Historical Sketch Of Union College Now A Branch Of Union University Founded At Schenectady Ny February 25 1795

Author : Franklin Benjamin Hough
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331417958
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Historical Sketch of Union College written by Franklin Benjamin Hough and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Sketch of Union College: Now a Branch of Union University; Founded at Schenectady, N. Y., February 25, 1795 A project like this is seldom discussed without exciting local interests, and before the choice fell upon the quiet old Dutch town on the Mohawk, the claims of Poughkeepsie, Albany, and Waterford were strongly urged as suitable points for the establishment of a college in the interior, but not to the extent of dividing the effort which was for the common benefit of all. A beginning in literary life at Schenectady was made in the formation of an association for mental improvement and debate in 1793, and on the 29th of January, 1793, a classical and scientific school was incorporated by the regents of the university under the name of "The Trustees of the college in the place aforesaid, to hold sufficient funds for its support, to make proper laws for its government, and to confer degrees." The feature of this charter (which never passed the seals) most worthy of notice is, that it contemplated the creation of a corporate body by an executive act, therein following the colonial precedents. Seven years later the regents of the university were created in nearly their present form, and empowered to grant charters to colleges and academies. The proposed corporators of Clinton College were: Eliphalet Ball, Barent Vrooman, Thomas Romaine, John Rodgers, Eilardus Westerlo, Daniel Gross, John Livingston, Alexander Miller, Philip Schuyler, James Duane, Robert R. Livingston, Abraham Ten Broeck, Abraham Yates, jr., Robert Yates, Levi Pauling, Dirck Brinckerhoff, Isaac Vrooman, Christopher Yates, John Cuyler, Henry Glen, Jacobus Teller, Hugh Mitchell, Andrew McFarlan, Abraham Oothoudt, Dirck Van Ingen, James Gordon, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Vrooman, Peter Waggoner, jr., and Ebenezer Clark, of the State of New York; - Ashley, of New Hampshire, and Timothy Edwards, of Massachusetts. The annual income of funds was to be limited to 3,000 sterling, and the president must be of the Protestant Reformed faith. The journals of the legislature show that the petitions upon which this project was founded were signed by 850 inhabitants of Tryon and Albany counties, and by 140 of Charlotte County. It is reasonable to suppose that this early attempt was not entirely abortive, since it must have created a general impression that a college would some day be established in the interior, and that Schenecady would be a proper site. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."