
wholesale and retail by H K- 1'AKia,
7 WUU KfcH&XUUlDbixwt.
AUCTION SALES.
FHii.tr Ford, Auctioneer.
OLKLLAND ACQ
(Rurowwiortl to Plillln Ford Oo.).
M
AUCTION KK1U. No. MAKKKT Btreet,
JOHN B. MYERS A CO., AUCTIOFEEK3
No. ZSSand 1M MARKET Htreet.
AT PRIVATE BALK.
15 cases fine palm fans, round bandies.
It
B
Y THOMAS BIRCH SON, No. 1110CHE8-
NUT Htrent, above uievemn uuraei.
BALE OF FINE KISH1NU HODS AND TACK LB,
Un MUurlT juorninK,
At 11 n'rlnek. at I tie auction st.oro. No. 1110 Clicsnnt
street, will be sold, an Invoice of tine tront and
enerai tuning nous oi every wicv, . . uu
'isol'lake and trout flies and Inserts: hair, silk, and
hemp Hues: Iranies, eturls and books; reels, snoods,
dl)sles, landing nets, floes silk. eto. 7 18 It
s
AMUFL C. FOUD A PONS, AUCTIONEERS
No. 127 b. FOUKTli (Street,
Pales ot Real Estate. Htocks. Loans, eta., at Phils
delphla KxchauKe, every Friday at 12 o'clock, noon.
uur sates are auverllsea in all tlie daily ami several
ot the weekly newspapers, by separate handbills of
enrh property, and by pamphlet Catalan mil, one
thousand of wbicb will be Issued on Wednesday pre
ueuing cacn tai.
IttAL iJSTATK AT 1'KIVATK HASLlK.
M. GUM MET SONS, AUCTIONEERS
No. fcJ WALNUT Street
Hold Rernlar Rales or
KJCAL r.rvi AT
ATK. feTOl'KH. AND BlonrTRTTTiai IT
inc. rnnjiiir.Li'iiiA f-AtJUAlXJ HI,
Handbills of each property Issued separately. '
Woo catalogues published aud circulated, containing
full debcrlptlons of properly to be sold, as also, a par
tial list el property contained In onr Real Jiatate BecUf
lr. aud tillered at private sale.
Hales advertised dally In all tbe dally newspapers
M
THOMAS ft SONS, NOS. 139 AND 141
i B. FOURTH street.
PANCOAST & WARNOCK, AUCTIONEERS,
B'A.KKEIjB FLOUR.
Will be Rold at Anction by
POWELL A WEST,
No. 28 ISOUTH KUONT Kl'ftEEr.
104 BAURELS FLOUR,
The property of the Oovernraeal, and sold be
cause ot surplus quantify.
Hale to begiu at 11 o'clock a. M., 23.1 JULY-'
18JI7,no. r, O. L.KILBURN.
710 3t Brevet Brlg.-Oen.. A. u. u. 8.
EXCURSIONS.
fC,S FOR CAPE MAY. THE 8PLBN-
afeBK&anzazi did steamer bVK, Captain C. TAO
iVt vlkHVi V,?ke 'he "tenon's" Place on tbe CAPJS
Tbe Bt'K was built to run In tha Chesapeake Bay.
Is handsomely iHriilxlied. has line stale-room accom
modation, and titled up with everything uecessary
lor the safety and comfort ot passongBrs.
The hUK will leave CHKmNUT street Wharf or
Tutadays, Thursdays, and baturdays, returning on
alternate days.
Fare to Cnpe May, j sfl. Including carriage hlrei
Servants, 175; Chlldreu. 124.
1 '8t O. II. HUDDKLIfc
EXCURSIONS UPTHE RTVETi.
iTllfl Slllttllflffi alo.rt. K.at THHU A
Burlington aud Bristol, stopping at Klverlon, Torres
dale, Andalusia, and Beverly, each way. These
excursions leave CHKSNUT bTRKKT WIIARb'at
2 o'clock in tbe Alleruoon. Returning, leave Bristol
at o'clock. arrivlug in theclty at 6 o'clock P. H.
FARE Recursion. 40 r.U. Kach way,85o. 6 36 tea
rP" THE STEAMER ELIZA HANCOX
J.-41-L. having met with an accident to bee
Uiu. i.mtrv , will be withdrawn Irom the Wilmington,
and Chester Line for a few days to nndergo repairs.
