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Words of golden wisdom, of which the world is not even yet worthy.
MINISTERS IN THE NORTHI PARISHI AFTER REV. MR. BROWN. Page 143.
John Hyde, Installed April 22, 1828; Dismissed October 20, 1831.
Israel G. Rose, 66 April 18, 1832; January 21, 1835.
John Bowers, Dec. 13, 1837 ;
May 11, 1856.
John P. Skeele, Nov. 30, 1858.
SETTLEMENT OF REV. MOSES WARREN. Page 145.
At a legal meeting of the South Parish, April 18, 1773, Voted, to give Mr. Moscs Warren, a call to settle, 55 to 7.
Voted, to give one hundred and fifty pounds as settlement, - one hundred to be paid in one year, and fifty within two years from time of settlement, 45 to 10.
Voted, as Salary Seventy Pounds yearly, 46 to 11, and to find twenty-four cords of wood, 48 to 7.
[I do not understand this vote giving £70 salary, for there are but £58 14s. ever raised for it.]
At a church meeting June 16, 1788, Voted to give Mr. Warren a call to settle, 22 to 1.
At a legal Parish meeting July 14, 1788, Voted to alter the vote of April 18th, respecting Mr. Warren's salary, so that one-half of it shall be paid in Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Oats, Wool, or Flax, at the current Market price.
MR. WARREN'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
" To the Church and Society in the South Parish of Wilbraham.
" BRETHREN AND FRIENDS : -
" I have taken into serions consideration the Invitation which you gave me to settle with you in the work of the gospel Ministry. The proceedings of your meetings have been laid before me by your committee.
" And, looking up to Heaven for direction, I have endeavored impartially to at-
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tend to the arguments for and against my settling; have considered your circum- stances, as to Union ; have attended to the proposals yon made for my temporal support ; and to the prospect of my being useful among you :
"Giving all the arguments their just weight, I think at present they preponderate in favor of my settling, And, therefore, following, as far as I know my own heart, the dictates of Providence and duty, I would present you with my answer in the affirmative.
" Should nothing turn up altering the present appearance of things, I am now willing to proceed with you to the necessary steps for Ordination. Brethren, you must be sensible that the work to which you invite me is great and arduous, you will allow me, then, earnestly to solicit an interest in your prayers to the great Head of the Church, that should Providence fix me here as your watchman, I may have grace to be faithful, and wisdom to be successful. Should such a connexion take place, may it serve to promote our Mutual happiness here & hereafter, & the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom. All which, with suitable respects, is the sincere desire & prayer of him who devotes himself to your service in Christ.
"MOSES WARREN.
" WILBRAHAM, SOUTH PARISH, July 17, 1778."
At a church meeting held July 21, it was voted that the following churches, by their Pastors and Delegates, be requested to sit in council . .. on Tuesday, the second day of September next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to assist in the ordination of Mr. Moses Warren.
Rev. Elisha Fish, Upton. Rev. Walter King, Norwich.
66 Elisha Fish, Jr., Windsor. David Sanford, Medway.
Charles Backus, Somers. - Alexander, Mendon.
Richard S. Storrs, Longmeadow. Samuel Stebbins, Simsbury.
Joseph Willard, North Parish. .. Jos. Lathrop, W. Springfield.
66 Bazaleel IIoward, Springfield. 66 - Prudens, Enfield.
Jesse Ives, Monson. John Willard, Stafford.
There is no record of the ordination services, - at least I have found none.
CHURCH DISCIPLINE. Page 147.
