Middletown transcript., 1872-04-27
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American Colleges.

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Having reviewed, on a previous occn.
sion, the catalogues OF Harvard, Yale.
Dartmouth, aud Amherst Colleges, por-
nit me 10 notice some Of tho remaining
announcements Of American literary in
ssutions now lyirs before me.
Brown University, organized in !7Gi.
locate. at Providence. Rhode Island. aud
governed by a Corporation and Board Of
Trustees. largely representing the Baptist
denomination, will be wisely directed by
It's newly elected, and lcsrned Prcsidout,
Rev. Ezekiel Gilman Robinson, D. D.
At the close Of the present collegiate year,
hc will be installed The former Presi-
dent. Rev. Alexis Caswell. d. d. H. J..
d. having resigned. II was never more
fourishing than at the present time. With
such professors. as Albert Hardness. PHI
d. l.. l.. u. Professor Of the Greek Lam
guagc and Literature; John l.. Lincoln.
j.. l.. ID Professor Of tho Latin and
German languages; Samuel s. Greene,
l.. l.. d.. Professor OF Natural Philos-
ophy and Astronomy; and others.
thorough instruction can be secured. Sew
cntccn students represent the State Of
Connecticut; Of these. seven hail from
Mystic Bridge. The total number Of
students in the Institution is 900. Tho
University Library is in tho lower por-
ton Of Manning Hall, and contains 3s.-
900 volumes. In Rhode Island Hall, the
visitor will notice respectable collection
Of portraits of Charles IL, from whom
Rhode Island derived her charter. and Of
Catherine, his queen \ marble bust Of
the late President Wayland also graces
tho Hall
Leaving the Gourishing city of Provi-
dcnce, with its population Of Gs.0oo.
founded in l6i3. 10y Roger Williams. LEI
US glance at the workings Of an eminent
literary institution situated in the north
western portion Of Massachusetts,, from
which Commonwealth I" the Infamous
Korah of New England" called by
Rev Cotton Mathcr--wns banished For
ty years afterwards, having acquitted
; himself SO laudably }, this divine acknowl-
edged tina, Roger " had the root OF the
matter in him"
Williams College, chartered in 1893.
; is delightfully."- situated in Willamstown,
Mass New York aud New dorsey con-
0 tribute GS of tho l4l etulcn,s now snjourn-
ing there
10 the outside world, the Indication o
. collegiate success is in lengthy roll o.
student. but to those concerned in thu
n management of ,hese Institutions an hon
ored President, heavy endowmcu,s and ;
| competent corps Of Professors and In
structors are considered If tho frs, i'm
h portancc. Although Miiilam, has snnl
a number of students. in comparison viii
some colleges preyior'ly enumerated, thi
, institution has wide reputation; au,
v when We consider that the renowned Rev
: Mark Hopkins. y. D. l.. l. u. has long
4 been its efficient President, enc cannot b
Q surprised at the influence which il exert
u in our country. BY n hayslack in the vi
I cinity. four students originated :" Th
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d Foreign Missions, which has grown with
C in half century TO sueh hugo proper
!. tons, that it has its ramiiicalions III over.
!. cline.
d Those VINO have read the interesting dis
cussion between the able ,hcologiaus Or
u Ilopkins, and DR.. MeCosh. President q
/ the College Of New Jersey at Princeton
l. will agree with the writer that the forme
= did not come of second best
At the date of writing, the announce
s. incnt is made tha, Professor Paul \. Chad
rs bourne will succeed DR.. Hopkins in III
Presidency. the latter having resigned
}. ircsidcn, Ghndbourne has difficult tas
10 TO perform. and his ability and exrericnc
10 Il, him for it. lie is a pains.;aking. sccr
l. ,iiic laborcr, and has written on = NuturG
Theology, - Instinct" aud - Natural li'
a ,o,,.' Professors Alber, Hopkins. l.. /
At D., John Tn,lcck, L. L. D., John l,as
lc com, and Arthur H. Perry. ara widel
s. known. The latter has national rcpu
l. taiion as political ceonomist-he bein
G. an advocate of free trade On several o,
Is casions Prof Perry has advanced hi
ie ideas. in graceful language, before crowd
1T ed audiences in the Hall Of the New ior
l. Historical Society. and has done ver
It much TO inculcato tho advancing doctrin
ID Of free trade elsewhere.
it The Geological and Botanical eollectio
y Of this College are cxtensivc-Thc to
o. mcr has been enriched by tic purchase
Of the cabinet collected by the late Pr,
n, fcssor Emmons, containing his uniqr
a, types The late Professor Dewey prescn
c. cd the large llsrbarum of Cariees, wi,
k valuable library accompanying it. III
a, College Library consists Of about II. oo
., volumes, to which additions are constant
y being made. In addition to this librar,
l. the libraries Of the Literary Societies au
a, Of the Mills Theological Society are opc
to all tho classes. asazsr
~; The seventh catalogue in order, rcpr'
. sents the University Of New York, orga'
G, lied 10 1e47. over which Rev. Hover
$; Crosby. =. D.. Chancellor, presidcs.
o. This distinguished disine is also the POI
O. ular Pastor Of tho Fourth Avenue Prcsb.
r. terian Church. N. Y. city, which is dens'
III ly filled on Sabbath mornings with stte'
tive liatcHcrs Rev. DR.. Mathews. Vi
n. the fifst Chancellor. who was succeeds