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These two professorships were filled by the appoint- 

 ment of Mr. Norton to the former, and of Mr. Benjamin 

 Silliman, Jr., to the latter. Instruction in these profess- 

 orships was postponed till the year following. We may 

 remark that Mr. Norton did not accept a professorship in 

 Vegetable and Animal Physiology, although his name 

 appears as professor of those branches in the college 

 catalogue of that year. 



We give next the report of the committee, whose ap- 

 pointment is recorded in the preceding resolution. It 

 was presented to the corporation, August 19th, 1847, and 

 accepted : 



" The committee appointed by the corporation of Yale College, to 

 consider whether it is expedient to form a fourth department in this col- 

 lege, for the instruction of other than undergraduate students, beg leave 

 to report: 



That in their judgment it is expedient to form such a department, and 

 that for several reasons. Some of these reasons are: 



1. That there is a demand on the part of our graduates and others, 

 for instruction in particular lines beyond what is wanted, or can be given 

 in the college course. 



2. We have several endowed scholarships for graduates, and are 

 likely to have more ; and the advantages arising from these endowments, 

 will be greatly increased by having instructions provided for the scholars 

 upon them, and not leaving them to themselves. 



3. From time to time new branches of study are called for by the 

 public; which if introduced into our undergraduate course, would greatly 

 crowd it and interfere with its object as a course of training for the mind. 



4. It is believed that students resident here for the purpose of pursu- 

 ing a specific branch will be industrious, and will have a good effect in 

 promoting the spirit of study among the undergraduates. 



