TY - BOOK AU - Tompkins,Daniel D. AU - Butler,Nicholas Murray AU - Irwin,Ray W. AU - Jacobsen,Edna L. TI - A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century SN - 9780231900546 AV - PS850.T43 C6 U1 - 814.2 PY - 1940///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - EDUCATION / Higher KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Foreword /; Butler, Nicholas Murray --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Introduction --; On Choosing Public Officials --; On the Indians and Slavery --; On the Study of the Dead Languages --; On Idleness --; On Plays --; On Drunkenness --; On Oratory --; On Slavery: I --; On Slavery: II --; On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America --; On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing --; On Capital Punishment --; On the Difficulty of Writing Composition --; On Novels --; On Prejudice --; On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose --; On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence --; On Government: I --; On Government: II --; On Juvenile Societies --; On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry --; On Knowledge --; On Suitable Courses of Study: I --; On Suitable Courses of Study: II --; On Publication --; Valedictory Oration --; Index; restricted access N2 - The essays of Daniel D. Tompkins, a Columbia University graduate of the class of 1795. Represents a student's interests and opinions during this period in the University's history as Columbia College. UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/tomp90054 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231876827.jpg ER -