Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. They were all started before the American Revolution made the 13 colonies into states.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and no kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.
The story doesn’t say so, but it makes you think that .
A.universities have changed over the years
B.today all the students study to become teachers or ministers
C.all colleges were much alike in the early years
D.the students learned foreign languages only
As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach .
A.everything that was known
B.many new subjects
C.Latin, Greek and Hebrew
D.French and German
On the whole, this story is about .
A.how colleges have changed
B.how to start a university
C.the American revolution
D.the famous colleges in America
Which statement does the story lead you to believe?
A.There is more to learn today than in 1636.
B.The early schools are still much alike.
C.At that time, every student studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
D.They began teaching foreign languages in 1862.