sir,
I received your favour of the 11th inſtant, with your new[1] piece on Education, which I ſhall carefully peruſe, and give you my ſentiments of it, as you deſire, by next poſt.
I believe the young gentlemen, your pupils, may be entertained and inſtructed here, in mathematics and philoſophy, to ſatisfaction. Mr. Aliſon[2] (who was educated at Glaſgow) has been long accuſtomed to teach the latter, and Mr. Grew[3] the former; and I think their pupils make great progreſs. Mr. Aliſon has the care of the Latin and Greek ſchool, but as he has now three good aſſiſtants[4], he can very well afford ſome hours every day for the inftruction of thoſe who are engaged in higher ſtudies. The mathematical ſchool is pretty well furniſhed with inſtruments. The Engliſh library is a good one; and we have belonging to it a middling apparatus for experimental philoſophy, and purpoſe ſpeedily to complete it. The Loganian library, one of the beſt collections in America, will ſhortly be opened; ſo that neither books nor inſtruments will be wanting; and as we are determined always to give good ſalaries, we have reaſon to believe we may have always an opportunity of chooſing good maſters; upon which, indeed, the ſucceſs of the whole depends. We are obliged to you for your kind offers in this reſpect,
- ↑ A general idea of the college of Mirania.
- ↑ The Rev. and learned Mr. Francis Alliſon, afterwards D. D. and vice-provoſt of the college.
- ↑ Mr. Theophilus Grew, afterwards profeſſor of mathematics in the college.
- ↑ Thoſe aſſiſtants were at that time Mr. Charles Thomſon, late ſecretary of congreſs, Mr. Paul Jackſon, and Mr. Jacob Duche.
