of Rehoboth, and a graduate of Brown in the class 

 of 1 80 1. Having accumulated a competency in the 

 practice of his profession, he had devoted the closing 

 years of his life to his favorite study of Natural 

 History, and to the gathering from every quarter of 

 the globe of minerals, shells, fossils, birds, quadru- 

 peds, reptiles, coins, medals and relics, making a col- 

 lection believed at one time to be the largest of any 

 private collection in the United States. He died in 

 Rehoboth where he was born, leaving his treasures 

 to distant relatives, who were only too glad to place 

 them in the keeping of Professor Jenks. 



But now the Corporation was in trouble in regard 

 to the Agricultural Fund, so-called, the income of 

 which had thus far been appropriated towards pay- 

 ing the tuition of beneficiaries designated by the 

 State Legislature, without any special provision on 

 the part of the College for instruction in Agriculture 

 and the Mechanic Arts. An Investigating Commit- 

 tee had been appointed by Congress to inquire into 

 the use each State was making of the funds created 

 by the sale of the Agricultural Lands. This Com- 

 mittee required that the Corporation create a Profes- 

 sorship of Agriculture, and give special instruction 

 to the beneficiaries, otherwise the State would be 

 impeached and a demand made for a return of the 

 Fund. In this emergency the Curator was earnestly 

 requested to add to his duties the work of a Profes- 

 sor of Agriculture, his familiarity with domestic ani- 

 mals, and his experience in farming admirably quali- 



