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Middlebury:
Town and College
Cultural Influence |
The college's accessibility, both
in terms of location and cost, lend some support to the claim that
Addison county had a larger percentage of citizens attending college
than any county in the nation. Had it not been for Middlebury's
proximity, many of the local farmers would not have been able to
afford to send their sons to college. |
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is estimated that of the students who graduated before 1840 about
24 per cent stayed in Vermont and made important contributions to
social and cultural life as statesmen, lawyers, doctors, ministers,
teachers and businessmen5.
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The
influence of the college, however, was even more profound
thanks to the heavy involvement of the professors in the town
affairs. For instance professor Hall helped to edit the Literary
and Philosophical Repertory, a local journal that published
scientific and literary articles of a fairly sophisticated
nature.
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