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Amherst College Commencement program, 1826 August 23

Amherst College

The program for the 5th Amherst College Commencement. Beginning with the program for the first Commencement in August 1822, commencement programs contain the order of exercises for commencement ceremonies. Since 1826, most programs also provide a list of candidates receiving their bachelor of arts degrees. Other information contained in programs has varied over the years.

Amherst College Commencement program, 1826 August 23
Amherst College Commencement program, 1825 August 24

Amherst College

The program for the 4th Amherst College Commencement. Beginning with the program for the first Commencement in August 1822, commencement programs contain the order of exercises for commencement ceremonies. Since 1826, most programs also provide a list of candidates receiving their bachelor of arts degrees. Other information contained in programs has varied over the years.

Amherst College Commencement program, 1825 August 24
Outline of the system of instruction recently adopted in the college at Amherst, Mass. 1827

Amherst College

A pamphlet om the course of study at Amherst College. Included is a list of faculty members and their roles and background on the founding of the College. It goes on to note that the Trustees authorized two parallel courses of study, one focusing on ancient or classical languages and literature and another focusing on modern languages and literature. It provides further information regarding these two courses of study and an outline of the plan of studies. Also included is information regarding examinations, public performances, admission, student expenses and term bills, and school laws. The last section provides information regarding Amherst Academy and clarifies the separation of the Academy and the College.

Outline of the system of instruction recently adopted in the college at Amherst, Mass. 1827
The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon

Amherst College

A pamphlet with excerpts from a report on the state of Amherst College presented to the Board of Trustees on August 21, 1826 and a report by Heman Humphrey with a specific plan for improvement based on the previous report that was presented at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 6, 1826. The pamphlet includes explanatory text regarding the two reports and the decision by the faculty and Trustees that the pamphlet be printed with information from both. It is also stated that the report by Humphrey was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Trustees.

The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon
Order of exercises at the exhibition of the Franklin Society, 1827 February 20

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.). Franklin Society

The program for the February 20, 1827 Amherst Academy Franklin Society Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including orations, disputations, a conference, a colloquy, and a tragedy. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Order of exercises at the exhibition of the Franklin Society, 1827 February 20
Amherst Academy catalog, 1826 summer term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1826 summer term
Order of excercises at the exhibition of the Platonic Society, 19 February 1827

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the February 19, 1827 Amherst Academy Platonic Society Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including orations, a disputation, a conference, a colloquy, and a dialogue. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Order of excercises at the exhibition of the Platonic Society, 19 February 1827
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1826 August 21

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 21, 1826 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including orations, a soliloquy, a disputation, an essay, a euology, a dissertation, a dialogue, and a Valedictory (presumably a valedictory address). The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1826 August 21
The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon

Amherst College

A pamphlet with excerpts from a report on the state of Amherst College presented to the Board of Trustees on August 21, 1826 and a report by Heman Humphrey with a specific plan for improvement based on the previous report that was presented at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 6, 1826. The pamphlet includes explanatory text regarding the two reports and the decision by the faculty and Trustees that the pamphlet be printed with information from both. It is also stated that the report by Humphrey was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Trustees.

The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon