Resolution of the Collegiate Institution faculty regarding the junior class examinations, 1824 May 10
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A document stating that on May 10, 1824 the faculty of the Amherst Collegiate Institution came to the opinion that the junior class "generally acquitted themselves with honor" at their late examination. It also states that the faculty observed that many members of the class excelled. The faculty hopes that all will elevate themselves to "the sphere of unqualified approbation." The document is signed by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the faculty. A note on the back of the document states "Result of the May examination 1824."
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Amherst College was conceived out of the previously existing Amherst Academy and was founded in 1821 as the Collegiate Institution. From 1821-1825 the College was known primarily as the Collegiate Institution or the Amherst Institution. In 1825 the institution was granted charter by the Massachusetts State Legislature and was thereafter known as Amherst College.
