History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . e exalted principles of benevolence. All the teachers in the college are equally qualified withthe principal for the branches of literature assigned to Hendel, the Vice-Principal, is a man of profound learn-ing and of a most exemplary character. The Professor of theLatin, Greek and German languages is a stranger to thisplace, but comes recommended to us as a man of criticalknowledge and taste in polite literature. Mr. Hutchins, whowas educated
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . e exalted principles of benevolence. All the teachers in the college are equally qualified withthe principal for the branches of literature assigned to Hendel, the Vice-Principal, is a man of profound learn-ing and of a most exemplary character. The Professor of theLatin, Greek and German languages is a stranger to thisplace, but comes recommended to us as a man of criticalknowledge and taste in polite literature. Mr. Hutchins, whowas educated in the college of Philadelphia under Drs. Smithand Allison, is greatly esteemed among us, and has taughta school here for some time past with great reputation. TheProfessor of Mathematics is said to be an able man in hisway. In short, a cluster of more learned or better qualifiedmasters, I believe, have not met in any university. I am informed that in the prosecution of the business re- ^Dr. Rush was not at this time acquainted with Dr. Muhlenberg,but they began to correspond in the same month and soon afterwardsbecame intimate THE DEDICATION. 49 lative to the institution the greatest unanimity and har-mony subsisted among the trustees, tho composed of gentle-men of a variety of different denominations and even ofdifferent countries—a striking mark of the powerful effect ofa liberal education, which (with perhaps a few instances tothe contrary) will enlarge the mind and fill it with thepurest sentiments of patriotism and public spirit! And itmay not be unjustly remarked that men of science neversuffer form to impede the prosecution of any undertakingwhich may tend to the general welfare. From the establishment of this college a new era will com-mence in Pennsylvania. The introduction of the English lan-guage among our Germans, who constitute at least one fourthof the inhabitants of the State, cannot fail of being attendedwith the happiest consequences both to themse
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