The History of the University of Pennsylvania; From Its Origin to the Year 1827

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...of course, took the place of provost; and the latter, who, as was previously mentioned, had been employed in the university, accepted The following' is a list of the trustees who were surviving at the re-establishment of the college: --Benjamin Franklin, one of the Samuel Powell, chosen-1773 founders, in the year-1749 Right Rev. William White, 1774 Benjamin Chew, chosen-1757 Robert Morris, Edward Shippen, --1758 Francis Hopkinson, 5 Thomas Willing, --1760 George Clymer, ) Dr. John Redman, --1763 James Wilson, C-1778 John Lawrence, -. 1765 Alaxander Wilcocks, S Thomas Mifflin, --1773 The vacancies were supplied by the choice of the following gentlemen: Thomas Fitzsimmons, Henry Hill, Robert Blackwell, Samuel Miles, William Bingham, William Lewis, John Nixon, Robert Hare, Dr. Caspar Wis tar, and Richard Peters. Edward Burd and David H. Conyngham were afterwards chosen to supply vacancies which occurred in the board. Dr. Franklin was made president, and after his death, was succeeded by Bishop White. '. 8 ', .' the invitation of the trustees to resume his office of professor of languages in the college. The faculty was completed by the appointment of the Rev. Dr. John Andrews and the Rev. William Rogers; the former to assist the provost in instructing the philosophical classes, the latter, with the title of professor of English and oratory, to superintend the English and mathematical schools. Of the medical professors, Dr. Morgan was absent from indisposition, and died before the arrangements were completed; and Dr. Kuhn remained connected with the university: so that Dr. William Shippen, professor of anatomy and surgery; and Dr. Rush, who succeeded Morgan in the chair of the practice, were at this time the only members of the faculty. The original number was c...