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College has not been organized more than three or four years.* 

 its constitution cannot yet be very complete or mature. 



In New- Hampshire there is one College, viz. 

 Dartmouth College, which was incorporated in 1769. 

 This seminary is situated in Hanover, in the county of Graf- 

 ton, and derives its name from the Earl of Dartmouth, 

 one of its principal benefactors. The Rev. Dr. Eleazer 

 Wheelock was the founder, and the first President. (See 

 p. 374.) The first College buildings were erected in 1770, 

 and a large addition made to them in 1786. 



The Government of the College is in the hands of twelve 

 trustees, seven of whom make a quorum. By them all laws 

 and appointments are made, and to them the officers are re- 

 sponsible. 



The Officers are, a President (who is at present Johi* 

 Wheelock, LL. D. the son of the first President} ; a Pro- 

 fessor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ; a Professor of 

 the Latin and Greek Languages; a Professor of Chemistry and 

 Medicine, and two Tutors. 



The Course of Instruction. Students must be qualified for 

 admission, by a knowledge of the Greek Testament, of 

 Virgil, and Cicero's Orations, and of the principles of Arith- 

 metic ; artd when admitted, usually continue four years be- 

 fore they receive degrees. The Freshman class attend to the 

 Greek and Latin authors, the principles of composition, cri- 

 ticism, rhetoric, &c. The Sophomore class to Geography, 

 Logic, and the Mathematics. The Junior class to Natural 

 Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, and the higher branches of 

 the Mathematics: the Sophomores and Juniors, both continu- 

 ing to devote a portion of their time to the Classics. The Se- 

 nior class attend to Metaphysics, the principles of Civil Law, 

 Divinity, Chemistry, and Natural History. 



The Funds of this College consist chiefly of lands granted 

 by New-Hampshire and Vermont, most of which are still un- 

 productive. Of these lands there are about 40,000 acres. 



The College Library consists of about 3,000 volumes. 

 The Philosophical Apparatus is sufficient for a common 

 course of experimental philosophy. 



The number of Students in 1801 was 140. The greater 

 part of these are accommodated in the College. The annual 

 expense of each individual, including boarding, tuition, &c. 

 except cloathing and other contingencies, is about 100 dollars. 

 In 1801 eight hundred students had graduated at this Col- 

 lege since its establishment. 



