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York Collegiate Institute. ■ MORE than twenty-seven years ago Mr. Samuel Small, Sr., then one of York ' s most venerable and honored citizens, conceived the idea of providing, in his own town, means for a liberal education of its youth. While his heart was full of the project, it happened that he and his estimable wife attended an anniversary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, at Norwich, Conn. The Norwich Free Academy, in its general design and appointments, seemed to embody almost his own ideas. Its managers offered him every facility in pursuit of his inquiries, and afterwards one of its patrons, then Governor Buckingham, of Connecticut, wrote him fully of its merits. Mr. Small returned to York with renewed zeal to follow out his long cherished ideas. The present site on the north-east corner of South Duke Street and what has since been known as College Avenue was chosen, and in 1873 the corner-stone of the first building was laid. As it neared completion steps were taken to perfect the organization of the institute. BLUE AND GRAY.
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On Monday evening, April 14, 1873, bv invitation of Mr. Small, the following persons met in the chapel of the Presbyterian church of York, viz.: Rev. H. E. Niles, pastor of the church, Mr. Small ' s fellow Elders : Jas. W. Kerr, M. D., David E. Small, John M. Brown ; also, Messrs. Samuel Small, Jr., James Kell, Henry L. Fisher, W. Latimer Small, Samuel Hersh, and Jacob H. Huber. The above named persons, together with Mr. John H. Small, Rev. J. Cowhick, Rev. C. W. Stewart, and Rev. C. P. Wing, D. D., were named as trustees. At the same meet- ing Mr. Samuel Small, Sr., was chosen President, Rev. H. E. Niles, Secretary and Samuel Small, Jr., Treasurer. H. L. Fisher and James Kell, Esqs., were appointed a committee to obtain a charter. At a meeting in the following August Rev. James McDougall, of Long Island, N. Y., was elected President and Samuel B. Heiges, of York, Pa., Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. On September 15 the Institute was opened for students, with the following instructors, viz.: Miss S. L. Otis, English; Rev. P. Anstadt, German; Miss M. E. Prince, Music. The dedica- tion service and inauguration of officers took place Monday, Nov. 3, 1873, at 3 p. m., Rev. H. E. Niles presiding. The Institute, thus established and equipped, continued without serious change until the year 1S85, when two noteworthy events marked its history. The first was the death of the venerable Founder and President of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Samuel Small, Sr., who passed to his rest on the 14th of July, nearly eighty-six years of age. 12 KLUF. AND CRAY.
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