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necessary, remarking that he was now giving away all of his 

 property, and there was nothing left. Mr. Hittell observed 

 that it usually required considerable time to settle up an es- 

 tate, and that there might be something left over after all 

 the specific gifts were paid. James Lick followed this advice, 

 and his Trust Deed, after naming the specific gifts, divided the 

 residue into equal proportion between the California Academy 

 of Sciences and the Society of California Pioneers. On Sep- 

 tember 28, 1875, the Academy accepted the Lick deed, and 

 October 2, 1876, the death of James Lick was announced. 

 As predicted, when the estate was settled, there was a residue, 

 which, owing to the tremendous rise in the value of real es- 

 tate and the careful management of the trustees, amounted to 

 over $1,100,000, of which half was received by the Academy. 

 This institution is thus indebted to Mr. Hittell for his influ- 

 ence and his suggestion for a vast fortune, which made pos- 

 sible many years of active and efficient service in the cause 

 of Science. 



In September, 1906, a special committee was appointed by 

 the Council of the Academy to represent the Academy at the 

 anniversary exercises of the California School of Mechanical 

 Arts, to take steps for the future proper observance of Sep- 

 tember 21st as the day on which James Lick executed his do- 

 nation. At a meeting held October 1, 1906, Mr. Hittell, rep- 

 resenting the committee, presented and read a report. It in- 

 cluded such an eloquent recognition of Mr. Lick's philan- 

 thropy that it seems appropriate here to quote the following 

 paragraph : 



"The more his [Mr. Lick's] bequests are studied and 

 the greater the insight gained of the objects and pur- 

 poses contemplated by him, the more is the mind im- 

 pressed with the real greatness of the man. Of all the 

 many cases in which men have devoted great wealth to 

 public purposes, there was not one, considering all the 

 circumstances, that could compare in the genuine spirit 

 of benevolence and beneficence and the wisdom of its dis- 

 tribution with that of this grand old Californian. In 

 this last act of his long and laborious life, in which he 

 gave the results of his life's toil, and, as it were, his life 



