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The Faculty feel themselves fully justified in stating, that at no previous
period in the history of the institution, have the opportunities both for
impacting and receiving instruction, been equal to what they are at present.
They believe that there is no department, into which manifest improvements
have not been introduced, and that in all that relates to the cultivation of
the intellect, the community have good reason to be satisfied with the
present condition of the
There are few parents who do not feel much more solicitous about the moral
culture, than the intellectual attainments of their children; and any
instructor may be regarded as eminently unfaithful in the discharge of his
duties, to whom the morals and manners of his pupil are not subjects of
paramount concern. To what extent our labors have been or may be successful
in these respects, it is impossible to determine. We can conscientiously
assure you, however, that there is no collegiate institution in the country,
to which our acquaintance extends, in which we believe greater pains are
taken by the Faculty, and certainly none where the
Our secluded situation is not without its disadvantages, but they are
believed to be more than counterbalanced by the safeguards which the
To maintain a tippling house within two miles of the
Extravagant habits ordinarily tend to the hindrance of all improvement,
intellectual and moral; and the deleterious effect is by no means confined
to the individual who is the subject of them. It is impossible to preserve
young men in all cases from indiscretions of this character. So carefully
have these evils been guarded against, however, that no parent can suffer
from them, who is faithful to the college, the community, his son, or
himself. The
The Revised Statute "concerning the
The Faculty have full confidence that these salutary provisions will meet with your hearty concurrence. To enable you to act intelligently and efficiently, we will transmit at the middle and end of each session, such a statement of the progress of your son in learning, and of his moral deportment as will enable you to form and communicate to him, your opinion of his fidelity to himself and to you. We beg leave to assure you that no influence can be brought to bear upon the young with so much promise of a favorable result, as advice, expostulation, encouragement, or admonition from the paternal roof.
In behalf of the Bursar and the merchants here, we have especially to request, that you will notify the former forthwith, if you desire that your son may be permitted to contract debts on credit, that notice and permission may be given accordingly, and the obligations consequently incurred, be rendered your own.
Since the commencement of the session (a period of 21 weeks)
His general deportment very good.
His relative gradation of scholarship in his class is considered very respectable in the ancient Languages and Mathematics, good in English Grammar and very good in History
Each student is required to attend prayers thirteen times, recitations fifteen times, and Divine worship once each week. All absences, whether unavoidable or not, are recorded. A very simple calculation, therefore, will enable you to ascertain the precise proportion of duties performed and omitted.
With respect to the necessary expenses of a student, THE FACULTY concur
entirely in the opinion expressed by the