One of the foolish instances of church discipline I will give for instruction and warning. Mr. Jolm Williams was proposed for church membership, March 7, 1792. Difficulties were so far removed that he was admitted on the 14th. April 4, 1794, Brother John Williams made confession for speaking unadvisedly " By George." " He had been accused publickly of profaning the name of God which he denied he did." The church came to no vote respecting the confession but chose a committee of five "to inquire, obtain light, and report to the chh." On the 13th the church was notified to meet on the 17th. The chh. met and chose two men to bring forward a complaint, which they did, and one man to sup- port the complaint, and voted to send the accusation to Brother Williams ; then adjourned to April 28th. Met as agreed. Bro. Williams denied the charge. The managers for the church called two women and one man to sustain it. The two
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women, after solemn caution to be careful and tell the truth, said that Brother Williams did say " By God." The man was not so confident, "but rather thought he did." Brother Williams chose Col. Bliss to manage his case. Two witnesses were called, both men. After being solemnly cautioned, one said he didn't hear only "By "; the other positively knew he said "By George" !! After remarks on the evidence by both parties, the church voted that the complaint was supported, and suspended Brother Williams from communion till he should make satisfaction. Brother Williams asked for a mutual council. Church not ready to grant it; but adjourned to Friday previous to first Sabbath in June. Met; voted to unite with Br. Williams in calling a mutual council, and to call in the assistance of the churches in Somers, Longmeadow, and Springfield, to meet July 1st, and chose three men to lay the case before the council. Council met, organized, reviewed the case, and adjourned to the next day. Met ; stated that they " did not think the charge supported in manner and form as alleged," but admonished Mr. Wil- liams to take special heed to his ways, and especially to his tongue; (!) and the church were rebuked for not complying with Matt. xviii ; then said that the church should consider Br. Williams' acceptance of their verdict ground of restoration. When asked if he accepted, he said "Yes." The church wished for time before answering; but at last yielded, and voted Br. Williams back. We are not through. Three men had a church meeting called, July 27, to see if the church would not reconsider their vote. They met. They reconsidered. They offered Br. Williams another mutual council ; then dissolved. In September, Br. Williams petitioned for a committee to lay his case before the association. The church would not unite in the choice of a committee ; but offered a mutual council, which Br. Williams declined in turn. Then the church chose a committee of three to confer with Br. Williams, and see if some method could not be adopted to heal the unhappy breach, and adjourned to Friday. Met; prayed ; committee reported, " could effect nothing." Then could not agree to send to the association. The trouble bubbles faster. Dea. Hitchcock asks to be dismissed from the deaconship, because John Bliss had not represented him fairly before the ecclesiastical couneil. He was " much grieved." "Much was said about the matter," but the church conld neither censure Bliss nor release the deacon then, and adjourned to the 24th. Church met; prayed. Deacon Hitchcock persisted in resigning; church voted he should not; he did. Col. Bliss was not dealt with ; wholly dropt. In October, 1795, Dea. Hitchcock asked a certificate of dismission from the church ; got it. Where is brother Williams ? Not a ray of light is thrown upon his des- tiny. IIe is left suspended between the church and the world, in perilous proxim- ity to the latter. Let who will choose the old paths !
Rev. Moses Warren was born in Upton, 1758 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1784 ; studied theology with Rev. Mr. Fish, of Upton ; was licensed at Milford, 1785 ; was ordained, September 3, 1788 ; married Lydia Bliss, 1789, (?) and dicd, Feb. 29, 1829, aged 71.
MINISTERS IN THE SOUTH PARISH AFTER REV. MR. WRIGHT. Page 150.
James A. Hazen, ordained Jan. 30, 1839, discharged June 22, 1847. Hubbard Beebe, installed April 19, 1848, discharged April 1, 1852.
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E. Skinner, ordained May 19, 1853, discharged April 11, 1855. James C. Honghton, installed April 11, 1855, discharged October 1, 1856. John Whitehill, ordained December 11, 1861.
BB. p. 161.
HISTORY OF THE WESLEYAN ACADEMY. Page 157.
BY DR. RAYMOND.
