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ball, the improvement of other buildings and their surroundings, 

 and the revision of the curriculum, are evident features of his 

 work. More valuable, even, were his services in securing to the 

 college the interest and confidence of the people. . . . He is 

 mourned by associates in business interests, who found him enter- 

 prising and sagacious ; bj- the champions of pure legislation and 

 civil-service reform, who will miss from their councils one whom 

 they knew to be fair-minded in his opinions, unflinching in his con- 

 victions, and fearless in assault upon false sj'stems and corrupt 

 institutions ; by the people of Massachusetts, who esteemed him a 

 trustworthy citizen, actuated by pure motives for the public weal ; 

 by fellow-members of scientific and literary associations, who valued 

 his scholarly labors and respected his high attainments ; bj* the 

 friends of truth and righteousness, nation-wide, who honor him as 

 the foe of evil and the advocate of true religion ; bj' hundreds of 

 men who have caught inspiration from his teachings and wisdom 

 from his counsels ; by the trustees, facult}' and students of the 

 college to which his last strength was given. Few men have 

 touched human life at so many points or with so firm a hand. Few 

 have exerted influence so permanent ; written records so fair ; be- . 

 queathed memories more fragrant. None have been more loyal 

 to high purposes ; none more true to convictions of dut}'." 



We cannot specifically state the good work for the college 

 attempted by Dr. Chadbourne, but we are able to give the 

 general outline of what he proposed, in his own words. 

 Speaking of the act of Congress, in accordance with which 

 our own college and those in other States were founded, he 

 says : — 



"Whatever mistakes may have been made in the organization 

 and management of these institutions, no fault can be charged 

 home to the original bill. It was eminently a wise measure, and 

 suffs;ested an outline of organization and management that has not 

 as 3'et been improved upon. Its significant words are as follows : 

 ' The endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college 

 where the leading object shall be, without excluding scientific and 

 classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such 

 branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic 

 arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respec- 

 tively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical educa- 

 tion of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions 

 of life.' No branch of learning peculiar to the old colleges was to 



