---
title: 'What an American University Should Be'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1885-07-09
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 33'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1885-what-an-american-university-should-be
---

# What an American University Should Be

1885 report of Woodstock, CT Independence Day: patriotic addresses, public prayer, and Gov. Henry B. Harrison's speech on republican government, providence, and national progress.

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