400 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1880. 



he cannot devote the whole of his time and energies to the study 

 of the natural sciences, to which he seeks to dedicate himself. 



3. He must be "deserving" of support in this connection. 

 This condition means much. To deserve any support from the 

 Jessup Fund, he should possess a quick natural intelligence, 

 above the average; a good and sufficient education, including, 

 perhaps, a knowledge of the German and French languages ; in- 

 dustrious and orderly ways ; integrity in every sense beyond sus- 

 picion, and lastly, a. manifest intention to dedicate his lifetime 

 and energies to the study of the natural sciences. 



4. He must be " young "—say under twenty-five years of age. 

 Under such conditions, and with faculties suitably equipped 



and disposed, the candidate ma}^ pass through an apprenticeship 

 here provided, and become a practical naturalist. 



The application of the fund is entirely at the discretion of the 

 Academy. It would not violate the letter of the trust by using 

 it to support approved students of the natural sciences without 

 •giving them instruction, or granting them the use of its library 

 or museum or its hall as their workshop. The trust does not re- 

 quire that the Academy shall be the preceptor of the beneficiaries 

 of the Jessup Fund in any degree. But inasmuch as one of 

 the functions which the society has prescribed for itself is to im- 

 part and diffuse knowledge, it seems peculiarly proper that it 

 should direct and facilitate the studies of these beneficiaries. 



The four hundred and eight3^ dollars may be given annually to 

 support one, or be divided between two or more, as may seem to 

 the Academy expedient. The time during which any one may 

 receive assistance from the fund, is limited at the discretion of 

 the Academy. 



After due consideration of the subject at the start, it was 

 determined that the approved candidate should be received at 

 first on probation, for one month, and if the trial were satisfac- 

 tory, he might be appointed a beneficiary^ for two years, and then 

 retire in favor of another, unless there should be special reasons 

 for his continuance. 



Inasmuch as the members of the society pay dues for their 

 right to use the library and museum, it is considered proper to 

 require the beneficiaries of the Jessup Fund to give, daily, a part 

 of their time and labor to the Academy, under the direction of 

 the curators, as compensation for instruction, and the use of the 



