George Washington University Law School - Class Book Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Faculty. PROF. LEE DAVIS LODGE. 'PR01r, MELVILLE CHURCH PROF, G. H. EMMOTT. PROF. TRACY 1.. JEFFORDS ' IO

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Faculty. PROP. HENRY E. DAVIS. HON. BENJAMIN BUTTERWORTH. PROF. VVILLIAMT F, HTATTINGLY. PROF. WILLIAM G JOHNSON.

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The University. The Baptist Church, progressive and well established in this section of our country, builded wiser than it knew, when, in the days when the Republic was young, it founded in the Capital city a theological school for the education of Christian Ministers in the faith of that Church. The efforts so well directed in that early day have matured into the present renowned Columbian University. In the year 1817, Rev. Luther Rice, a returned missionary from India, solicited subscriptions for the establishment of the pro- posed school, and in 1819 a tract of land containing 465 acres lying on the heights north of the city and bounded by the present Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, and extending from near the foot of The Hill 'l to about Columbia road, was purchased for 37000. Many persons of prominence contributed to the fund, among them John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, and john C. Calhoun, at that time members of President Monroe's Cabinet, and thirty-two Members of Congress. A charter was granted by Congress in February, 1821, creating The Columbian College in the District of Columbia,', for the pur- pose of educating youth in H languages, liberal arts, sciences and literature, with power to confer all degrees usually granted and conferred in collegesf' The iirst meeting of the Board of Trustees was held March 5, 1821. The only departments instituted at that time were the Theological and Classical-the former to begin in September of that year 5 the latter, in january ofthe year following- II