. Memorial volume of the centenary of St. Mary's Seminary of St. Sulpice, Baltimore, Md. : 1791-1891. boyswhat was called St. Marys Academy. The students werelodged in the Seminary till the following year, when anew building was erected, and the name of Academywas changed into that of College. But the Spanishgovernment, taking some umbrage at the emigrationof the young Cubans to Baltimore, ordered them allback. The measure was executed September 20th, this time the number of students allowed in theAcademy by Bishop Carroll had been limited first totwelve, then extended to twenty-fi
. Memorial volume of the centenary of St. Mary's Seminary of St. Sulpice, Baltimore, Md. : 1791-1891. boyswhat was called St. Marys Academy. The students werelodged in the Seminary till the following year, when anew building was erected, and the name of Academywas changed into that of College. But the Spanishgovernment, taking some umbrage at the emigrationof the young Cubans to Baltimore, ordered them allback. The measure was executed September 20th, this time the number of students allowed in theAcademy by Bishop Carroll had been limited first totwelve, then extended to twenty-five. No American boyhad been admitted into St. Marys College through defer-ence for the bishop and the administrators of George-town, but now it became a necessity to do the Fall of 1803, it was announced that the doors ofSt. Marys College would be open to all American stu-dents, day-scholars or boarders, without distinction ofcreed. Many boys at once flocked to the brilliancy of the Literary Entertainments and thesolemn distribution of rewards before a large concourse. Most Rev. John Carroll, D. D.,First Archbishop of Baltimore. HISTOKICAL SKETCH. 9 of people, at the Annual Commencement, attractedattention and spread the reputation of the College allover the States and even abroad. In January, 1805,the Legislature of Maryland raised St. Marys to therank of a University, empowering it to admit any of itsstudents to any degree or degrees in any of the faculties^arts, and sciences^ and liberal j^rofessions^ wMch are usuallyj^ermitted to he conferred in any Colleges or Universities inAmerica or Euro]^e. It was at the Commencement of1806, August 13th, that the academical degrees wereconferred for the first time.^ The number of pupils inthat year amounted to one hundred and six. Additionalbuildings - had then been erected, and others were inprogress. The great hall used for public occasions, waslarge enough to accommodate one thousand chape
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