The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-17
1ENING TMEGRAPHPHIA ADELPHA WEDNESDAY JULY IT. 1857

regular Church Of England establiabuoont
thereby defeating the liberal character which
the original founders had desired to impart to
II. These difficulties eliminated in 1870
when an act was passed forfeiting The obaris,,
and funds Of the College, and creating anew
institution, with the title of tGThe TIn}va.s;,,,
Of Pennsylvania of which the Rev. Dr.. John
Ewing was made Provost. Liberal grants ont n
the conhscated estates Of the Royalists were
gwen the new institution, and all the
Offices and professorships were reflled Rnt
DR.. Smith was not disposed TO aoauiesee in
such measures; so in 1889 he procured the
passage of an act reinstating the trustees and
faculty Of the old college in all their estates
and privileges. DR.. Smith again became Pro-
vost, and the two institutions battled against
each other for period of two years. In 1871
the old college finally sucoumbed, and, by an
act of the Legislature, the two institutions
were then blended in one. DIR. Smith was
unable to procure his reappointment as Pro-
vOst, and he retired from all connection with
the college, towards the success Of which he
had contributed so much. He continued, how
ever, in the receipt of an annuity of Gl00
until his death, in 1903.
DR.. Ewing, the new Provost, was a native of
Maryland and a graduate of Princeton, and
enjoyed high reputation for his attainnents
in the classics, metaphysics, and natural
science. From the year 1759'until his death
he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Since that time the Office of Provost has been
held by the Rev. DR.. John Mcdowell, from 1906
to 1910; the Rev. Dr. John Andrews, from $40
to 1873; the Rev. DR.. Frederick Beasley, from
1918 to 1928; Bishop William II. Delaney,
from 1928 to 1884 the Rev. DR.. John Ludlow,
from 1884 to 1852; the Rev. DR.. Henry We
thake, from 1854 to 1859; and the Rev. Daniel
r. Goodwin d. D., elected in 1860.
On the union of the two rival institutions in
179l department of law was added to the
University, but previous to 1852 there was
only one professor, and at times the lectures
were entirely interrupted. In 1852 the Law
School was established in its present form,
and the number of professors increased to
three. The Hon. George Sharswood, now
President Judge OF the District Court of this
city, had been elected Professor Of Law in 1850.
He was continued in his position, and Peter
Mccall, Esq, and Z. Spencer Miller, ESQ.,,
were selected to fill the new professorships.
Mr.. Mccall subsequently retired, and p. Penn
berton Morris, Esq, was appointed to the
vacancy thus created.
The largest graduating class in the College,
previous to the Revolutionary War; was that of
1771, which numbered IA members. The
next class fell to members, and from that
period until the union of the two institutions
the graduating classes were quite small. The
largest classes since then have been those
of 1921, with "a members; 1922, with 26 mem
bers; and 184l, with 81 members. The last
general catalogue issued was in 1949, when
the institution had completed the first century
of its existence. This contained the names of
1l20 graduates. Since that time the graduat-
ing classes have averaged about 20 in number,
so that the alumni of the Literary Department
number about 1850 in all. A new general cata-
logue is now in course of preparation.
The present condition of the different de-
partments is shown in the following statement
which gives thenumber of students for l966-67,
as compared with 1865-66:-