History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . which we haveany record was held July 2Y, 1853. ? This deed was executed by Mr. Buchanan, June 28, 1853. CONFIRMATION OF THE UNION. 147 The act of the Legislature confirming the union withMarshall College was signed by the Governor April 29,1850. The amount paid the trustees of PennsylvaniaCollege for the Lutheran interest in Franklin College wasduly applied to the endowment of the Tranklin professor-ship of Ancient Languages, and the Rev. F. A. Muhlen-
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . which we haveany record was held July 2Y, 1853. ? This deed was executed by Mr. Buchanan, June 28, 1853. CONFIRMATION OF THE UNION. 147 The act of the Legislature confirming the union withMarshall College was signed by the Governor April 29,1850. The amount paid the trustees of PennsylvaniaCollege for the Lutheran interest in Franklin College wasduly applied to the endowment of the Tranklin professor-ship of Ancient Languages, and the Rev. F. A. Muhlen-berg became its first incumbent. The Lutheran Synod,at its meeting in Pottsville, in 1850, heartily approvedof the arrangement. Fifty years ago the union of the colleges was some-times playfully referred to as the marriage of Sir Mar-shall and Lady Franklin; and in after-dinner speechesthere were pleasant allusions to the youthful bridegroomand his somewhat venerable bride. Pursuing the ancientanalogy, we now beg leave to introduce the knight whocame from afar to woo and wed the lady whose story wehave tried to tell. MARSHALL CHAPTEE XII. THE HIGH SCHOOL. The Chabteb — Theological Seminary — Classical InstitutionAT York — The Principal of the School — liiTERABY Societies. The charter of Marshall College was granted by theLegislature of Pennsylvania during its session of 1835-1836, receiving the signature of Governor Joseph Eitneron the 31st of March, 1836. In this charter the firstarticle declares: That the High School of German Ee-formed Church, located at Mercersburg, be and hereby iserected into a college for the education of youth in thelearned languages, the arts, sciences, and useful litera-ture. It must, therefore, be our first purpose to givesome account of the High School vehich was thus honored,though it may be well to premise that the latter institutionwas itself derived from the Theological Seminary of theEeformed Church. Though it is not our purpo
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