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BUILDINGS, COURSES, TEACHERS
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THE chief concern of the Corporation in the summer of 1865 was to
complete the raising of the building fund, for that was one of the
major conditions of John Boynton's gift. Assurances to Mr. Boynton
that all of the money was in sight caused him to execute an instrument
of transfer on July 20, authorizing the Corporation to receive from
David Whitcomb the sum of $100,000, which Boynton had entrusted to
him. The securities transferred included bonds and notes of states and
towns, notes of individuals, and interest on these securities to May
1, 1865.
Succeeding months were very busy ones for the trustees. They had
before them the tasks of choosing a site for the school, developing
plans for a building, outlining a program of study, and appointing a
faculty. Four tracts of land had been proposed as locations for the
school, one of which was a portion of the city Common. This precious
heritage of open space has since been proposed for nearly every public
and semi-public structure erected in the city. Isaac Davis was so
anxious to dispose of the six acres of land and the buildings occupied
by the Oread Institute that he offered not only to sell them at half
their cost but to contribute $5,000 to the building fund. Joseph Mason
and F. H. Dewey were equally desirous to dispose of the property on
Union Hill, occupied
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