. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . atin, of the fol-lowing purport: One who merits so much from our literary menshould no longer be without a monument, however humble. Thegraduates of the University of Cambridge, New England, haveerected this stone, nearly two hundred years after his death, inpious and perpetual remembrance of John Harvard. The erec-tion of the monument was sanctioned hy a large meeting of thegraduates of the University, who were present on the occasion ;when Edward Everett, at that time chief magistrate of Massachu-setts, and one of the best scholars educated at Harvard
. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . atin, of the fol-lowing purport: One who merits so much from our literary menshould no longer be without a monument, however humble. Thegraduates of the University of Cambridge, New England, haveerected this stone, nearly two hundred years after his death, inpious and perpetual remembrance of John Harvard. The erec-tion of the monument was sanctioned hy a large meeting of thegraduates of the University, who were present on the occasion ;when Edward Everett, at that time chief magistrate of Massachu-setts, and one of the best scholars educated at Harvard college,delivered an appropriate and eloquent address. The object wasnot to have a costly and splendid monument, like those erected inthe old countries of Europe or Asia, but a durable stone to desig-nate the grave of a scholar and a christian, and as a token of re-spect due to such a man from the friends of learning and religionof the present age. It is situated in Charlcstown. This engraving was reproduced from the American ANTIQUE VIEWS OF JiOSTOR. 127 HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 1726—1823 Harvard University was founded in 1638, and is still adrninsteredunder the charter granted in 1650. The principle seat of theUniversity is at Cambridge, but several of the departments are inBoston. For two generations after the settlement of the country,Harvard was the only college in New England. While cherishedand honored by the State, Harvard University has been, from thefirst a private incorporated institution, supported in the main, firstby the fees of students and secondly by the income from perma-nent funds given by benevolent individuals. The value of itslands, buildings, collections, and invested fund is roughly esti-mated at $6,000,000. The first engraving entitled A Prospect of the Colledges inCambridge in New England, is reproduced from an engravingupon a panel belonging to the Massachusetts Historical Society,and has a special interest and value, as being the only known c
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