Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the student petition against Lucius Field, 1822

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Title	Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the student petition against Lucius Field, 1822
Dates	1822
Abstract	A document stating that at a meeting of the faculty of the Collegiate Institution it was resolved that the petition of the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes against the tutor Lucius Field cannot and ought not to be granted. The document lists the reasons for this resolution. It notes that the faculty also resolved that the claims made in the petition are groundless and slanderous and no student should have stated them or have consented others to stating them. The document goes on to describe the conclusions drawn by faculty after examination of the case. Finally, the document provides the faculty's conclusions in regards to punishment of students. It states that the faculty has decided to treat the students with paternal tenderness and expect the good sense of the students will prevail after time for reflection, but should there be any further disorder or disrespect to the officers of the Institution, the faulty will proceed to notice them with all the severity required. There is another version of this document with slight modifications in Box 1 Folder 65 of this collection. The student petition referred to in this document is in Box 1 Folder 7 of this collection.
Notes	This item is undated. The date range provided is drawn from the year Lucius Field was a tutor at the Collegiate Institution and the year the student petition against him was made. 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 (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Production	Amherst (Mass.)
Genre	Resolutions
Subject	Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) – Students – Discipline
Subject	College discipline – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Amherst College – History
Subject	Teachers – Complaints against – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Student evaluation of teachers – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Field, Lucius
Part of	Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 64
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