Aerial View of Columbia University, New York
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| Columbia University, covering more than 17 acres of ground near Broadway and 116th Street; chartered as King's College in 1754, with eight scholars attending class in the vestry room of old Trinity church, this colossal school had 27,631 students in 1934, taught by 2833 teachers; its endowment funds now exceed $84,000,000, and its total resources $152,000,000. Its scholarship is renowned and its degrees are eagerly sought. |
