Breakpoint: 'Should John Witherspoon’s Statue Remain at Princeton?'
By John Stonestreet and Glenn Sunshine
Princeton University is considering a petition, signed by nearly 300 members of the campus community, to remove a statue of John Witherspoon.Witherspoon was one of the university’s most important presidents and one of the most important, albeit less-known, of America’s founders.
Witherspoon accepted the presidency of the College of New Jersey in 1768. The Presbyterian school would not be renamed Princeton University until 1896.
Immediately, Witherspoon faced a series of problems at the school, Through a combination of fundraising in New Jersey and in Scotland, updating the curriculum based on the University of Edinburgh, purchasing maps and scientific instruments, and expanding the library (including contributing 300 of his own books), he transformed the school into a thriving and important institution.
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