Back then, when America was still a British colony, King George Ⅱ donated funds to the citizens of New York to build "King's College," aimed chiefly at providing instruction in languages, humanities and science.
當年，美國仍屬英國殖民地，紐約市民以英皇喬治二世贈款，籌設了這所以教授語言、人文和科學為主的「國王學院」。