The Wesleyan Academy, as its name indicates, is in some way connected with the Methodist Church. A recognition of this connection is essential to a correct knowledge of its history. It is not now, at this Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Wilbraham, quite one hundred years since the first Methodist Church in America was organized. During the first fifty years of this period the activities of the church were mostly employed in pioneer labor, -in the missionary work of establishing churches, -but few efforts were made to found educational institutions. Cokesbury College, in Maryland, was built, and, after having been consumed by fire, was rebuilt; but Providence permitting it to be again destroyed by the flames, nothing further, worthy of record, was done in the cause of education by the Methodist Church in America till the year 1818. At that time the New England Conference embraced within its limits the entire territory of the New England States, except a small portion included in the New York Conference. Under the patronage of the New England Conference, and chiefly by the agency of its ministers, the Wesleyan Academy was inaug- urated, and was located for a time in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Its act of incorporation passed the New Hampshire Legislature, June 23d, 1818. The acceptance of its charter, adoption of its by-laws and the first organized meeting of its Board of Trustees occurred July 10th of the same year. The close con- nection between the Academy and the Conference is sufficiently evinced by the fol- lowing quotation : -
" By-laws of the Trustees of the Newmarket Wesleyan Academy, adopted at their first meeting, and sanctioned by the New England Annual Conference .- ART. 1. These by-laws, rules, and regulations, and such others as may hereafter be made and receive the sanction of the New England Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the time being, shall be binding and obligatory on the Trus- tees and officers of the Academy, and shall not be annulled, suspended, or altered at any time, without the consent of said Conference, certified in writing by their president, and countersigned by their secretary."
The same connection is equally manifest in many subsequent acts and resolves. The course of study prescribed, included, besides the usnal academic studies, the " Hebrew, Chaldec, and Syriac languages, and divinity," showing that the prepa- ration of candidates for the ministry was one of the objects contemplated by the founders of the institution. A by-law providing that any surplus funds in the hands of the treasurer at any time should be appropriated to the education of sons of Methodist travelling preachers, the New England Conference having the perog- ative of selecting candidates, shows another purpose of the founders.
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The Wesleyan Academy had but very limited success during the entire time of its location at Newmarket, and on the 30th of December, 1823, the following vote was passed by the trustees : -
" Whereas, the Academy under our superintendenee has not met with that encouragement which we were induced to expect, Therefore, voted, that we sus- pend our operations for the present."
Subsequently, by vote of the board, their effects were transferred to the trustees of the Wesleyan Academy at Wilbraham, Mass., and the corporation of the New- market Wesleyan Academy became extinet.
Previous to the suspension of operations in the Newmarket Academy, its found- ers, with other friends of education in the Methodist Church, who had become asso- ciated with them, were inquiring for a more favorable location, and proposals from different localities were invited. The citizens of Wilbraham offered valuable inducements, and the present site of the institution was selected, a board of trus- tees was nominated, and an act of incorporation was obtained from the Massachu- setts Legislature, which act was approved by the Governor on the 7th of February, 1824, a few days more than a month after operations were suspended at Newmarket.
The Wesleyan Academy at Wilbraham and the Newmarket Wesleyan Academy are one and the same institution, with a change of location and legal authority ; under the patronage of the same ecclesiastical organization, founded by the same men, sustained by the same agencies, organized for the same purposes, and one every way identical (with the exceptions just mentioned). The Wesleyan Academy, therefore, claims the honor of being the oldest existing literary institution, under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Amer- ica. The Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Readfield, Maine, and the Oneida Conference Seminary at Cazenovia, New York, were both commenced about the time of the removal from Newmarket to Wilbraham, and the latter commenced the work of instruction a short time before the opening of the school at Wil- braham. These few and then feeble forerunners among Methodist literary institu- tions have been followed by a very numerous train. In 1860, the northern division of the Methodist Episcopal Church had under its care one hundred and three insti- tutions of academic or higher grade, with six hundred and thirty-three professors and teachers, 21,616 pupils, and a property estimated to be worth, above indebted- ness, $4,085,465. So that, from the time the Wesleyan Academy,-then the only Methodist institution of learning on the continent, -was removed to Wilbraham, to the year 1860, when the above statistics were collected, the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the non-slaveholding States, did, on an average, every four months establish an educational institution of academic or higher grade, with, on an aver- age, two hundred students, six teachers, and a property of $40,000. The connec- tion of the Wesleyan Academy with a church whose zeal in the cause of education is such as these statistics evince, explains, at least in part, the secret of its success. On land donated by the late Wm. Rice, Esq., of Springfield, formerly of Wilbra- ham, known as the "Academy Lot," with the avails of donations collected by agents who travelled extensively through the Conference, the "Old Academy " building was erected. A farm of sixty aeres, -one-half of the Warriner home- stead,- was purchased, and the old farm-house was enlarged and fitted for a board- ing-house. The school was opened for the reception of students, November 8th,
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WESLEYAN ACADEMY, MILBRAHALL, MASS, FOUNDED 1824,
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Accessue. Exitus.
