The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-17

Il
mighty oak grown from an in
significant acorn. In 100 eleven min
listers met at Bradford. Conn, and
each Of them laid a few secondhand
books on a table with the remark. Il
give these books for founding a col
lege IN this colony" That was the
beginning OF YaIe's magnificent equip
ment During its first year the school
had but one pupil That was the be
ginning Of a student body now having
l2 900 living graduates.
Yale has grown 10 its present proud
position as one Of the greatest schools
of the world only through trial and
tribulation. The founders Of the
colony OF Connecticut early felt the
need Of q college. but in 1852 voted
the undertaking to be too great
charge for ne OF this jurisdiction 70
undergo alone" Another effort 70
found such q school was abandoned
because OF the opposition Of Massa-
chusetts people. who argued that Il
would imperil the existence OF Har-
ward College. In 1893 a movement
was begun 70 establish a school Of
the church to be supported BY con-
tributions from Congregational
churches In the following year ten
reverend ministers OF the gospel"
we're nominated as trustees 10 found
A college. They met IN New Haven in
1900 and organized a society TO con-
sist Of eleven ministers. including
rector But events moved slowly in
those DAYS The $4,000 people OF the
colony were scattered. all were poor
and communication was difficult. II
was not until the next year that the
ministers went before the Legislature
with a petition for a charter for the
proposed school This IS the quaint
language Of the preamble OF the pc
tition
Several well disDosed and Publick
spirited Persons. OF their sincere Re
gard TO & zeal for UNFOLDING & Prop
agating OF the Christian Protestant
ReHrion by a succession Of Learned
& Orthodox men. have expressed by
petition their earnest desires that
full liberty and Privilege be granted
unto certain Undertakers for the
founding suitably endowing. & order
ing a Collegiate School within his
Mayties Colony OF Connecticut, where
In youth NAV be Instructed in the
Arts a Sciences. who through the
blessing ~ Almighty God may be 1T
ted for Public employment both in
Church and civil state"
The petition was presented October
g. 1901 and the granting OF the char
ter Is recognized as the official begin
ming ~ Yale. though Il was not known
hv that name at the time. The trus-
tees OF the Collegiate School met at
Saybrook November Il. and Rev.
Abraham Pierson Of Killingworth was
elected rector Savbrook was chosen
ms the location az the school because
the most convenient place at pres
ent The rector was directed to
ground the students well in "theoreti-
cal divinity" especially in the Assem-
blv catechism and Ames' Gases OF
Conscience. The school had No stu
dent until March 1902. when Jacob
Hemingway came over from East
Haven 10 enter as a freshman The
rector did not change his place OF
residence. and so the student took M
his residence in the Plerson home at
Killlngworth.
Hemingway had the distinction OF
being the only student during the first
wear. which ended with q commence
ment held September II. 1902. The
chief business OF that commencement
was 70 confer the degree OF A. VI. on
Eve persons. four Of them graduates
OF Harvard The rector received a
salary OF 500. and he had the salts
faction OF seeing his students m
creased 70 eight after the first COM
rnerccment but he never thought IL
from Killingworth. which continued 20
be the headquarters OF the school I'M
~ hts death in 1907.
Rev Samuel Andrew OF Milford was
chosen rector pro TEN, and the senior
class recited 20 him az Milford while
the lower classes were conducted by
two Tutors at Savbrook This division
Of the school proved inconvenient and
resulted in a controversy into which
theology also crept AS an outcome
New Haven and wethersfeld under
took 10 raise money IN competition
with Saybrcok for the permanent pos
session OF the school. Saybrook is said
10 have subscribed IS 0o0 10 $1,000.
New Haven $500 20 $4,000. and
wethersdeld nothing The reverend
trustees" in lTfs voted to establish
the school in New Haven.
The class Of 17lT. numbering four
graduates. held its commencement in
New Haven. The frst dormitorv was
begun soon afterward and was finish
ed IN IT'S AT the commencement OF
that year. held September 70. the
building was called Yale College. In
honor Of Eiihu Yale. who had been
contributing TO the support OF the
school since INA The name OF Yale
WAS applied az first only 10 the build !
ing hut in 1745. when & new charter
was granted the school. II adopted the /
name a. Yale College for the entire !
institution
Eiihu Yale was horn in New Haven
m fstS HIS father was one OF the
first English coionisys to settle "a
New Haven but returned 70 the old
country with his family when Elihu
was 10 wears old. The son never re-
visited the colony. but must have had
pleasant recoilecficns Of his boyhocd /
IN America. At the age of 80 he went
Ia India and rose - be Governor CT
Fort st. George. Madras. Subsequent |
" ne became q fellow Of the ROYAL
society. His gifts IN books and /
money were estimated worth $9.5o0. |
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