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Thus far have we some illustrations of the different Schools of the Academy. The College, in its higher aims, was under the care of the Provost and Vice Provost, Dr. Ewing, who was now made Professor of Natural Philosophy, supplying the former's place in his absence. The Trustees gave their interest* to both, though reasonably their concern was greater for the Lower Schools, as probably less immediately under the Pro- vost's Eyes. We find them in April, 1762, just after Dr. Smith sailed for England, assiduous in their duties as Examiners of the pupils : " The Senior Students were examined by Dr. Alison and Mr. Peters in the Greek and Latin Languages ; by Mr. Ewing and Mr. Williamson in Mathematicks ; and by Mr. Peters and Dr. Alison in Logic which took up the Forenoon." In the afternoon Mr Stedman and Mr Ewing examined the Students in Natural Phil- osophy, and Dr Alison and Mr Peters in Moral Philosophy. The exami- nation in all the Branches of Science was Strict and full, and the Students gave very clear and sensible answers, much to the satisfaction of the Trustees, and the audience was pleased to express, at going away, very favorable Sentiments of the great Improvement made by Students. The public examination of the students on 24 March, 1763, " Mr. Peters, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Stedman, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Duche " having been appointed at a previous meeting "to examine them strictly in the Classicks and in all the Branches of Science that they had been instructed in, * * was held in the Publick Hall before a large audience of People, and the Students acquitted themselves to the Satisfaction of the Trustees." Of tuition in modern languages not much could have been expected. Since the short professorship of Mr. Creamer in the French and German Languages in 1754, there had been tuition for a short while by Mr. Fontaine who died in i76o, T andhe was succeeded b,y another whose name is not recorded who 1 Minutes 14 October, 1760.