OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 4g9 



George Ilepp and Ferdinand Rickert took cliarge thereof, in the full enjoyment cf its 

 former reputation. 



Only two of several thousand pupils sent to Litiz, died at school. One was Sarah Ann 

 Cazy, of Kent county, Maryland, who entered the school in delicate health; her grave 

 is No. 379 in the church yard, in one of the rows containing young girls from 12 to 18 

 years; the other was John Gaehle, aged 12 years, of Baltimore, whither his remains 

 were taken. 



3. Sunnyside College for young ladies.— This Institution was estahlished hy the Rev. 

 J, T. Beckler in 1863, and is located in the central part of the village, and considering 

 that it is a new enterprise, is tolerably well patronized. 



4. Abraham Beck's Family ScJiool for small boys between the ages of seven and 

 twelve. This Institution was established in I860, and the somewhat unexpected patron- 

 age it has received since its commencement from abroad, has led him to ere<t a large 

 and very comfortable building in the southern part of the village. l 



Franklin and Marshall College2 owes its existence to the union or consolidation 

 of two older institutions, which were distinguished separately before by the honored 

 names that are now joined together in its single title. 



About the year 1780, we are told by Rupp, .Jasper Yeatcs, Esq., Casper Shaft'ncr, 

 Esq., Colonel George Ross, Charles Hall, Es(i., and other gentlemen of the place, tind- 

 ing that the existing Schools under the charge of the Lutheran and German Pvefonned 

 Congregations, as also the one established a number of years previous by the 3Ioravians, 

 and conducted upon the same plan, wei-e inadequate to the growing wants of the peo- 

 ple, and incapable of teaching the higher branches, engaged the services of a teacher 

 of recommended abilities, to conduct a select academy for the education of their male 

 children. This Academy continued in existence for .several years, as the High School 

 of the place, until, owing to the violent temper of the teacher, and the many indignities 

 which he offered to the pupils under his charge, it was tinally suspended. This school 

 suggested the idea of establishing another; but upon a surer basis, under the control of 

 Trustees by an act of incorporation, and ultimately begat the application to the Legis- 

 lature for the incorporation of "Franklin College." 



On the 10th of March, A. D. 1787,3 the General Assembly of the State, granted the 

 prayer of the petititioners, and passed an act with the following title: "An act to in- 

 corporate and endow the German College and Charity School in the borough of Lancas- 

 ter, in this State." The Preamble of the act explains the object which it was intended 

 to effect, and is in the following words, viz: "Whereas, the citizens of this State of 

 German birth or extraction, have eminently contributed, by their industiy, economy 

 and public virtues, to raise the State to its present hai)piness and prosperity: And, 

 whereas, a number of citizens of the above description, in conjunction with others, from 

 a desire to increase and perpetuate the blessings desired to them from the jiossession 

 of property and a free government, have applied to this House for a charter of Incor- 

 poration, and a donation of lands, for the purpose of establishing and endowing a Col- 

 lege and Charity School, in the borough of Lancaster. And, whereas, the preservation 

 of the principles of the Christian Religion, and of our Republican form of Government 

 in their purity, depend, under God, in a great measure, on the establishment and sup- 

 port of suitable places of education, for the purpose of training up a succession of 

 youth, who by being enabled fully to understand the grounds of both, may be led the 

 more zealousy, to practice the one, and the more strenuously to defend the other. 

 Therefore, &c." Here then follow the different sections of the act, the prominent fea- 

 tures of which are these: §2. That the youth shall be taught in the German, English, 

 Latin, Greek and other learned languages, in Theology, in the useful ai-ts, .sciences 



1 Communicated by IMr. Beck. 



2 Contributed by Rev. J. W. Xevin, D. D. 



3Sm. laws, page 39S. 



