CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. CHAPTER XXV. CHAPTER XXVI. CHAPTER XXVII. CHAPTER XXVIII. CHAPTER XXIX. CHAPTER XXX. 1 CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. CHAPTER XXV. CHAPTER XXVI. CHAPTER XXVII. CHAPTER XXVIII. CHAPTER XXIX. CHAPTER XXX. History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith Project Gutenberg's The History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The History of Dartmouth College Author: Baxter Perry Smith Release Date: April 30, 2009 [EBook #28641] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HISTORY OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE *** History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith 2 Produced by Stacy Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) [Illustration: Portrait] THE HISTORY OF Dartmouth College. BY BAXTER PERRY SMITH. BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. 1878. Copyright, 1878, by Baxter Perry Smith. The Riverside Press, Cambridge: Printed by H. O. Houghton and Company. PREFACE. In the preparation of this work the writer has deemed it better to let history, as far as possible, tell its own story, regarding reliability as preferable to unity of style. The imperfect records of all our older literary institutions, limit their written history, in large measure, to a record of the lives and labors of their teachers. To the many friends of the college, and others, who have kindly given their aid, the writer is under large obligations. The following names deserve especial notice: Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Hon. Charles L. Woodbury, Hon. R. R. Bishop, Wm. H. Duncan, Esq., Richard B. Kimball, Esq., Rev. Eden B. Foster, D.D., Hon. James Barrett, N. C. Berry, Esq., Dr. F. E. Oliver, Hon. J. E. Sargent, Dr. C. A. Walker, Hon. A. O. Brewster, Hon. A. A. Ranney, Dr. W. M. Chamberlain, Hon. James W. Patterson, Rev. Carlos Slafter, Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, Gen. John Eaton, Rev. H. A. Hazen, Rev. S. L. B. Speare, H. N. Twombly, Esq., Caleb Blodgett, Esq., Hon. Benj. F. Prescott, Dr. C. H. Spring, Prof. C. O. Thompson, Hon. Frederic Chase, Rev. W. J. Tucker, D.D., L. G. Farmer, Esq., and N. W. Ladd, Esq. History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith 3 With profound gratitude he mentions also the name of Hon. Nathan Crosby, but for whose valuable pecuniary aid the publication of the work must have been delayed; and the names of Hon. Joel Parker, Hon. William P. Haines, Hon. John P. Healy, Hon. Lincoln F. Brigham, John D. Philbrick, Esq., Dr. Jabez B. Upham, Hon. Harvey Jewell, and Hon. Walbridge A. Field, who have aided in a similar manner. Particular mention should also be made of the kindness of gentlemen connected with numerous libraries, especially that of Mr. John Ward Deane, and Mr. Albert H. Hoyt, and the late J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, by whose kindness the writer was furnished with the valuable letter from David McClure to General Knox, and Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D., and Dr. Samuel A. Green, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, to whom he is indebted for the invaluable list of English donations given in the Appendix. Valuable aid has been rendered also by Messrs. Kimball and Secor, of the New Hampshire State and State Historical Society Libraries, at Concord. In this connection the well known names of W. S. Butler, Prof. F. B. Dexter, Hon. C. J. Hoadley, F. B. Perkins, Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull, and Hon. E. P. Walton also deserve notice. The writer is deeply indebted to Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago, for his kindness in examining the more important portions of the work previous to its publication. For the carefully-prepared draught of the original college edifice, the writer is indebted to the artistic skill of Mr. Arthur Bruce Colburn. In closing, especial mention should be made of the kindness of Prof. Charles Hammond, Marcus D. Gilman, Esq., and others representing the family of the founder, of the family of Hon. Elisha Payne, an early and honored Trustee, of the Trustees and Faculty of the college, and the courteous liberality of the publishers. BAXTER P. SMITH. Brookline, Mass., June, 1878. CONTENTS. History of Dartmouth College, by Baxter Perry Smith 4 CHAPTER I. Introduction 1 CHAPTER I. 5 CHAPTER II. Ancestry and Early Life of Eleazar Wheelock His Settlement at Lebanon Establishment of the Indian Charity School Mr. Joshua More 6 CHAPTER II. 6 CHAPTER III. Education in New Hampshire Action in Regard to a College Testimonial of Connecticut Clergymen Legislative Grant to Mr. Wheelock 15 CHAPTER III. 7 CHAPTER IV. A College Contemplated by Mr. Wheelock Lord Dartmouth Occom and Whitaker in Great Britain 23 CHAPTER IV. 8 CHAPTER V. Sir William Johnson Explorations for a Location Advice of English Trustees 29 CHAPTER V. 9 CHAPTER VI. A College Charter 40 CHAPTER VI. 10 [...]