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Jeffery Amherst (then Viscount Holmesdale, later the fifth Earl Amherst) visits the College for the occasion. 1924. George Daniel Olds, professor of mathematics and Dean of the College who had been at Amherst since 1891, begins term as ninth president (1924-27).
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Amherst College (/ ˈ æ m ər s t / ⓘ AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.
Amherst College began in 1821 to educate “indigent young men of piety and talents.” From its start, Amherst enrolled students who might not commonly have had access to higher education.
Amherst College began in 1821 to educate “indigent young men of piety and talents.” From its start, Amherst enrolled students who might not commonly have had access to higher education.
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Amherst College, private, independent liberal-arts college for men and women in Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S., established in 1821 and chartered in 1825. The lexicographer Noah Webster was one of the founders of the college, which was originally intended to train indigent men for the ministry.
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The Massachusetts Legislature granted Amherst College its charter in 1825—the same year that the college awarded degrees to its first class (of 25 seniors) and adopted its corporate seal and motto, Terras Irradient (“Let them enlighten the lands”).
