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THE Object of the proposed Institution is, to unite the means of communicating Science with an affectual Provision for guarding and improving the Morals of YOUTH. JOHN CARROLL / Proposals For Establishing an Academy, At George-Town, Patowmack-River, Maryland.
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COVER ILLUSTRATION: The 1830 landscape of Georgetown College was painted by James Alexander Simpson (C 1815-16) who taught the fine arts at the college in the 1820s and 1830s and again in the late 1850s. His serene portrayal of the Hilltop is a treasured part of the collection in the Carroll Parlor in Healy Hall where it may be seen.(Reproduction courtesy of the Curator of the Georgetown University Art Collection)
Georgetown University Press, Washington, D.C. 20057-1079
Copyright 1993 by Georgetown University Press. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America THIS VOLUME IS PRINTED ON ACID-FREE OFFSET BOOK PAPER.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Curran, Robert Emmett. The Bicentennial History of Georgetown University: From Academy to University, 1789-1889 Vol. I / Robert Emmett Curran. p. cm. "In memory of Michael Foley and his heart-wise companions through Georgetown's two centuries". Includes notes, bibliographical references, and index. Contents: v. I. The first century. ISBN 0-87840-485-6 1. Georgetown University History. I. Title. LD1961.G52C87 1993 378.753 dc20 92-47499
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"Lord, teach me to number my days aright that I may gain wisdom of heart." PSALM 90 In Memory of Michael Foley (1940-1984) and all his heart-wise companions through Georgetown's two centuries
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This is the first volume of the two-volume bicentennial history celebrating Georgetown University's first two hundred years. It is one of the series of publications made possible in large part through a gift from Mrs. John R. Gaines. Her timely assistance and great generosity is acknowledged with gratitude and appreciation.
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CONTENTS
Summary Tabulations
ix
Abbreviations Used in the Text
x
Foreword
xi
Author's Preface
xiii
Acknowledgments
xvii
Part One: The Academy: Beginnings, 1773-1830
Chapter 1 "Our Main Sheet Anchor for Religion"
3
Chapter 2 "To Give Perpetuity..."
31
Chapter 3 The Return of the Jesuits
57
Chapter 4 "Instead of a Constellation... A Few Unfledged Bodys..."
79
Part Two: From Academy to College, 1830-60
Chapter 5 Building a College and More, 1829-49
107
Chapter 6 The 1850s: Refugees, Science, and the Founding of the Medical School
131
Chapter 7 "Alma Mater of the South:" Student Culture in the Antebellum Years
161
Chapter 8 "The Great Object of Education:" Curriculum, Student Societies, and Careers
189
Part Three: From College to University, 1860-89
Chapter 9 "Georgetown's Blue and Gray"
219
Chapter 10 A Decade of Reconstruction, and the Founding of the Law School
249
Chapter 11 Patrick Healy and the Idea of a University
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