... distinguished sons The germ of Dartmouth College was a deep-seated and long-cherished desire, of the foremost of its founders, to elevate the Indian race in America The Christian fathers of New England were not unmindful of the claims of the Aborigines The well-directed, patient, and successful labors of the Eliots, Cotton, and the Mayhews, and the scarcely less valuable labors of Treat and others, fill a... character of not a few of the illustrious living, or the more illustrious dead, the oldest college in the valley of the Connecticut, and the only college in an ancient and honored State, would neglect a most fitting and beautiful service, should they suffer the cycles of a century to pass, without gathering in some modest urn the ashes of its revered founders, or writing on some modest tablet the names of. .. especially worthy of note, that the elevation of the Indian race, by the education of its youth, was not an idea of New England, nor indeed of American, birth In Stith's "History of Virginia" (p 162), we find in substance the following statements: At an early period in the history of this State, attempts were made to establish an institution of learning of a high order In 1619, the treasurer of the Virginia... pounds, to be applied by the Company to the education of a certain number of Indian youths in the English language and in the Christian religion Other sums of money were also procured, and there was a prospect of being able to raise four or five thousand pounds, for the endowment of a college The king favored the design, and recommended to the bishops to have collections made in their dioceses, and some... hundred pounds were gathered on this recommendation The college was designed for the instruction of English, as well as Indian, youths The Company appropriated ten thousand acres of land to this purpose, at Henrico, on James River, a little below the present site of Richmond The plan of the college was, to place tenants at halves on these lands, and to derive its income from the profits The enterprise was... laments "the bad success Mr Boyle's charity has had in converting the natives," which was owing in part, at least, to the fact, that the interest of their white brethren in their welfare was confined chiefly to their residence at college Pursuing these researches, we come to the name of another distinguished British scholar and divine, George Berkeley, who has been styled "the philosopher" of the reign of. .. Department. The Agricultural Department. The Thayer Department of Civil Engineering 367 32 CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXIX Benefactors. Trustees 380 33 CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXX Labors of Dartmouth Alumni. Conclusion 395 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 34 CHAPTER I 35 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The most valuable part of a nation's history portrays its institutions of learning and religion The alumni of a college which has moulded the. .. and others, fill a bright page in the religious history of the seventeenth century To numerous congregations of red men the gospel was preached; many were converted; churches were gathered, and the whole Bible the first printed in America was given them in their own language This interest in the Indian was not confined to our own country, in the earlier periods of our history In Great Britain, sovereigns,... Commencement of Operations. Course of Study. Policy of Administration 57 12 CHAPTER IX CHAPTER IX Progress to the Death of President Wheelock. Prominent Features of his Character 65 13 CHAPTER X CHAPTER X Progress During the Administration of the Second President, John Wheelock 76 14 CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XI Lack of Harmony Between President Wheelock and Other Trustees. Removal of the President From Office.... incorporated for the propagation of the gospel among the heathen natives of New England, and the parts adjacent in America," and that, after his decease, in 1691, a portion of his estate was given, by the executors of his will, to William and Mary's College, which was possibly, in a measure, the outgrowth of the efforts of Mr Sandys and his coadjutors, for the support of Indian students CHAPTER I 36 In 1728, . institutions, limit their written history, in large measure, to a record of the lives and labors of their teachers. To the many friends of the college, and others,. should be made of the kindness of Prof. Charles Hammond, Marcus D. Gilman, Esq., and others representing the family of the founder, of the family of Hon. Elisha