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Votes and resolutions of the Board of Overseers on Dr. Wigglesworth, library books, and establishment of a divinity system, 1759 Digital
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Harvard University Archives
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Collection:
Records of the Board of Overseers: votes and resolutions
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14Identifier: UAII 5.7
Scope and Contents:
Documents the issue of attendance at Dr. Wigglesworth's lectures, and the neglect of the books in the library. It was voted that undergraduates were to preform oral public exercises. The issue of religion at Harvard was proposed to the Corporation, and the idea of establishing a divinity or ethics system was raised. The record also indicates that a law prohibiting drinking of punch at Commencement was appealed.