Collegiate Institution faculty resolution to suspend Joseph Goffe, Jr., 1824 July 16

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Creator	Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861
Title	Collegiate Institution faculty resolution to suspend Joseph Goffe, Jr., 1824 July 16
Dates	1824-07-16
Abstract	A document stating that at a meeting of the faculty of the Collegiate Institution on July 16, 1824 it was voted that Joseph Goffe, Jr., a sophomore, would be suspended from the Collegiate Institution and that the president would read the suspension in the chapel tomorrow morning. The document states that on the 12th Goffe left the Institution and the town although he had been told by the president that he did not have permission to go, and in so doing, Goffe violated the laws of the Institution. It goes on to state that in response to being asked to account for his disobedience, Goffe said that a student has the right to disobey the authority of the College when he thinks his request has been unreasonably denied. In response to this and his original action, the faculty votes to suspend Goffe for six months. The document appears to be written in Heman Humphrey's hand.
Notes	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.
Physical Description	1 item (2 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Production	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Resolutions
Subject	Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) – Students – Discipline
Subject	Goffe, Joseph, Jr., 1804-1847
Subject	College discipline – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Amherst College – History
Part of	Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 34
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