222 Notice of the late Sheldon Cark. 



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 chemistry, 

 or of natural philosophy, in the college, at his option." 



A special meeting of the Corporation of the college was called 

 at Hartford, May Sth, 1823, and the proposition being accepted, 

 the money, or its equivalent, was conveyed, June 10th of the 

 same year, to the Hon. James Hillhouse, the treasurer. 



Eighteen years of the time have already 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 which 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 confirmed in his liberal pur- 

 poses. 



Mr. Clark was so well satisfied with the provision which he had 

 made for a professorship, that he soon followed up his first dona- 

 tion, by a 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, or 

 scholarships, in the institution." It was stipulated, " that the 

 thousand dollars deposited by said Clark shall be put to interest, 

 upon good security, for twenty-four years from the 10th day 6f 

 June, 1824, and at the expiration of that time the corporation of 

 the college shall appropriate the sum of four thousand dollars for 

 the purpose of founding a scholarship, or scholarships," under cer- 

 tain conditions and regulations. These are stated in detail by 

 the donor j two scholarships are to be created — the first to take 



