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founded by the original Trinitarian congregational 

 ministers of the colony of Boston, but its teachers and 

 governors have progressed with so many of the oldest con 

 gregations of Plymouth, Salem, and the early settlements. 



Among the last advances made by this university is 

 one which it owes to the munificence of Mr Abbott Law 

 rence, now American ambassador in this country. A 

 Ixumford professor of chemistry applied to the arts had 

 long existed. To suit this to the wants of the time and 

 country in some degree, Mr Lawrence proposed to widen 

 its sphere, to establish a distinct school of modern 

 science, pure and applied, comprehending chemistry, 

 mineralogy, geology, zoology, botany, comparative 

 anatomy and physiology, experimental physics, and 

 engineering, to take rank with the schools and faculties 

 of arts, divinity, medicine, and law, and to have its own 

 students, courses of study, and university honours and 

 degrees. In aid of this proposal he offered a donation 

 of 50,000 dollars, and I believe he has since added other 

 donations. The plan was agreed to by the University, 

 and the scientific school is now in successful operation. 



The numbers of students in the different schools in 

 the session 1849-50 were as follows : 



Undergraduates, . . 300 



Theological students, . . 17 



Law students, . . 94 



Medical students, . . 127 



Scientific students, . . 35 



573 



The students reside partly in rooms belonging to the 

 university (college rooms) and partly in boarding-houses, 

 and the whole necessary expenses of an undergraduate 

 are from 200 to 250 dollars (40 to 50) a-year.* 



* The laws of the State of Massachusetts, regarding public instruction, 

 enact as follows : 



