Alexander Ramsey was one of 69 male students of the Dickinson College Class of 1840, where his political career took off at the Law School. Like Ramsey, the majority of the members of his class were from Pennsylvania. His classmates' main concentrations were in two professions: law and clergy- with 19 students graduating with a bachelors of arts, and 13 students graduating with a bachelors in law, including Ramsey. In terms of extracurriculars, the students participated in various organizations, from The Belle Leters Society to the Union Philosophical Society. Sadly, there are no historical records available that indicate which societies or organizations Ramsey belonged to. An interesting observation of Ramsey's Dickinson class is the number of students who entered the school with him, but did not go on to graduate. For many people during this time, a college education was considered to be a luxury and not a necessity. Therefore, a majority of the students would only study at the college for one or two years, and then leave. While others had families that would pay for the full four years of college in advance and send someone different each semester. Ramsey, however, did not do either of these things and studied at the law school for four years.
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"Old West, Dickinson College, 1860," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/16699.
"Old West, Dickinson College, 1860," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/16699.