Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-07-18
St. Johns COLLEGE
N THE YEAR 1852
Valuable Old Paper Found
Among Records OF The Late
Juagc Daniel r. Magrudcr
RECALLS 87 YEARS AGO

Who remembers when Annapolis
had 1000 inhabiians ls lse are Is
HIS only listed ta liasa in0t0 II the
present lime. and haa scdreeig more
than doubled itself IN j period ~ tfree
seore and seven years
/ who remembers when tlle Naval
/ Academy had on aesise duty 4 corps
fof mere than dozen profesar and
Eieachers Yai ali this WIS true, ne
carding Is published circular 81 81
fJohn's College of January Isl, 1872
Such paper has recently come to
ilght. aud Vas discovered among the
efTects of the late Judge Daniel r..
aagruier. Who was ggaauated from
/ Sc Johns College. the honor man of
his class, iii 1864. the year following
lthe date OF The lsaflst
The paper il not at al yellow with
age. and the print Is clean and clear.
on the FIRST page Ii q cut. wood cut
of the old College. showing Humphrey
Hall and Mcdowell Hall, tho former
heing named In honor of the college
president at that time, Rev. Hector
Humphreys q. u.
The old circular advertising ST
Johns College ii 81 especial Interest
TO President Fell. who has no such
printed record earlier than lS6a Mrs
Magruder, widow Of tho Judge. all
present the leaflet tn Dir. Fell. who
VIII place il ii the archives of the col
1ege
The following are the contents Of
the circular, which covers nearly four
pages. the last being devoted Is the
scale Of Merit and Demerlt.' which
includes Disorder Marks " Absence
from Prayers. Absence from Church
aud Absence from Reciiations. as
we'll as schedule 81 studies Tho date
January /. 1852. follows
The faculty in 1862 was composed
of the following
REV. Hector Humphreys. 3 ID,
President and Professor Of Moral
Science; Edward Sparks. Nj D.. Pro
fessor OF Ancient Languages; David
j. Capron, Al. MI, Professor Of Mathe
matlcs and Civil Engineering; Rey +.
il Stearns, Al MI, Professor or Modern
Languages; William III Thompson, a.
M.. Professor Of Grammar; Nicholas
ID. Worthington. As M. Librarian and
steward
The Professor William II Thonlp-
son, Al NJ, Professor of Grammar,
referred To AIS member Of ne faculty I
was the father Of Mrs. Mary FaubIe
and Mrs. Thomas Winchester of this
city, and grandfather of Mr. Trail
Fauhle. clerk in the Office Of Clerk Of
the Court. William n woodward
prof. Thompson, after resigning from
the faculty III st, Johns College. open
ed and taught for many years the first
Preparatory School for the Naval
Academy ever established in Annapo-
lis. which he conducted successfully
for many years
The ci8cuIar goes on 10 say
st. Johns College has a pleasant
location on the Severn; and by Rail
Road and steamboats,. has daily com
.mnnication with washington and Bal
timore. and with the Eastern Shore of
Maryland An experience Of sixty
years has shown the situation 10 be
eminently healthful Society here IS
highly respectable and refined and
maintains a wholesome and efficient
public opinion, which necessarily re-
strains the conduct of young men who
are amenable to it There are four
Churches FOR u population of about
1000: and few cities can be found
where the Lords Day II more gener
ally observed and revered; or where
the Ordinances Of the Gospel are more
regularly and faithfully administered
The General Government has piac-
ed its Naval Academy here, on ac-
count OF the heaithiness Of the place.
is weiT as for its convenience; and
has on active duty corps OF more
than dozen Professors and Teachers.
besides its Executive OfIieers who
form an interesting portion Of our
community
st Johns has competent Faculty
of experienced Professors: whose lives
have been devoted to teaching: who
keep the classes In their respective
rooms. during the College hours. and
each study IL pursued, without inter-
mission, to its completion, before 4
class Is permitted 10 pass TO another;
the object being to give thorough
knowledge OF all the branches of edu
cation, instead Of mere superficial
acquaintance, which could be obtained
BY substituting Inherent lessons for
1.-THE several days Of the week
Chemistry, Geology, and Minera
ldogy are taught BY complete Cabinets
os Specimens, both AmzerIcan and En-
ropean. BY Text Books and Lectures
/ and ~ ntaafrsia Al Cabinet &c Soils.