The Greenfield Gazette August 24, 1824 issue which includes a communication titled "The Amherst Question" in which the editors of the newspaper clarify what is acceptable to contribute to the paper regarding the debate over whether or not the Collegiate Institution should be granted charter. They also clarify that they will only dedicate two columns a week to the subject. Also included is an article titled "Amherst College-No. 1," the first in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Collegiate Institution. In this article, it is argued that another college is not needed in the state.
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.
