Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23
| Contribuinte(s) |
Webb, Benjamin , 1695-1746 (signer.) Foxcroft, Thomas , 1697-1769 (signer.) Foxcroft, Thomas , 1697-1769 (author.) Gay, Ebenezer , 1696-1787 (signer.) Pierpont, Jonathan , 1695-1758 (signer.) Checkley, Samuel , 1696-1769 (signer.) Dowse, Jonathan , 1695-1718 (signer.) Dowding, Leonard , 1695-1714 (signer.) Dowding, Leonard , 1695-1714 (scribe.) Sparhawk, Nathaniel , -1732 (signer.) Thomas, John , 1696-1737 (signer.) Galpine, Calvin (signer.) Spear, Samuel , 1696-1745 (signer.) Webb, Benjamin , 1695-1746 (signer.) Bass, Benjamin , 1694-1756 (signer.) Prentice, Nathaniel , -1737 (signer.) Danforth, Samuel , 1696-1777 (signer.) Maylem, John , 1695-1742 (signer.) Harvard College (1636-1780) Class of 1714. Harvard College (1636-1780) Class of 1715. |
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1712
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| Resumo |
The declaration, handwritten in Latin and signed by members of the junior and sophomore classes (Harvard Classes of 1714 and 1715), promises that the undersigned will not use the vernacular but instead "whenever, at meals, at banquets,...in our rooms, in all our gatherings, wherever and whenever" will speak in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew through the next May. Additional Latin text appears on both the front and back of the document. The original is accompanied by a typed transcription and two partial handwritten translations. Note at top of original: "Script. Leonardo Dowding, Composit. a Tho. Foxcroft." The transcription is written on the back of a June 4, 1934 Engineering 59 (Eng'g Sci. 7b) Final Examination form. Title supplied by cataloger. Gift of Benj. [Tigli] May 5, 1953. |
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.01 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identificador |
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:16732625 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/51416502?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:16732625 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/12247057 |
| Idioma(s) |
lat |
| Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
| Palavras-Chave | #Harvard University--Examinations #Latin language, Colloquial--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800 #Hebrew language--Spoken Hebrew--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800 #Greek language--Spoken Greek--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800 #Harvard University--Language #Harvard University--Students #Latin language--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800 |
