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VASSAR FEMALE COLLEGE. 403
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Being At The 1 Largel Present Y Discusse...
aspirations , and will be , under God , a rich , blessing to this city and -state It , is to my our hope country to be and the to instrument the world . , in the hand of Providence ,
for of founding young women and perpetuating what our colleges an Institution are accomp which lishing shall accomp for young lish
men . In act pursuance of incorporation of this desi conferring gn , I have on obtained the proposed from the seminary Legislature the
an , men corporate as the title first of " Trustees Vassar Female . Under College the provisions , " and namin of g this you , Charter
gentlewhich you , are appertain invested to with any College all the or powers University , privileges in this , and State immunitie . views s
To be somewhat more specific in the statement of my as to the character and aims of the College : — embrace at least the
other following I wish Modern particulars that Languages the course : —The _; of the Eng stud Ancient lish y Language should Classics and , so far its Literature as such may be ;
demanded extent Science , as with may by full the be sp apparatus deemed irit of the advisable , cabinets times ; ; , c the all ollections . the Mathematics branches , and conservatories , to of Natural an
for practical visible reference illustration to the ; Anatomy laws of the , Physiology health , of , the and sex H ; yg Intellectual iene , with _,
Philosop of the Federal hy ; the and Elements State Constitution of Political Economy and Laws ; ; some Moral knowled Science ge , relations
_^ p Esthetics articularly as as treating bearing of on the the beautiful filial , conjugal in Nature , and and parental Art ; Domestic ;
Economy most the graduates important , , practicall readil subj y ect taug y to of ht become all , so , the far all as skilful dail sufficient is y possible reading housekeepers rule , in and of order Christian stud ; to last y prepare of , faith and the
Holy Scriptures , as the only and - _, . and . All practice sectarian . influences should be carefully excluded ; but the to the
training of our students should never be intrusted sceptical , the In irreli forming gious or the the first immoral Board . of Trustees , I have selected
repreappointing sentative and in filling s from the the professors the vacancies princi , teachers pal that Christian may , and occur other denominations in offic this the ers Trustees bod of y the , among as College also us in , ;
I trust a like catholic spirit will always govern . school It is whose not my advantages purpose to shall make be Vassar free to Female all without College charge a charity ; for
funds benefits , of so the cheap Institution ly obtained will are enable cheap it ly held to offer ; but to it all is believed the highest the
cost educational of instruction facilities at at existing a moderate seminaries expense . , as I earnestl compared y hope "with the the admission
of funds a considerable will also prove number sufficient of indi to gent warrant students the gratuitous , annuall a loan y at t least o be hy regarding the amount remitted , in most cases , as ,
Vassar Female College. 403
VASSAR FEMALE COLLEGE . 403
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1862, page 403, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081862/page/43/
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