A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . ldonors, viz., John Norris, of Salem ;Samuel Abbott, of Andover; MosesBrown and William Bartlet, of Newbu- The buildings of the institution con-sist of a dwelling-house for each of theprofessors; Phillips hall, of brick, nine-ty feet by forty, four stories, containingthirty-two rooms for students, built in1S08 ; Bartlet chapel, an elegant brickbuilding, ninety-four feet by forty, con-taining a chapel, library, and three lec-ture-rooms, built in 1818; and Bartlethall, an elegant brick building, one hun-dred and four feet by forty, conta
A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . ldonors, viz., John Norris, of Salem ;Samuel Abbott, of Andover; MosesBrown and William Bartlet, of Newbu- The buildings of the institution con-sist of a dwelling-house for each of theprofessors; Phillips hall, of brick, nine-ty feet by forty, four stories, containingthirty-two rooms for students, built in1S08 ; Bartlet chapel, an elegant brickbuilding, ninety-four feet by forty, con-taining a chapel, library, and three lec-ture-rooms, built in 1818; and Bartlethall, an elegant brick building, one hun-dred and four feet by forty, containingthirty-two suites of rooms furnished,presented by Mr. Bartlet in 1821. Thebuildings stand on elevated ground, hav-ing a commanding, variegated, and beau-tiful prospect. The library of the seminary containsabout fifteen thousand volumes. Besidesthis, there are two other libraries : one,of the Porter Rhetorical Society, con-taining from two to three thousand vol-umes ; the other, belonging to the Soci-ety of Inquiry respecting Missions, con- < IS a. 84 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. taining from one to two thousand vol-umes. There is an athena3um and news-room, supported by the students. An-nexed to the institution is a commodiousmechanics shop, where the students canexercise themselves in carpentering orcabinet-work. The term is three principal study for the first year isthe Bible in its original tongues. Thesecond year is occupied in the study ofsystematic theology. The third year isdevoted to the study of ecclesiasticalhistory, and the composition of is also a Teachers Seminary nearthe institution, which will accommodatetwo hundred students. It is under the trus-tees of Phillips academy and four Newton Theological Sejiiinary,under the patronage of the baptist de-nomination, was founded in Newton in1825, and was incorporated by the legis-lature the next year. In 1828, a brickbuilding, three stories in height, besidesa bas
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