To remedy this, there is wanting some Contrivance to secure the Youth within the College at certain Hours; which has hitherto been in vain attempted, because of the many Servants lodged in the College, and the several Doors and Ways to get out of it.
Likewise the Privileges and Apartments of the President and Masters, and House-Keeper, &c. ought to be fix'd and ascertain'd; for these being precarious and doubtful, upon this Account has arose much Difference and Ill-Will, to the great Scandal of the College, and Detriment of Learning.
Little additional Charge would put the Government of the College upon a much better Footing; whereas at present it scarcely merits the name of a College.
As for Election of a Burgess in Pursuance to a Clause in the Charter, he ought to be chosen by the President and as many Masters as there shall actually be at any Time.
The Charter mentions six Masters or Professors, but does not specify the Professions; it directs to the making of Statutes and founding Scholarships, but the particulars are left to the Discretion of the Managers; and some such Establishment as this here mentioned may not be improper, especially if for greater Encouragement the Surveyors of each County were to be appointed by the President and Masters, out of such as have taken a Batchellor of Arts Degree there; and if also the Governor and Council were to elect a certain Number of Batchellors for Clerks into the Secretaries Office; out of which Clerks attending and writing there at certain Times, the County Clerks should be appointed by the Secretary.
The Office of the President would be to govern the College, be Treasurer, and Censor, and have a casting Vote in all Debates.
The six Professors or Masters would be
| one for | Divinity, who should be Chaplain and Catechist. | |
| Mathematicks. | ||
| Philosophy. | ||
| Languages. | ||
| History. | ||
| Humanity, who should be Grammar Master. |
The under Masters would be the Usher, the Indian Master, and the Writing-Master.
The Town Masters must be such as occasion requires, for Fencing, Dancing, and Musick.