222 Notice of the late Sheldon Carke. 
sorship. In his written communication, he requires, that at any: 
time after the expiration of twenty-four years “from the time of 
receiving the money, he shall have the right to appropriate the 
sum of twenty thousand dollars for the establishment of a profes- 
sorship, either of moral philosophy and metaphysics, of erupts 
or of natural philosophy, in the college, at his option.” 
A special meeting of the Corporation of the college was called 
at Hartford, May 8th, 1823, and the proposition being accepted, 
the money, or its edui valent, was conveyed, June 10th of the 
same year, to the Hon. James Hillhouse, the treasurer. 
Kighteen years of the time have aironty passed away, and six 
more will finish the allotted term; in 1847, the “Clark professor- 
ship of moral philosophy and metaphysics,” designated by him 
subsequently to his gift, must be established on his foundation. 
The duties of this professorship are at present fulfilled by the 
president of the college. 
The community received with much satisfaction, the news of 
Mr. Clark’s bequest ;—he was of course hospitably received by the 
president and professors, in their houses, being introduced also 
to their literary and other friends, and to distinguished strangers. 
Without doubt, he was much gratified by the approbation and 
celebrity whieh his donation (then the greatest, save one, that the 
college had ever received from any private source) procured for 
him, and he must have differed from other men, if he had not 
been, on this account, the more eenhenes in his liberal tail 
poses. » 
- Mr. Clark was so well satisfied with the ptovision sthich he had 
inade-for-a professorship, that he soon followed up his first dona- 
tion, bya second. At a meeting of the corporation of Yale College, 
in New Haven, Sept. Sth, 1824, it was reported by the treasurer, 
that Mr. Sheldon Clark had deposited with him the sum of “one 
thousand dollars for the purpose of establishing a scholarship, oF 
scholarships, in the institution.” It was stipulated, ‘that the 
thousand dolars deposited by said. Clark shall be put to interest, 
upon good security, for twenty-four years from the 10th day of 
June, 1824, and at the expiration of that time the corporation of 
the = shall appropriate t the sum of four ane dollars for 
