Boston illustrated; . BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 145 ing the clergymen who should constitute this board, the power of choosing theoverseers was, in 1851, vested in the Legislature. All this system has sincebeen abolished. The graduates of the college now choose the entire change, which has been gradually gomg on for some years, gives stu-dents a much wider range of studies than formerly. The number of electivestudies has very greatly increased, and one is not now, as formerly, compelledto pursue a fixed and unalterable course, but may choose the branches he willpursue in accordance vrit
Boston illustrated; . BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 145 ing the clergymen who should constitute this board, the power of choosing theoverseers was, in 1851, vested in the Legislature. All this system has sincebeen abolished. The graduates of the college now choose the entire change, which has been gradually gomg on for some years, gives stu-dents a much wider range of studies than formerly. The number of electivestudies has very greatly increased, and one is not now, as formerly, compelledto pursue a fixed and unalterable course, but may choose the branches he willpursue in accordance vrith his tastes and his intended business in life. There. Memorial Hall. are about 1,400 students, in all branches of the university, and 160 professorsand teachers of various grades. Without speaking of the various society libra-ries, the university has eio^ht minor libraries connected with various depart-ments, and containing over 60,000 volumes ; while the college library has morethan 250,000 volumes. The latter is in Gore Hall, a Gothic building of Quincygranite, erected in 1841, and reinforced in 1877 by a very large fire-proofextension of granite and iron. There are but two libraries in America largerthan this one, those of the city of Boston and of Congress ; and its privilegesare generously extended to men of letters outside of the university Hall is architecturally the finest building connected with the univer-sity, and was erected by the alumni to commemorate the sons of Harvard whodied in the civil war. It was built between 1870 and 1877, at a cost of !$500,000,10 146 BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. and is of brick and s
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