The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . , and was for many years a promi-nent clergyman in the diocese of New York. On this 0(;casiou the gov-ernors of the college met in the college hall, and, after an address inLatin from the president, proceeded to St. Georges Chapel, where thegraduating exercises were performed and the degrees conferred. Pro-fessor Treadwell had died in the spring of 1760, and the president andMr. Cutting were compelled to do double duty for the following May, 1761, occurred the fourth commencement. There were butthree graduates, but several of th
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . , and was for many years a promi-nent clergyman in the diocese of New York. On this 0(;casiou the gov-ernors of the college met in the college hall, and, after an address inLatin from the president, proceeded to St. Georges Chapel, where thegraduating exercises were performed and the degrees conferred. Pro-fessor Treadwell had died in the spring of 1760, and the president andMr. Cutting were compelled to do double duty for the following May, 1761, occurred the fourth commencement. There were butthree graduates, but several of those who formed the first class now took. DISTANT VIEW OV KtNOs COLLEGE IN 1763. their Masters degree. The following year the governors appointedMr. Robert Harpur, , who had been educated at the Universityof Glasgow, to the Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi-losophy. With the aid of this l)rilliant instructor. Dr. Johnsons of service was rendered comparatively easy. He hold his (ilthand dual commencement in Ma3^ 1762, eight young men taking theBachelors degree. Before his retirement from office he was able tofurther the efforts of the governors to augment the funds of the collegeby an appeal to England. The expenses of carrying on the institutionwere already causing an annual encroachment on its slciuler capital,and, although great liberality had been shown to this new cntcr()rise,it was not to be expected that its wants could be fully supplied at was in view of these needs and of the interest expressed in ICnglandin the inception and progress of the college, that, at the instigation of 444 HIS
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