506 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1892. 



was made, ^60 to the publication fund, and $240 to the Jessup 

 Fund. 



William M. Gabb was appointed Jessup student from June 1, 

 and C. C. Abbott from August 1, each to receive twenty dollars a 

 month. 



The rules for the administration of the fund, devised by the com- 

 mittee, were adopted as follows : 



1. Applications for benefits from the Jessup Fund shall be made 

 in writing to the committee (every three months). 



2. Benefits from the fund shall not be received by the same per- 

 son for a longer period than two years Avithout the unanimous con- 

 sent of the committee. 



3. The beneficiaries shall devote one-half of their time, under 

 the direction of the committee, to the study and management of 

 the museum of the Academy. 



4. Each beneficiary shall receive twenty dollars monthly by au 

 order from the committee on the Treasurer. 



Dr. Leidy, at the meeting of the Academy March 9, 1869, 

 announced that the trustees of the Jessup Fund would receive 

 applications of candidates for its benefits. 



May 25, 1869, the Academy unanimously adopted a revised code 

 of by-laws, in which, Chapter iv. Art. 1, it is enacted that "The 

 Council shall determine who shall be beneficiaries of the Jessup 

 Fund." 



Since that date no legislation on the subject has been had. 



From the date of acceptance of this trust until October, 1892, 54 

 young men and one young Avoman have been beneficiaries of the 

 fund. Seven of the number have filled or are now filling profess- 

 orial chairs satisfactorily. 



Mrs. Clara J. Moore, November, 1888, generously added 85,000 

 to the fund. In a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on 

 By-laws, August 19, 1892, she wrote: "As my father made no 

 mention of young women, I prefer to give the same amount that he 

 gave to be applied on the same terms to the support of one or more 

 young women who may desire to devote the whole of their time and 

 energies to the study of the natural sciences. 



" While I think the amount of twenty dollars a month very 

 little, I do not wish to influence in any way the decision of those 

 who are more competent than I am to judge what the objections 