Due notice will be given when she is ready to resume
her trips.
7 lttl L. W. BURNS, Captain.
BOARDING WANTED.
BOARD WANTED BY A YOUNG MAN,
by tbe 1st of August. Private family preferred.
Best or reference given. Address, staling terms, eto..
MUTUAL, this Ollice. 7 IS 3t
3 U M M E R TRAVEL
VIA
SOUTH PENK8TLVANIA RAILUOAB,
SHORTEST AND MOST PLEV8ANT ROUTE TO
"WILKESBARRE,
MATCH CHUNK,
KASTON,
ALLKNTOWN,
MOUNT t'ARMEt
HAiiLETON,
BETHLEHEM,
And all points In the
LEHIGH MAHAFOY, AND
WYOMING VALLEYS
Commodious Cam, Smooth Track. FtneRoenery.and,
Excellent Hotels are tbe specialties ot inla route.
Throuvb to Wllkesbarre aud Mauch Chunk without
change of cars.
EXCURSION TICKETS,
From Fhlladelphla to Principal Points, issued frem
tbe T1CKK1 OFFICES ONLY, at Reduced Kates, oa
Saturdays, good to return till Monuay evenlnir.
IXCURfclON TICKETS TO WIUCiaBARRB.
Good for I t N DAYS, Issued any day.
Through Trains leave tbe Depot. BRRKS and
AM liKIC'AN (streets, at Tit A. M., 1U0 P. M., aud 5 20
P. M.
For particulars see Time Table in dally papers.
ELLIS CLARK, General Auent.
Philadelphia, July 1, 187. ' k
Tickets sold and Baggage Checked through to the
principal points at Mann's North Perinsy IvauU Bag.
gage Express Ollice, No. 106 S. FIFTH St. 7 -im
Camp meeting;
VINELAND, HEW JEBNET, '
COMHENCIXa tVF.DNKMDAT. JVW 17.
WEST JEBSET BAILBOAD LINE
Leave foot of MARKET Btrest (Upper Ferry), as
follows, commencing July 17, 17:
asVp liu,AJS1' A 9 00 M" 100 ' M-
RETURNINQ TRAINS.
LEAVE VINELAND FOR PHILADELPHIA At
', IS A. M 8-78 A. (.. 8' 111 p. M., aud viS P. M.
.XCUBH10XM TiCKK'lci.good any time during the
Canip.,1-74. WM. J. SB.WJULU
7 lt K't buperlnleudent. '
gAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Tbe Fidelity Insurance, Trust and 8r
Deposit Company, for tne Mar
lLeeplne; of iinuds, Stocks, sued
Other Valuables.
CAPITAL 900,009
DIKBCTOttM,
19. B. BROWNE.
EDWARD W. CLARK.
ALEXANDER H-fciNilV
H. A. CALDWELL.
CLARENCE IL CLARK,
JOHN WELfcSH,
J. G1LL1NU1IAM FELL.
HENRY C. GLUaOJ.
CHARLES MA('ALtJTK.l.
Office In the Fire proof liuildiug of ihe Philadelphia
National Bank, CltEtsN UT btreut above Fourth
This Company ecelves on deposit, and (iUAilAw,
TEEM IHE BAFK KEKPINU O VALUABLE
upon the following rates year, Tlti
Coupon Bouda....... .......! per IIOM
ReglHtered Bouds and becurillea..H oents per linos
Oofa Coin or Bullion -.................i-i,p,r J,
Silver Colu or Bullion. f)B, f ,J
Gold orhllver Plate II uer sill
Cash Boxes or small tin boxes of Bankers; BrukSnt
CapitallHls, etc., contents unknown to the Aimuilm
and liability limited, a year. wmipauyv
'I he Company oders for RENT (renter exrlnslvnlY
holding the key) HAFEH INfcSlDK ITtJVA ULTti fJ
foraHUm4U',W,'lU ett, ccordlu to Sii i!&
tXiupons and Interest Collected for one per cent.
lnu-rest allowed on Money Deposit.
This Company ta aulhorlBed to receive and execute
Trusts of every description. execute
KEEP THEM AT HAND t
PATENTED Uth MONTH, I860,
712bu9p
OOMFOOHB 13
Jyr CAMPHOR TROCHES.S.
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