Accessus. Exitus.
William L. Smith, Esq.,
1835, 1836.
Rev. Charles H. True, D.D., 1851.
John M. Merrick, Esq.,
1836.
Harvey Danks, Esq., 1851,
1859.
Joel M. Lyman,
1836,
1857.
David Smithı, 1852.
Rev. Bartholemew Otheman, 1836,
1849.
Pliny Nickerson,
1852.
Rev. William Smith,
1839,
1844.
H. Bridgman Brewer,
1853.
Prof. Aug. W. Smith, LL.D., 1840,
1860.
Rev. John W. Merrill, D.D.,
1-53,
1850.
Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D.,
1842.
Isaac Rich, Esq.,
1-51.
Roderick S. Merrick,
1842,
1853.
lIon. Thomas P. Richardson, 1854. 1854. Harrison Newhall,
Rev. Charles Adams, D.D.,
1844,
1853.
John Wesley Bliss,
1857.
Robert R. Wright,
1845.
Truman Kimpton,
1857,
Rev. Amos Binney,
1845.
Rev. William Rice, A.M.,
1858.
James Luke,
1847,
1862.
Amos B. Merrill, Esq.,
1859.
Samuel Warner,
1848,
1858.
Horace MI. Sessions,
1859.
Lee Rice,
1848,
1857.
George C. Rand,
1860.
Rev. Edward Otheman, A.M., 1848.
Philip P. Tapley, 1860.
Horatio N. Hovey, 1848,
1851.
Rev. Joseph Cummings, D.D., 1860. Rev. E. O.Haven, D.D., LL.D., 1861. Porter Cross, 1863.
William North, Esq.,
1849,
1859.
Francis J. Warner, 1863.
Lee Claflin, Esq.,
1850.
Hon. Jacob Sleeper,
1850.
Horace Smith, 1863.
Rev. Loranus Crowell, A.M., 1851.
Lewis H. Taylor, 1863.
OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND GOVERNMENT.
PRINCIPALS.
Accessus. Exitus.
Accessus. Exitus.
Rev. Wilbur Fisk, D.D.,
1825,
1831. Rev. Charles Adams, D.D., 1841, 1845.
Rev. W. McK. Bangs, A.M.,
1831, 1832.
Rev. Robert Allyn, A.M., 1>15,
Rev. John Foster, A.MI.,
1832,
1834.
Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D., 1848.
Rev. David Patten, D.D.,
183-4,
1841.
TEACHERS.
Accessus. Exitus. 1
Accessus.
Eritus
Nathaniel Dunn, A.B.,
18224,
1829.
Oliver Marcy, A.M., 1845,
1×62.
William Magoun, A.M.,
1827, 1832. Rev. Samuel F. Beach, A.M., 1$16,
1×47.
David Gould, A.B.,
1828, 1829. Orange Judd, A.M., 1817,
1×48.
Rev. John Foster, A.M.,
1829, 1832.
Prof. Fales H. Newhall, A.JI., 1818,
1853.
William Mitchell,
1830,
1839.
Rev. Geo. M. Steele, A.MI.,
1819,
1853.
Rev. Edw. Otheman, A.M.,
1832,
1833.
Rev. Oliver S. Howe, 1-33,
1817.
Samuel P. Dole,
183:2,
1833.
Simeon F. Chester, A.M., 1853.
Prof. Dan.H. Chase, LL.D., 1833, 1834.
Rev. Henry W. Warren, A.M., 1:53,
1855.
Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D.,
1833,
1841.
Rev. Edw. B. Otheman, A.M., 1855,
1:56.
Rev. B. I. Diefendorf. A M.,
1834, 1835.
Emerson Warner, M.D.,
1:55,
163.
Rev. John Roper, A.M.,
1834,
1842.
