The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . schools, each under a distinct master, but all under thecharge of a Rector or a Provost, composed the institution. Tothe schools already named another was added, the Philosophy School,in which ethics, natural philosophy, and rhetoric were taught to ad-vanced pupils by the provost. In this Philosophy School therewere a senior and a junior class. Later, it appears that a freshmanclass was added to this department, into which puj^ils from the classi-cal school were entered after due preparation and examination. Pub-lic examinations were fr
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . schools, each under a distinct master, but all under thecharge of a Rector or a Provost, composed the institution. Tothe schools already named another was added, the Philosophy School,in which ethics, natural philosophy, and rhetoric were taught to ad-vanced pupils by the provost. In this Philosophy School therewere a senior and a junior class. Later, it appears that a freshmanclass was added to this department, into which puj^ils from the classi-cal school were entered after due preparation and examination. Pub-lic examinations were frequent, at which the masters were interestedattendants, and in the details of which they were at liberty to partici-pate. Thus far there was no college, in the modern sense of the\*()rd. The institution was simply a collection of five schools, underthe same general management, the School of Philosophy being the mostadvanced. Tiie instruction inqjartcd in this d(!p;n)n!cnt gave the in-stitution its onlj claim to be considered as a college, and as it was. Minutes of tlie Trustees, quoted in tlio Life nnd CoiTCspoiulcucc of the Rev. WilliamSmith, L).l)., I., p. 20. Life and CoiTCspomlciicc, I., p. Jo. 434 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. destitute of the {tower to confer degrees in the arts, which is a distin-guishing prerogative of a college or university properly so called,the provost and vice-provost, in December, 1754, suggested to thetrustees the propriety of obtaining an additional charter, changingthe corporate title and obtaining the power to confer the degrees inarts. On the 14th of May, 1755, the governor granted to TheTrustees of the College, Academy and Charitable Schools of Phila-
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