Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the sophomore class examinations, 1824 August 23
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A document stating that the faculty of the Amherst Collegiate Institution voted that the examination of the sophomore class was satisfactory and that the performance of many members of the class was commendable. It goes on to say that a few individuals did not possess the desired level of knowledge regarding some studies but most of the deficiencies can be attributed to want of health and none were so great as to render any public exceptions necessary. It states that the whole class advance to the standing of Junior Sophisters. The document is signed by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the faculty.
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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.
