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 College Library VI v. Si CONTENTS OP VOLUME SECOND. CHAPTER XX. Page Honors paid to the Memory of Wads worth. Measures preparato- ry to the Election of his Successor. Candidates for the Office. The Rev. Edward Holyoke chosen. Influence of Governor Bel- cher and the Rev. John Barnard in his Election. Contrast between the Proceedings of the House of Representatives on the Election of Mr. Holyoke and their former Proceedings on that of Mr. Col- man. Conduct of Professor Greenwood. Proceedings of the Corporation and Overseers in Relation to it. His Removal from Office. History of the Origin of the Mathematical Professorship, and of the Election of Greenwood. His Appointment not en- couraged by Hollis. His scientific Attainments. ... 1 CHAPTER XXI. Masters' Questions at Commencement. Objected to by the Over- seers. Proceedings of this Board. Samuel Cook summoned be- fore them, and reproved. John Winthrop elected Professor of Mathematics. An Attempt to examine into his religious Princi- ples, negatived. A similar Attempt in respect to Tutors suc- ceeds. Difficulties with Nathan Prince. Circumstances under which he was first elected Fellow of the Corporation. His Mis- conduct. Complaints against him, by the President and Tutors, to the Overseers. Sustained by that Board. Prince removed from all Offices in the College. Remarks on the Proceedings of the Overseers. Prince claims an Appeal from that Board, which is denied. Publishes a Pamphlet against the Overseers, by way of Appeal to the General Court. Proceedings of the Overseers and 60(357