taining thereunto (including the right to grant degrees)
under Act of 1874, Chapter 375, Section 4.
“This Act was repealed from and after January 31, [5]
1882. Mrs. Eddy's grant for a college, for metaphysical
purposes only, is the first on record in history, and no
charters were granted for similar colleges, except hers,
from January, 1881, till the repealing of said Act in
January, 1882. [10]
“The substance of this Act is at present incorporated
in Public Statutes, Chapter 115, Section 2, with the fol-