A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth CenturyColumbia University Press, 1940 - 67 pages 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. |
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On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical | 6 |
On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence | 29 |
On Juvenile Societies | 37 |
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