Rev. Albert D. Vail, A.M., 1857,
185%.
Prof. Harvey B. Lane, A.M., Isaac T. Goodnow, A.M.,
1836,
1847.
Rev. Chas. N. Stowers, A.M., 1×60, 1862. Edwin B. Harvey, A.M.,
Rev. Henry De Koven, D.D., 1837,
1838.
William H. Bussell, A.M., 1838,
1855.
Truman II. Kimpton, A. B.,
INi2.
Rev. Robert Allyn, A.M., 1841,
1 3 .
Phillip B. Shumway, .1.B.,
1862,
1861.
Charles F. Stockwell, A.M., 1841,
1812.
Rev. Lorenzo White,
1861.
18.15.
Rev. John II. Twombly, A.M., 1813,
1836,
1838.
Rev. Nath'l Fellows, A.M., 155%,
1860.
1862.
Rev. Phineas Crandall,
1844.
1860.
Rev. D. P. Robinson, A. M., 1849.
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PRECEPTRESSES.
Accessus. Exitus.
Accessus. Exitus.
Charlotte L. Tillinghast,
1826,
1827.
Clarissa F. Abbot,
1841,
1842.
Susan Brewer,
1827,
1829.
Emeline B. Jenkins,
1843,
1845.
Luey Winsor,
1830,
1831.
Isabella Hill,
1845,
1848.
Maria Steele,
1832, 1833.
Louise E. Landon,
1848,
1849.
Catherine Hyde,
1833,
1835.
Sarah North,
1849,
1852.
Naney Holland,
1835,
1836.
Caroline J. Lane,
1852,
1854.
N. Miranda Nash,
1836,
1837. Isabella H. Binney,
1854,
1857.
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- Allen,
1837,
1838.
Ruby Warfield,
1857,
1864.
Hannah M. Thompson,
1838,
1841.
TEACHERS OF MUSIC.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Hannalı Potter,
1835,
1836.
Cordelia M. Kettelle,
1849,
1854.
Ann Eliza Sperry,
1836
1838.
Sarah M. Kettelle,
1850,
1855.
Ednah C. Shaw,
1838,
1838.
Mahala E. Chester,
1854,
1857.
Almira Davis,
1838,
1839.
Isabella II. Andrews,
1855,
1857.
Lydia J. Belcher,
1839,
1840.
Miranda Chapin,
1857,
1858.
Jennette Ashley,
1840,
1841.
Ellen A. Doe,
1858,
1860.
Nancy H. Goldbury,
1841,
1842.
Simeon Fuller,
1861,
1863.
Charles W. Warren,
1842,
1844.
Mary 1 .. Raymond,
1863.
Eliza Gilbert Brewer,
1~15,
1849.
STEWARDS.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus. Exitus.
Ebenezer Thompson,
1826,
1828.
Reuben Palmer,
1842,
1843.
Solomon Weeks,
1828,
1832.
James Howe,
1843,
1847.
Rev. Edward Hyde,
1832,
1833.
Alexander P. Lane,
1842,
1850.
Miles Belden, M.D.,
1833,
1834.
John M. Merrick, Esq.,
1850,
1852.
Davis Smith,
1834,
1835.
Samuel Warner, Esq.,
1852,
1855.
Rev. John W. Hardy,
1835,
1838.
John M Merrick,
1855,
1861.
William Healy, Jr.,
1838,
1842
Robert O. Sessions.
1861.
" OLD ACADEMY"
The " Old Academy " building was of brick, two stories high, entered by a door and high steps on the south side. The east-half of the lower floor was the schoolroom, and the story over it was a dormitory for the " small boys," who were under the eare of a tutor. There were ten or a dozen or more beds ranged around the room. The west-half of the lower floor was divided into two rooms; one used for recitation, the other for study. The story above had two dormitories, and a lobby where the library (?) was kept. The basement had two or three dormitories ( !! ) and recitation rooms ; and in the northwest corner was the chemical laboratory ; and, hard by, the " dungeon," where thoughtless boys had opportunity for " fasting, meditation, and
Tho! Chubbuck . Fing" _ Springfield Ma WESLEYAN ACADEMY. BOARDING HOUSE. ERECTED, 1856-7.
