BBB:The founders of big Universities speak out Harvard's "Rules and Precepts" (1646): "Every one shall consider the main end of his life and studies to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life." Timothy Dwight, President of Yale (1814): "Christ is the only, the true, the living way of access to God." Columbia University (1754): "The chief thing that is aimed at in this college is to teach and engage children to know God in Jesus Christ." John Witherspoon, first president of Princeton: "Cursed by all learning that is contrary to the cross of Christ." William and Mary was established "that the Christian faith might be propagated." Dartmouth was founded to train missionaries to the Indians.