Colleges throughout the United States. BOWDOIN COLLEGE, AT BRUNSWICK, MAINE. Incorporated, June 24, 1794.

PRESIDENTS.

Inducted.

Died

Vice President, Rev. Hezekiah Packard, D.D.
Secretary, Hon. Benjamin Orr.

Rev. Thomas Lancaster, Hon. Josiah Stebbins,

"" Elijah Kellogg,

William Jenks,

Hon. S. S. Wilde, LL. D.
Prentiss Mellen.

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Rev. Eliphalet Gillet,
John Abbot, Esq. ex off.
Rev. Ichabod Nichols,
S. Longfellow, jun. Esq.

Board of Overseers.

President, Hon. Jeremiah Bailey.
Vice-President, Robert H. Gardiner, Esq.
Secretary, Joseph M'Keen, Esq.
Treasurer, John Abbot, Esq.

Hon. Jacob Abbot,
"Benjamin Ames, ©
George Bradbury,
Matthew Cobb,

Richard Cobb, A.M.
Rev. Jonathan Cogswell,
Samuel Cony, Esq.
Levi Cutter, Esq.
Charles S. Daveis, Esq.
David Dunlap, Esq.
Robert D. Dunning, Esq.

Rev. Samuel Eaton,
Rev. John W. Ellingwood,
Ebenezer Everett, Esq.
Simon Greenleaf, Esq.
Benjamin Hasey, Esq.
Hon. Mark L. Hill,
Dr. John A. Hyde,
Hon. William King,
Dr. Isaac Lincoln,
Hon. Lothrop Lewis,
John Merrick, Esq.

Rev. Enos Merrill,
Edward Russell, Esq.
Hon. Ammi R. Mitchell, Hon. Woodbury Storer,
Josiah W. Mitchell, Esq. Fion. Peleg Tallman,
Rev. Elisha Mosely, x
Dr. Enoch S. Tappan,
Rev. Reuben Nason, Rev, Benjamin Tappan,
Hon. Albion K. Parris, Charles Vaughan Esq.
Benjamin Randall, Esq. { Joshua Wingate, Esq.
Alford Richards on, Esq. Hon. Abiel Wood.
The Board of Overseers is composed of 45 members,
including the President and Secretary of the Trustees;
who are, ex. officio, members of this Board.

Executive Government of the College.

President.

Parker Cleaveland, A. M. Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and Lecturer on Chemistry and Mineralogy.

Samuel P. Newman, A. M. Professor elect, of the Latin and Greek Languages.

Nehemiah Cleaveland, A.M. Tutor in the Latin and Greek languages.

Alpheus S. Packard A.M. Tutor in Geometry, &c. སམྦྷ
Asa Cummings, A. B. Tutor in Metaphysics, &c.
John Abbot, A. M. Librarian.

The Library contains about 4500 volumes.
Vacations.

First.-Four weeks from Commencement.
Second.-Six weeks from the first Wednesday in Jana

uary.

Third. Three weeks from the first Wednesday after the third Monday of May.

Commencement is on the first Wednesday in Sepa tember.

Admission into College.

Candidates for admission into the Freshman Class in Bowdoin College, at and after September 1820, will be examined in Cicero's Select Orations-the Bucolics Georgics, and neid of Virgil-Sallust-the Greek Testament-Dalzel's Collectanea Græca Minora--in the writing of Latin-in the fundamental rules of Ariths

metic, and in Cummings' Geography. They must also produce satisfactory credentials of a good moral char'acter.

All persons admitted to an advanced standing must pay six dollars and sixty seven cents, for every tull term's advancement.

Course of Studies in College.

In the course of instruction pursued at this College, the following books are studied; viz.-Sallust,*-Horace- Livy-Excerpta Latina-Collectanea Græca Majora-Murray's English Grammar-Cummings' Geography-Blair's Rhetoric--Hedge's Logic--Playfair's Euclid-Webber's Mathematics Enfield's

Natural

Philosophy-Henry's Chemistry-Cleaveland's Mineralogy-Priestly's Lectures on History-Paley's evidences of Christianity-Paley's Natural TheologyButler's Analogy-Locke on the Human Understanding--Burlemaqui on Natural and Politic Law--and Stewart on the philosophy of the human mind. tion is also paid to various compositions in English,Latin and Greek.

Atten

*It will be observed, that, at and after September, 1820, Sallust and Cummings' Geography will be in cluded among the books required for admission into College.

Courses of Lectures on Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Mineralogy are annually given. A course of Lectures on Theology is also given by the President.

The under graduates are required to attend public worship at the usual and appointed place. Provided, however, that any student, who desires to attend statedly, on the service of any other regular christian society in Brunswick, may have liberty if of the age of twenty one years, by signifying his desire to the Executive Government; or, if a minor, by producing to the Gov ernment a written request from his parent or guardian, for that purpose.

Benevolent Society of Bowdoin College, instiluted in 1814.

President, Rev. Enos Merrill. A.M.
Treasurer, John M'Keen, A M.

The object of this society is to assist indigent students of good moral character, and respectable talents.

Inducted.

UNIVERSITY AT CAMBRIDGE,
MASSACHUSETTS.

Presidents from 1640.

1640 Rev. Henry Dunster.

Died or resigned.

1654

Charles Chauncey.

1672

1672 99

Leonard Hoar, M. D.

1675

Urian Oakes, A. M.

1681

1682 Doct. John Rogers. A. M.

1684

1685 Rev. Increase Mather D. D.

1701

1701 ""

Samuel Willard. A. M Vice Pres't

1707

1725

1737

1708 Hon. John Leverett A. M. F. R. S. Rev. Benjamin Wadsworth A. M. 99 Edward Holyoke, A. M.

1770 99 Samuel Locke, D. D.

1724

1737

1769

1773

1774 99

Samuel Langdon, D. D.

1780

1781 99 Joseph Willard, D. D. I. L. D.

John T. Kirkland D D. I I. D

Board of Overseers.

His Excellency the Governor.

His Honor the Lieutenant Governor.

The Honorable the Council, and Senate.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President of the University, ex officiis; together with the following persons, elected for the purpose, vacancies among whom are filled by the Board.

Secretary of the Board, Rev. John Pierce, A. M.

Corporation.

President, John T. Kirkland, D. D. LL. D.

Hon. John Davis, LL. D.

Officers of Instruction and Government.

Rev. John Thornton Kirkland, D. D. LL. D. Pre sident.

Aaron Dexter, M. D. Erving Professor of Chemistry
Emeritus.

William D. Peck, A. M. Massachusetts Professor of
Natural History.

Rev. Henry Ware, D. D. Hollis Professor of Theo
logy, and Registrar.

Hon. Isaac Parker, LL. D. Royal Professor of Law.
Levi Hedge, A. M. College Professor of Logick and
Metaphysicks.

Rev. John S. Popkin, D. D. College Professor of
Greek.

Edward T. Channing, Esq. Boylston Professor of
Rhetorick and Oratory.

James Jackson, M. D. Hersey Professor of the Theory
and Practice of Physick.