700    COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

alumni is about 150. The library contains about 3000 volumes. Commencement is on the last
Thursday in July. Rev. P. J. Verhaegen is at the head of the institution.

ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, MD.

This college was founded in 1799, and incorporated in 1804. It is located in Baltimore, and is a
Roman Catholic institution. Library, 12,000 volumes ; instructors, 20; students in 1850,122 ; alumni,
187. Commencement is on the third Tuesday in July. Rev. O. L. Jenkins is the president.

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, N. T.

Founded in 1837 : located at Flushing ; has 11 instructors, 29 students in 1850, and 380 alumni;
libraries, about 3000 volumes. Commencement on the last Thursday in June. This college is under
the direction of the Episcopalians.

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE, MN.

This is a Roman Catholic college, located in the vicinity of Detroit. It was founded in 1839. It
has 4 instructors; in 1850 it had 30 students. Its library contains about 3000 volumes. Com-
mencement is on the first Monday in October. President, Bowers.

ST. VINCENT'S COLLEGE, MO.

Founded in 1843. Located at Cape Girardeau. Has 12 instructors, and had 90 students in 1850.
Hasli library of 5000 volumes. Its commencement is on the last Thursday in July. Rev. R. Hen-
esy is president.

ST. XAVIER COLLEGE, O.

Founded by the Roman Catholics, at Cincinnati, in 1840. It has 18 instructors, 70 students, in-
cluding all departments, and 220 alumni; library, 5600 volumes. Commencement is on the 15th
of July. J. De Blieck president.

SHELBY COLLEGE, KY.

This college is at Shelbyville. It has 4 instructors ; the number of students in 1850 was 93. It
has a library of 4000 volumes. Rev. W. J. Waller, M. D., is president.

SHURTLEFF COLLEGE, IS-

Founded in 1835, at Upper Alton, under the direction of the Baptists. It has 6 instructors; the
number of students is small; about 1600 volumes in the library. Commencement is on the fourth
Thursday in July. Rev. N. N. Wood, D. D., is president.

SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, S. C.

This institution was founded in 1804, at Columbia. It enjoys the patronage of the state. The
buildings, library, and cabinets cost originally $154,234.. Between 1824 and 1834, the legislative ap-
propriations amounted to $120,000. The college has 8 instructors. The number of students in 1850
was 209. The libraries contain about 18,500 volumes. Commencement is on the first Monday in
December. William C. Preston, LL. D., is president.

SPRING HILL COLLEGE, AA.

This institution, located at Spring Hill, is under the direction of the Roman Catholics. It was
founded in 1830. It had 12 instructors and 70 students in 1850; about 4000 volumes in the library.
Its commencement is in the first week in February. John Bazin president.

TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY, KY.

This institution is located at Lexington, which is nearly in the centre of the valley of the Missis-
sippi. It was founded in 1798. The buildings stand upon an eminence, a little distance from the
city. The libraries contain about 14,000 volumes. The institution has 7 instructors. In 1850,
the number of students was 50, and the number of alumni 610. The commencement is on the
Wednesday before the third Friday in August. Rev. James B. Dodd is president.

TRINITY COLLEGE, CT.

This college is under the direction of the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was incorporated in

1823. It is pleasantly situated in the suburbs of the city of Hartford, about a mile from the State
House, and has three handsome stone edifices, — in one of which is the chapel, — named Seabury
Hall, Jarvis Hall and Brownell Hall. The college grounds include 14 acres. Libraries, 9000 vol-