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    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828
    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828
    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828
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      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, VOL. 12, ISSUE 323, JULY 19, 1828***

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      THE MIRROR

      OF

      LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

      COLOMBIA COLLEGE, NEW-YORK

      It is intended that a large academy be erected, capable of containing nine thousand seven hundred and forty-three persons: which, by modest computation, is reckoned to be pretty near the current number of wits in this island,

      —Swift’s Tale of a Tub.

      Instruction, manners, mysteries, and trades.

      One college is almost completed within her radius, and will be opened in a few weeks; whilst munificent subscriptions are pouring in from all quarters of the empire, towards the endowment of a second. We have hitherto been silent spectators of these grand strides in the intellectual advancement of our country; but we have not, on that account, been less sensible of the important benefits which they are calculated to work in her social scheme, and in

      The nurture of her youth, her dearest pledge.

      We are not of those who would (even were Newton’s theory practicable) compress the world into a nutshell, or neglect aught toward the general good; and one of our respected correspondents, who doubtless participates in these cosmopolitan sentiments, has furnished us with the original of the above view of COLOMBIA COLLEGE; seeing that this, like the universities of our own country, is equally important to Prince Posterity, and accordingly we proceed with our correspondent’s description.

      Colombia College, in the city of New York (of the principal building of which the annexed sketch is a correct representation) may be ranked among the chief seminaries of learning in America. It was principally founded by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants of the province, assisted by the general assembly and corporation of Trinity Church, in 1754; at which time it was called King’s College.

      A royal charter, and grant of money, was obtained, incorporating a number of gentlemen therein mentioned, by the name of The Governors of the College of the province of New York, in the City of New York; and granting to them and their successors for ever, among various other rights and privileges, the power of conferring such degrees as are usually conferred by the English universities. The president and members to be of the church of England, and the form of prayer used to be collected from the Liturgy of the church of England.

      Since the revolution, the legislature passed an act, constituting twenty-one gentlemen, (of whom were the governor and lieutenant-governor for the time being,) a body corporate and politic, by the name of the Regents of the University of the state of New York. They were entrusted with the care of the literature of the state, and a power to grant charters for erecting colleges and academies throughout the state.

      It received the name of Colombia College in 1787; when by an act of the legislature, it was placed under the care of twenty-four gentlemen, styled, the trustees of the Colombian College, who possessed the same powers as those of King’s College.

      In 1813, the College of Physicians and the Medical School were united; and the academical and medical departments are together styled The University of New York. It is now well endowed and liberally patronized by the legislature of the state. The College consists of two handsome stone edifices, but the view given is but one-third of the originally intended structure, and contains a chapel, hall, library of 5,000 volumes, museum, anatomical theatre, and school for experimental philosophy.

      The Medical College is a large, brick building, containing an anatomical museum, chemical laboratory, mineralogical cabinet, museum of natural history, and a botanical garden, and nine medical professors. Every student pays to each professor from 15 to 25 dollars per course.

      There are also professors of mathematics, natural philosophy, history, ancient and modern languages, logic, &c. The number of students in 1818 was 233, but it has now greatly increased. As many in each year as finish their course of study, walk in procession with the other students and all the professors, preceded by a band of music to St. Paul’s church, where they deliver orations in English and

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