Finding Their Voices - Amherst College

Appendix B.
Summary of Amherst College Board of Trustee and Committee actions towards music, c.
1821-1911
[Black] = Trustee Records
[Blue] = Prudential Committee (1833-1835 in other Early Board of Trustees Records collection. Post
is in Committees Collection.)
[Red] = Instruction Committee
1828-08-25 - Voted that the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated for the purpose of improving the music in
College, to be expended under the direction of the President.
1829-08-29 - Voted that the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated for the purpose of improving the sacred
music in College, to be expended under the direction of the President.
1830-08-23 - Voted that the sum of forty dollars be appropriated for the purpose of improving the sacred
music in College, to be expended under the direction of the President.
1833-11-05, p. 38 - Voted to pay twenty seven dollars to liquidate the debt of the "College Choir," arising
from the purchase of books and other contingencies the past year.
1833-11-05, p. 38-39 - Voted to appropriate fifty dollars for the support of sacred music in the Chapel
during the present year. Viz: ten dollars for books and other contingencies, and forty dollars to pay the
Chorister, it being understood that besides leading the Choir in the Chapel and at other devotional
exercises, he shall instruct young beginners from the lower classes by holding a school once a week for the
space of one term in the course of the year.
1834-10-30, p. 45-46 - Voted to appropriate Fifty dollars to liquidate the debts of the College Choir, and for
paying the salaries of the Chorister and Actuary.
1834-10-30, p. 45-46 - Voted that the secretary be authorized to draw orders for the amount upon the
Treasurer, as wanted by the Choir.
1835-09-04, p. 50 - Voted to appropriate Fifty dollars to liquidate debts of the College Choir, and for
paying salaries of Chorister and Actuary.
1839-08-26 - Voted that Fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the college
1840-04-14, p. 26 - Voted to allow and pay a bill for repairing the Bass Viol belonging to the Choir,
amounting to about eight dollars.
1840-08-24 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Church.
1841-07-29 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Church.
1842-05-10, p. 35 - Voted, to appropriate Sixty Dollars for the purpose of purchasing a Double-Bass Viol
to be expended under the direction of the faculty of the College.
1842-07-26 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Chapel.
1843-06-30, p. 42 - Voted, to give an order to the Actuary of the College Choir for fifty dollars agreeable to
appropriation of the Trustees.
1843-08-08 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Chapel.
1844-08-06 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Church.
1845-08-12 - Voted that fifty dollars be paid the present year to improve sacred music in the College
Chapel, agreeably to the recommendation of the Faculty.
1848, Aug. 8, p. 75 – Voted to appropriate Fifty dollars for the benefit of the College Choir.
1849, Aug. 6, p. 79 - Voted to appropriate Fifty dollars for the benefit of Chapel Music and the Choir.
1850, July 22, p. 84 – Voted, To appropriate Fifty dollars for the benefit of the Chapel Choir.
1856, Feb. 4, p. 124 - Voted, To appropriate 75 dollars for the support of sacred music in College the
present year, to be distributed as follows: to the Chorister, 35 dollars, organist 25, man to blow the organ, 5
dollars. 10 dollars for the purchase of books.
1859, Sept. 16, p. 162 - Voted to accede to the request of the Beethoven Society for the purpose of Hymn
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