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   Mission. Ezra Cornell, co-founder of Cornell University. The youngest member of the Ivy League, Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as a coeducational, non-sectarian institution where admission was offered irrespective of religion or race.

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   Cornell was founded as a non-sectarian school, but had to compete with church-sponsored institutions for gaining New York's land-grant status. A.D. White noted in his inaugural address, "We will labor to make this a Christian institution, a sectarian institution may it never be."

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   Was Cornell a sectarian school?

   • Cornell was founded as a non-sectarian school, but had to compete with church-sponsored institutions for gaining New York's land-grant status. A.D. White noted in his inaugural address, "We will labor to make this a Christian institution, a sectarian institution may it never be."

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   Was Cornell a non-sectarian university?

   • However, when the letter was finally unearthed in 1997, its focus was revealed to be the university's nonsectarian status—a principle which had invited equal controversy in the 19th century, given that most universities of the time had specific religious affiliations. Cornell wrote:

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   What was Cornell's greatest end for philanthropy?

   • Cornell's self-education and hard work would lead him to the conclusion that the greatest end for his philanthropy was in the need of colleges for the teaching of practical pursuits such as agriculture, the applied sciences, veterinary medicine and engineering, and in finding opportunities for the poor to attain such an education.

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   What was Cornell's policy on racial discrimination?

   • Cornell adopted a policy that required fraternities and sororities affiliated with nationals that discriminated based on religion or race to either amend their national charters or quit the national organizations. As a result, a number of national Greek organizations dropped racial or religious barriers to their membership.

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4. www.vjmhs.org › uploaded › website_filesWELCOME TO THE CORNELL MANSION - vjmhs.org

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   school for young Lithuanian girls. 1932-1960s | Maria Hall is used as both a dormitory for boarding students of Villa Joseph Marie High School and the Sisters who taught them. Rooms in the mansion were also used as classroom space. o the new school building, Maria Hall was largely abandoned and fell into disrepair. -early 2000s | Maria Hall is

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   Essays. Private (Independent) Schools. By William W. Cutler III and David R. Contosta. Germantown Academy, established in 1759 as a nonsectarian school for local boys, moved to Fort Washington in 1965 as middle class families relocated to the suburbs. ( Library Company of Philadelphia)

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7. blogs.cornell.edu › envirobaer › publicationsThe Supreme Court’s Discriminatory Use of the Term “Sectarian”

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   Similarly, in the great school wars that took place in New York City during the first half of the nineteenth century we find a very similar pejorative use of the term “sectarian.” The Free School Society, which wanted control over all tax revenues committed to education, routinely referred to Baptist and Catholic schools as “sectarian ...

8. www.ecommons.cornell.edu › bitstream › handleThe Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools

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   The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools Summary A recurring issue in constitutional law concerns the extent to which the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment imposes constraints on the provision of public aid to private sectarian schools. The U.S. Supreme Court's past jurisprudence construed the clause to impose severe

9. www.tpschool.org › about › historyHistory - The Philadelphia School - tpschool.org

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   TPS Mission April 2007. The Philadelphia School is a coeducational, non sectarian independent school educating children from preschool through eighth grade. Our mission, as a progressive school and vibrant learning community, is to educate the character and intellect of children. We want our students to become engaged citizens who are critical ...