A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century / / Daniel D. Tompkins; Edna L. Jacobsen, Ray W. Irwin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Tompkins, Daniel D.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Butler, Nicholas Murray.; Irwin, Ray W.,; Jacobsen, Edna L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1940]; ©1940
• Year of Publication: 1940
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword /; Contents --; Illustrations --; Introduction --; On Choosing Public Officials --; On the Indians and Slavery --; On the Study of the Dead Languages --; On Idleness --; On Plays --; On Drunkenness --; On Oratory --; On Slavery: I --; On Slavery: II --; On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America --; On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing --; On Capital Punishment --; On the Difficulty of Writing Composition --; On Novels --; On Prejudice --; On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose --; On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence --; On Government: I --; On Government: II --; On Juvenile Societies --; On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry --; On Knowledge --; On Suitable Courses of Study: I --; On Suitable Courses of Study: II --; On Publication --; Valedictory Oration --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231876827; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/tomp90054
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel D. Tompkins; Edna L. Jacobsen, Ray W. Irwin.

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.