The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-12

The SEAT OF HARVARD COLLEGE Cam
bridge came near being the seat OF government of
Massachusetts, instead ofits neigIbor Boston, but
Tor some reason Gov. Winthrop saw fit to remove
to the peninsula of Boston, and made that tho seat
OF his colonial rule. Perhaps as remuneration for
this loss to Cambridge at that time called Newton,
il was determined TO locate the college at this place
IN 1865. Ever from that time, seven years after the
settlement Of The town. the place was called Cam
bridge in honor Of the college which was intended
@ be modelled after that OF Cambridge, England
The college was founded by Mr. John Harvard of
Charestown, who gave for the purpose the muniii-
ceat sum- for those times, Of fS00 in consideration
OF which the University received the name of the
donor Government gave a sum nearly as large to
the college az the time. The graduates Of
Cambridge paid an additional honor TO John Har-
vard by erecting handsome monument to his me-
mory in 1928.
Harvard College is the Oldest. and probably the
best endowed of the hundred colleges Of our land,
i usualy has smaller number OF students than
Yale College, New Haven. The college grounds
cover fourteen acres. that principally covered
with forest trees. The buildings include seven
large halls, Of stone brick. Massachusetts Hall
was erected in 1920; Harvard Hall in 1865. The
last hall erected was Gore, or Library Hail. which
is an elegant building, Of stone and contains the
large and valuable college library containing more
than 10000 volumes. In the department Of Anne
ricaR History this library is uBequaIed in the
world. A law school was attached to Harvard Uni
versity in 1917.
There also medical and divinity schools in
grated upon it. From the last school came out the
candidates to fill the Unitarian pu.pits of New Eng
land More recently still, scientific school has
been added TO the college by the gift of one Of our
merchant princess" Hon. Abbot Lawrence, who
is now gaining fresh laurels for himself and his
country at the Court Of Great Britain.
The names Of the presidents Of Harvard College,
with the date of their entering upon the duties Of
laatR ,l1.n r n II
1910; Rev. Charles Channcy, 1854 Mr.. c.. had
previnisly been pastor of the irt church in S,iIn-
ate; Rev. Leonard Hoar, 1872; Rev. Uriah Oakes,
1878; Rev. John Rogers, 1852; Increase Mather,
D. ID 1856; Rev. Samuel Willard, I70l J; Hon.
John Leverett, l70S (; Rev. Benjamin WadswOrth,
l725; Rev. Edward Holyoke, 1877; Rev. Samuel
Locke, ID. d.. lT0; Samuel Langdon, d. D
| l774; Rev. Joseph Willard, 1881; Rev. Samll.
| Wehher, d. ], , 1900; Rev. John r. Kirkland, D.
ID, 1910; Hon. J'sali Quincy, 1929; Rev. Edward
Everett, d. d., 1916 /; Hon, Jared Sparks, tht
present presiding officer, 1919.
| Another Thing that distinguished the city Of Cam
bridge, is Mount Auburn Cemetery, which I,
| mostly located within It's borders. This model o
all cemeteries that have heen laid aut in our coul-
try, was dedicated in 1881 at which time an appra-
PIRATE address delivered by The late Mr. Justice
Story. The grounds arc most wild anil picturesque
ny nature, and seem to have been formed for a
quiet rest for the dead.
The grounds were formerly called Sweet Au-
burn," and embraced about 100 acres. Cambridge
was considerably celebrated in The times Of the
Revolution as the headquarters of Gen. Washing.
ton at the breaking out of the war. The venerable
mansion that was then the home Of the Father oi
his country, is occupied as is well known, by
| the poet LOngCellow. The Washington Elm at the
head Of the Common, where the raw troops werr
| first drawn up into line, and where Whiiefied
| earlier preached, is matter of interest 10 the
stranger. Cambridge is properly divided into Ihre
| divisions Cambrdgeport, and East
| Cambridge, or Leehmere Point, which last is one
seat of the courts Of the county OF RIddlesex Cam.
bridge entire has l6 churches. several hanks and
insurance offices, newspaper, celebrated obser-
vatory and powerful telescope, a branch railroad
| which has just been opened to old Cambridge
! The east division is also to have large and spa
| cious hotel the coming season. Cambridge, again
Is Tlvalling Brighton cattle market, and is get
| ung notoriety as race ground.
| Cambridge is principally manufacturing city
sending forth continually such products as cars, or
gans, glass, bricks, ropes books, ETC. 1t IL princi
| pally distinguished as a manHlaciory of mind
The population of This place was, in 1887, 1851
| 1t is now not far from 10000. Cambridge becam,
| city in 1916, and is now rapidly increasing il
| wealth and population, and may be destined er,
| long to come under the wing of Boston. and mak
part Of the great metropolis of New England
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