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Mount Vernon District

2016-04-14T00:13:29Z

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'''Mount Vernon''' is a district in the southeastern sector of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] which encompasses the area along the [[Potomac River]], [[Mount Vernon]], [[Fort Belvoir]], and [[Gunston Hall]]. It includes the [[Census-designated place|CDPs]] of [[Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia|Belle Haven]], [[New Alexandria, Virginia|New Alexandria]], [[Huntington, Virginia|Huntington]], [[Groveton, Virginia|Groveton]], [[Hybla Valley, Virginia|Hybla Valley]], [[Fort Hunt, Virginia|Fort Hunt]], [[Mount Vernon, Virginia|Mount Vernon]], [[Fort Belvoir, Virginia|Fort Belvoir]], [[Mason Neck, Virginia|Mason Neck]], [[Lorton, Virginia|Lorton]], and [[Newington, Virginia]]. The office of the district is on 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306; Annual Town Meetings are held at Mount Vernon High School's "Little Theatre". {{As of|2010}} the population was 127,637.<ref name=ffx>http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/sdprofs/MtVernon.htm</ref> [[Gerald Hyland]] is the current [[Fairfax County Board of Supervisors|supervisor]].

==Demographics==

Mount Vernon District has a total population of 126,963 with 47,004 households. The median market value of single-family detached homes in Mount Vernon is $627,341. The median market value for all housing units in Mount Vernon is $518,056.<ref name=ffx />

==Geography==

The district is characterized by rolling [[hill]]s, [[forest]]s, [[stream]]s, [[lake]]s, and is located along the [[Potomac River]].<ref>http://mount-vernon-homes.com/</ref>

==History==

Mount Vernon District is built on former plantation land, primarily the plantation of Mount Vernon belonging to George Washington. George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation, Woodlawn Plantation, and Hollin Hall Plantation are also located in Mount Vernon.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

==References==

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[[Category:Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia]]

St. John's College, Agra

2009-02-26T02:23:54Z

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'''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1850, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]].

==History==
St. John's College, Agra was established in 1850 by the [[Church Missionary Society]] (CMS) of England. along with Agra C.M.S. Association, and its first principal was Rev. [[Thomas Valpy French]] (1825-1891), a fellow of [[University College, Oxford]] <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000269/Thomas-Valpy-French Thomas Valpy French] [[Britannica.com]].</ref> <ref>[http://www.stjohnsagra.org/The%20Institute.htm History]</ref>.

During 1862 to 1888, the college was affiliated with [[Calcutta University]] and till 1927, with [[Allahabad University]]. In 1927, when Agra University came into existence, it became affiliated with [[Agra University]] (now known as [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]]).

Since 1893, this college is offering post-graduate courses and it is one of the oldest colleges in India to do so. The current Principal of the college is Professor (Dr) F.M.Prasad, an eminent Scientist and Educationist.

==Academics==
St. John's offers undergraduate and post graduate degrees in:
*English
*History
*Political science
*Economics
*Psychology
*Geography
*Hindi
*Sanskrit
*Urdu
*Business Administration
*Accounts & Law
*Business Economics
*Physics
*Chemistry
*Mathematics
*Statistics
*Zoology
*Botany.

St. John's offers one Ph.D. in Science and Commerce. Additionally, students can take vocational courses in: Foreign Trade, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Insurance, Computer Science, Demography, Yoga Psychology & Mental Health and Communicative English. The college also runs a study centre of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].

== Alumni==
* [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]: Former Indian President.
* [[Rangeya Raghav]] (1923-1962):[[Hindi language|Hindi]] writer.
* [[Shilendra Kumar Singh]], [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
* [[Babu Gulabrai]], eminent Hindi writer and philosopher
* Ajay Veer Singh, Advocate in the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
* Kinshuk Gupta, Chartered Accountant
* Abhishek Sachan,software engg.
* Saurabh Raisinghani, Software Architect
* [[Gaurav Gupta]], Equity Research Analyst.
* [[Anuj Lavania]], Pricing Analyst.

==Further reading==
* St. John's College, Agra (1850-1930), J P Haythornthwaite, (revised and completed by T D Sully Highway), 1932.
Famous President of St . John's College, Agra
1. (1980) MR . Cyril Charles
2. (1952) MR . Samuel Charles

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.stjohnsagra.org/ St. John's College, Agra; Official website]
* [http://stjohnscollegeagra.com/ St. John's College, Agra website]

[[Category:Agra]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Education in Agra]]