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PRINCIPALS OF KING'S COLLEGE 1831 William Otter after- wards Bishop of Chichester 1836 Hugh James Rose 1839 John Lonsdale after- wards Bishop of Lichfield 1844 RicfiardWilliamJelf 1868 Alfred Barky afterwards Primate of Australia 1883 Henry Wace after- wards Dean of Canterbury 1897 Archibald Robertson LL afterwards Bishop of Exeter 1903 Arthur Cayley Headi am now Bishop of Gloucester 1913 Ronald Montagu Burrows Litt Hon Ph 1920 Ernest Barker Litt LL SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF KING'S COLLEGE King's CoUege was founded in the year 1829 by Royal Charter for the purpose of giving instruction in the various branches of literature and science and the doctrines and duties of Christianity as the same are inculcated by the United Church of England and Ireland The first step towards its foundation was Public Meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern on June 21st 1828 with the Duke of Wellington in the chair The principal Resolutions were as follows That College for General Education be founded in the Metropolis in which while the various branches of Literature and Science are made the subjects of Instruction it shall be an essential part of the system to imbue the minds of youth with knowledge of the doctrines and duties of Christianity as inculcated by the United Church of England and Ireland That the King having been graciously pleased to signify his approbation of this College his Majesty be most respectfully re- quested to take it under his Royal Patronage and permit it to be entitled King's College London That the following be approved as the general outline of the plan on which the College is to be founded and conducted liberal and enlarged course of Education to be pursued adapted to the ages of the Students The College to be divided into two Depart- ments-a higher Department for the elder and lower Department for the younger ii The system to comprise Religious and Moral Instruction Classical Learnihg History Modern Languages Mathe- matics Natural Philosophy Medicine and Surgery Chemistry Jurisprudence &c and to be so conducted as to provide in the 24