Letter regarding faculty conduct and resolutions at St. College
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Letter regarding faculty conduct and resolutions at St. College
Overview
This is a single textual letter, dated 1 January 1800, written in English. The document is preserved as a text file in the Academic and Administrative Documents directory and is also available as a scanned JPEG image (a092001208.jpg). It is catalogued by the Arke Institute and originates from the PINAX archival system. The letter is a primary source concerning early nineteenth‑century academic governance.Background
The letter was produced by an unknown author affiliated with St. College, an institution whose precise location is not specified but is referenced as the place of concern. The writer addressed the letter to the Arke Institute, an organization that appears to have had an oversight or supervisory role over St. College. The context suggests a period of reform or scrutiny within the college’s faculty, reflecting broader trends in educational administration during the early 1800s.Contents
The text articulates concerns about faculty conduct and the efficacy of resolutions adopted by the college. The author questions whether continued support for St. College is warranted without tangible assurances of reform. The letter references a “Spring” voting session, indicating that resolutions were recently enacted. The writer expresses a desire for substantive change beyond mere pledges, noting that previous attempts to improve conduct had failed. The language is formal and reflective of contemporary administrative correspondence, with a focus on accountability and institutional integrity.Scope
The document covers issues of faculty behavior, institutional resolutions, and the broader educational and administrative context of St. College in the year 1800. It does not provide detailed biographical information about the author or the specific faculty members involved, nor does it include the text of the resolutions themselves. The letter is limited to the author’s perspective and concerns, offering insight into the challenges of early academic governance and the expectations placed on institutional oversight bodies.Entities
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@invalid_diploma:concept {description: "A diploma deemed not legitimate by the writer"}
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reason in changing my course of view or conduct. I cannot permit myself to be a party any more to the grade-striving or incapacitants. If any means can be devised to secure herself from such results as have been reached this session, I shall only be too happy & labor on in St. College & for the Cause as heretofore—but a mere resolve & pledge will not assure me: thus we have had before—several probably did so frankly have a stronger desire to do right than previous to the voting this Spring & yet—in my view & in yours too, now, if I mistake not—the faculty immutably proceed to do wrong—what will prevent such things from recurring? Not resolutions—not pledges. One may as many others have done—"resolve & unresolve—time is the same"—If a reconstruction of regulations or any other mode of effecting the object can be devised I shall be glad, if not—I cannot be induced to remain for I have full made up my mind never to sign an invalid diploma.
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