Catalogues of Haverford College
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Excerpt from Catalogues of Haverford College: Haverford College P. O., Pa;; 1887-95 In the spring of 1830, a meeting of a few Friends in Philadelphia, shortly followed by a similar meeting in New York, originated Haverford School. The joint committee expressed the object of the effort as follows: "The members of the Society of Friends, having hitherto labored under great disadvantages in obtaining for their children a guarded education in the higher branches of learning, combining the requisite literary instruction with a religious care over the morals and manners of the scholars, and carefully preserving them from the influence of corrupt principles and evil communications, it is therefore proposed that an institution be established, in which the children of Friends shall receive a liberal education in ancient and modern literature and the mathematical and other sciences." The $40,000 supposed to be necessary was raised without effort, and the committee went out to seek a location. They say : "We wished to procure a farm in a neighborhood of unquestioned salubrity - within a short distance of a Friends´ meeting - of easy access from this city at all seasons of the year,... and that was recommended by the beauty of the scenery and retired situation." Then they go on to say, that of the many places presented to them the only one which combined all the advantages was one of 198 acres (since increased to 215), "near the eight-mile stone on the Lancaster Turnpike." They explain the present and prospective merits of the farm, the beauty of the natural woods, the unfailing springs of purest water, the nearness to the new Pennsylvania Railroad, in words which the succeeding half-century has amply justified. On the 28th of Tenth Month. 1833, the school opened with 21 students. Provision had been made for three teachers and a superintendent. A Teacher of Ancient Languages and Ancient Literature. A Teacher of English Literature and of Mental and Moral Philosophy. "A Teacher of Mathematics and Natural Science." The Superintendent was to have charge of the order and domestic economy of the family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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