During his tenure as President, in which he also taught Rhetoric, Constitutional Law, and Political Economy, he strove to establish independence from the Dutch Reformed Church and added modern languages and expanded scientific instruction to the curriculum.
He strove to establish independence from the Dutch Reformed Church. This was during his tenure as President. He added modern languages. This was during his tenure as President. He expanded scientific instruction to the curriculum. This was during his tenure as President. He also taught Rhetoric as President. He also taught Constitutional Law as President. He also taught Political Economy in his tenure as President.