Columbia College

Columbia College, in New York city, was founded in 1754 as King's College, and reincorporated under its present title in 1784. The first class, of eight, met in the vestry of old Trinity Church, July 17, 1754; in 1760 the college settled in a building near the city-hall, whence it removed to a new site in 1867. In 1895, when the institution was once more moved to a new site and new buildings, President Low gave 1,000,000 to the college, making 6,000,000 in all during his presidency. The college comprises a department of arts, and schools of law and of mines, all well equipped; it is richly endowed, has a number of scholarships, fellowships, and a good library, and ranks high among the colleges of America. Affiliated with Columbia College and controlled by its officers is Barnard College for women, established in 1889. See the (anonymous) Four American Universities, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia (N.Y. 1895).