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HAND-BOOK OF WASHINGTON. 67 THE COLUMBIAN COLLEGE. This Institution, which was incorporated in 1821, is beautifully situated on an eminence, adjoining the City Corporation on the North, and on 14th street West. It is a fine brick edifice, four stories high, and overlooks the City, Capitol, and other Public Buildings; and commands a fine view of the Potomac, with the surrounding country, for many miles in extent. In beauty and healthfulness of position, it is unsurpassed; and its local advantages are such as no other situation in the country can afford. Its proximity to the National Metropolis gives to young men the opportunity of observing dis tinguished public characters; of becoming ac quainted with the nature and operations of our Government; and of witnessing the highest ex hibitions of talent, in the halls of Congress, and in the Supreme Court of the U. States. This is a great advantage, especially to those who are destined to public life; and its practical effects are seen, in the number of its Alumni who are now filling important and useful stations in society. The College has a good Library, a valuable Philosophical Apparatus, and other means and facilities for pursuing a thorough and liberal course