College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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' ' ■ t down DOG. Street showb .,Ki -« - nioj, rimes. i ■ Bruton Parish coritinues to serve as a place of worship for Williamsburg residents. Habe times! Evcnin? Praver. Ls from all perils and J.int;crs 1 diy licivcnly -acc; protpcr Dt ' this night, i ' ov ilu lo c ot ' tlicni with all happind ' -, ; and thy only Son our Saviour Jcfus j brinu; them to thine c crl.ilUr. Chrirt. . ' Juic-n. , Kingdom, throuoh JclUb Chrift- T ; Chirs and Phiccs zubcrc ll y fing, here foll ' K- etb the Anthem. •: A Prayer for the King ' s ' Muiejfy. • LorcLjQpr hcavcnlv Fa- our Lord ' J iien. Prayer jor the Clergy and People. Al.m.ighty and cvcrlafting (iod, -vUk) itk H«-v« fk .4t n f 1 ' . -% . ■ ' ' , ' ■■ kfcowwf v ; Scnddounimon ' n u W ther, ' ' ftgh J? ' fe ;S i ;hoc, and JS et»; 0 - « » t- n .?. l; . ' ' ' ' r ™; % ions committed ' ' doftfrom thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Moll thy favour to behold e« fj . , J h . i,, ,:,- 4 ! (J -c-6t and lb replenilhrow C4 U4i.y. iitj with the g of thy Holy Spi- 1 l att0flS xt rit, thatli mfy alway incline to y .kiiriif thy will. i walk in thy way: Endue -oSBC lcnteoullvAvirh heavenly gjji, ; s rant -fflSTin iri ijiiri health and Ct W long to live ; ' ' -U r e ngth e n h i n t hat he may ■ anqu i lh and ove i L ' omc al l h i a - onomie» ; and finally after this life, b e- nf a f attain evcrlalfing joy and feiieity, through Jcfus Chrilt our Lord. Amen. to their ( fjarge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly oleale thee, continual Grant this, C) 1-ord, tor tlie honour of our Advocate and Media- tor, Jefus Chrili Anun. « A Prayer of S. Chryfortom. ALmighty God, who haft given us grace at this time itii one accord to make our common fupplications unto thee ; and dolt promile, that when two or three areg.uhered together in thy Name, thou w ilt grant their rei ucffs : Fulfil now, O I ,ord, the dellrcs and petitions of thy Icrvants, as may be moll «; . Prayer for the Royal Family, expedient for tliem ; ' granting ALmighty God, tiie foim- 1 us in this world knowledge of tain ot all goodnefs, we ' thy truth, and in the world to humbly bcfeech thee to blefs j come life everlalfing. Anhn. J,.: ' i ineil. • . . -- j zCnr. xiii. 14. ... ...the Princffs r ■ ■MIF ' ' . r rice of our F.nrd This page from a Bruton Parish Bible shows the use to which students put their religion. Courtesy of Colonial Williomsburg. 10 HISTORY

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memorp time being. On November 12, 1736, nearly 50 years later, the Virginia Gazette carried the following ar- ticle, On this day s ' en night, being the fifth day of November, the presi- dent, masters, and scholars of William and Mary College went, according to their annual custom, in a body to present his Honor in obedience to their charter. Mr. President delivered the verses to his Honor, and two of the young gentlemen spoke them. The royal endowment of the col- lege was strengthened by on act of the House of Burgesses. After much consideration, they decided that Middle Plantation (Williamsburg) would be the site of the new college. The buildings, designed by Sir Chris- topher Wren, were built between 1692 and 1700, when the first graduation ceremonies were held. In 1691, the college, along with Harvard, inherited the estate of Hon. Robert Boyle. From this the Brofferton estate in Yorkshire, England was bought and the Brofferton building was built on campus. Its purpose was to house Indian youths who came for the Revolution. Across from the Brofferton was the President ' s house, the founda- tions of which were laid in 1732. While occupied by French troops during the seige of Yorktown, the house was accidentally burned. Louis XVI rebuilt it and contributed six hundred valuable volumes to the college library. This picture of William and Wren Great Hall reminding college ' s namesakes. w The Capitol serves as a reminder of thfe greot amount of political activity that occurn Williamsburg during Colonial times. Co Colonial Williamsburg. m

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reallp ttjangcb? 7 ■Jgrior to the Revolution, the ' tT college consisted of six schools, including the Indian one. Its attachment to the church re- mained until the governorship of Thomas Jefferson, who was adamant about the separation of church and state. The average enrollment was about sixty men, who were appar- ently as typical of college stu- dents as the ones today. The fac- ulty was often reminded of their obligation to control the students restlessness. It seemed that some of these students hod a great affection for things such as horse-racing and billiards. Consequently at a meeting of the faculty in 1752, it was ordered that, no scholar be- longing to any school in ye college of what age, rank, or quality soever, do keep any race-horse at ye college or in ye town or anywhere. If a student broke the rules, he was to be immediately despatched and sent off an never again brought bock un- der pain of animadversion and pun- ishment. Next on the agenda was billiards. No scholar do presume to appear playing ye billiards or other gaming tables or be in any way concerned in keeping fighting-cocks, under ye like severe animadversion and punishment, But the students were not the only ones who needed reprimanding. In 1769, the Board of Visitors had the unfortunate job of reprimanding the Rev. Mr. John Camm and the Rev. Mr. Josiah Johnson for having lately married and taken up their residence in the city of Williams- burg by which great inconvenience has arisen to the college, and the necessary attention which those Professors ought to pay to the con- duct and behavior of the students has been almost totally interrupted. Their misconduct brought a new rule that all Professors and Masters hereafter to be appointed, be con- stantly residents of ye college, and upon marriage of such Professor or Master that his professorship be immediately vacated. In 1779, Jefferson was elected to the Board of Visitors, where he started a new age for W M. Moving enrolled at the college as a student earlier in his career, Jefferson had a strong understanding of the college. It was at W M that he met Dr. William Small, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics, who in- troduced him to the important poli- tical figures of that time. Jeffer- son said that Small, fixed his des- tinies in life. William and Mary thus started a new segment in its long history, along with the country for which she was to educate some of its greatest leaders. Articles like these are typical of those contributed by Thomas Jefferson during Colonial times. Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg. SUMMARY VIEW O F TH E RIGHTS O F BRITISH AMERICA. SET FORTH IN SOME RESOLUTIONS :-. INTENDED FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE PRESENT DELEGATES O.F THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA. N O W I N CONVENTIO N. BtaNATIVE, AMoMEMBERorTHi HOUSE or BURGESSES. WILLIAMSBURG: PKIMTID BT CLEMENTINA R TNT). HISTORY 1 1