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The graduates at the Commencement of 1763 were, James Anderson, John Davis, Isaac Hunt who became the father of Leigh Hunt, and who failed in attaining his Master's Degree in 1766 on account of his share in some of the news- paper political controversies of that day, as elsewhere stated ; Robert Johnston, appointed Tutor in September, 1763 ; James Lang, William Paxton, Stephen Porter, Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, an alumnus of .Princeton of 1762, and John Stuart. We now have to wait until 1765 for the next Commencement. Of the three who shortly received Tutorships, Hunt served but three months, Johnston to May, 1764, and Lang to Janu- ary, 1764. Additions and Amendments from ancient and late Grammarians. Hopkinson's humor was too lively for him to let pass the opportunity of making some jest of this ambitious little book. And next year there appeared Errata or the Art of Printing incorrectly; Plainly set Forth by a Variety of Examples Taken from a Latin Grammar lately printed by Andrew Steuart for the Use of the College and Academy of this City. Still her old Empire to restore she tries for, born a Goddess, DULNESS never Dies. Pope. Philadelphia, MDCCLXIII. As the writer finds "151 Capital Blunders in 137 Pages," he says "Our worthy Printer, A. Steuart, fired with a laudable Zeal for the Honour of Ametica, and learning to tread the servile Paths of Imitation, has ventured to strike out a Method of Printing entirely new ; the many Advantages of which it is our present Purpose to set forth in the best Manner we are able. It is to be observed that Mr. Steuart has been employed to print a Grammar for the use of our Academy ; which after a long space of Time, he has done in so Artful a Manner, that, without the Help of this our Errata, or List of Mistakes, or some other like it, it is indeed no Grammar at all. For as Grammar is justly defined, That Art which teacheth to write and speak correctly, that Book which of itself teacheth no such Things cannot properly be said to be a Grammar. So that this our Work may well be called a Key to the said Book; without which it must remain unintelligible * * * This Grammar is not the first, and very probably will not be the last Effort of his Genius ; but we think ourselves happy in being the first to notice it to the Public, and in preventing others from mentioning this Performance of his to his Dishonour by giving it the laudable Term we have done in our Preface." Hopkinson's humor was taken seriously, for it assured the death of Steuart' s print of the work of the Faculty, who doubtless relied upon him for correct proofreading.