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1825. The number of students the first day was eight; during the term, thirty- five. From these small beginnings the institution was at once encouraged by unex- pected success, and through its entire subsequent history it has received a patron- age quite equal to its provisions. The principal's house was built in 1827. To assist indigent students, by making the institution, as far as means would allow, a manual-labor school, a mechanic shop was erected, and incipient arrangements were made for an agricultural department. This mechanic shop was soon after enlarged and converted into a laboratory, with recitation rooms, museum, and cabi- net for the department of Natural Science. In 1838, a separate boarding-house for ladies was erected on the northwest corner of the academy lot. This was sub- sequently removed and made to form a south wing to the old boarding-house. A new dining-hall was added, and the whole thoroughly renewed, making a very convenient residence for a family of one hundred and fifty persons.
In 1851, the seminary building known as "Fisk Hall," was erected; and in 1854, the old laboratory was removed and " Binney Hall " erected in its place. In 1856 the principal's house was removed and another built to supply its place. On the 4th of January of this year, the boarding-house took fire, and, with a large por- tion of its furniture and provisions, was entirely consumed. On the Ist of Au- gust the crection of a new and substantial brick edifice, two hundred and forty-two feet by thirty-eight, with a rear part one hundred and forty fect by thirty-cight, partly four and partly three stories high, was commenced. This structure was completed in 1857, and on the 29th of September, a few weeks after its occu- pancy by students it was destroyed by the flames. After nearly two years' delay, another building to occupy its place was commenced, and was ready for the recep- tion of students at the commencement of the fall term, in August, 1861. This noble edifice provides ample accommodations for a family of two hundred and fifty persons, and it is regarded as a superior structure, unsurpassed by any of its kind in architectural taste, convenience, and general adaptation to the purpose for which it is used. During these years the trustees bought real estate, and occasion- ally sold small portions of what they had purchased ; but an account of these pur- clases and sales is not considered essential to the purposes of this brief historic sketch. In 1827, the New England Conference made the academy a donation of the proprietorship of the Zion's Herald, a weekly periodical of the denomination, published in Boston. This was subsequently soll to the book agents at New York, and the avails applied to the general purposes of the academy.
The assets of the concern, as reported by the committee on inventory, March 19th, 1863, amount to . $120,000
The value of property destroyed by fire is
65,000
Total of property entrusted to the care of the Trustees . . $183,000
The resources from which this amount of property has been accumulated are as follows : -
Donations from Isaac Rich, Esq., of Boston
$40,000
Apppropriations from the State
36,500
Insurance
28,000
Present Indebtedness
20,000
Donations from Lee Claflin, Esq., of Hopkinton
10,500
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Donations from the late Col. Binney, of Boston 10,000 Avails of profits and sale of Zion's Herald 3,400
Donations of 1,000 dollars and nnder, chiefly from friends in Bos- ton, Lynn, Springfield, and Wilbraham
36,600
Total
. $185,000
To determine definitely the whole number of different persons who have been students of the Wesleyan Academy would require an unwarrantable amount of labor. If we estimate the average attendance at 180, and the average time for the continuance of each pupil at six months, - which estimates are not far from the trnth, - the whole number during the thirty-eight years of the school's history at Wilbraham will be abont 12,000. Most of these 12,000 students, at the time of their connection with the Academy, were between fifteen and twenty-five years of age. Probably about 500 of them, on leaving the Academy, entered college, and a much larger number went immediately to professional studies. The chief glory of the institution, however, consists in the fact that it has educated in part so many thousands of the bone and sinew of society, - the practical men and women of the age. The catalogne for 1854-5 shows a list of 631 names, -343 gentlemen, and 288 ladies ; aggregate by terms, 943. This is the largest attendance during any one year. During the Fall Term of 1854 there were 343 students ; the largest number ever in attendance at the same time. The average number of students during the last twelve years has not been far from 200.
The following is a list of the officers of the institution, with the time of com- mencing and of closing their services : -
PRESIDENTS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Accessus.
Exitus.
Col. Amos Binney,
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