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, linn hold K^^ CT ^ "^^
vi.h a right, upon the very principles f!
^denc,, to expe&, and e.en clainfa conftXf" "^
And by virtue of their Riputaion Xfr n
^^ in """" " yoil) 1 now ho ' ld ^y^if W^^^
full ft or proportion, ofthofe annual fas of- 1
allege interest, turnon monies, or other'fagfa
ent usage has appropriated to rhe ifaaifyin' ^ e
cers of College ; and zb^ t whether frL uch anci
those sources be fomethim, • .ance of the offi
cafeltully attend the' me linkage or failure of
^^ ' r °" or nothing, greater or less, in
myfi oufinefs of my ofte.'
„m these views of the matter, and considering
1 now as an officer of the College, regularly induced
and invested, and still continuing to all intents and purposes,
in full regular and complete standing, I mull be fuffere d to
tell you, gentlemen, that neither in view ofmy own personal
right and mtereft on the one hand, nor the prosperity of the
society on the other, (whose interest being dear to me, I have
a good right to have in view to promote) can I by any
mea{s think it my duty (at least for the present) to relinquish
my right, or abandon my post—l do therefore now, fall) and
absolutely reprobate the thought of any fitch thing.
Be it so indeed, that the finances of the College are reduced
to a low Rate, or put upon a precarious bottom, or that the
once encouraging profpe&s of supplies are in any measure in
tercepted; is it I, gentlemen, that have done it ?—ls the in-
Ritution, considering its scanty endowments, surcharged
with officers? Was! of the council which did it? Have the
more substantial branches of literature grown obsolete and
tasteless in the minds of many youth, by the indulgence and
over-bearing influence of those juvenile, gay and effeminate
feenes, those more easy, splendid and gaudy exercise, which
in time past have strangely crept in, taken the lead and gain
ed the afcendency, which so charm the imagination, capti
vate the mind, arrest the attention, and guild and adorn the
stage? I have to tell you, gentlemen, that this extreme has
happened entirely contrary to my mind, solely against my
will, and in opposition to all such prudent measures to pre
vent it, as I could suppose would consist with my keeping up
any tolerable reputation among the students, considering the
popular turn and taste of the society.
66 His verbis, afpera odia movi; hint mihs pr;ma Mali
Labes."
Why then should Ibe treated, gentlemen, as if I were the
sole author of all these mifehiefs? Or what have I ever done,
that I should be holden to fuffer? And that! only of all the
officers of College, should be fingted out as the Mtlas, on
whomyou woulddevplve the whole weight and burden of all
these misfortunes?
“ Tantane M^imis califtibus Ir® !"
It is for me, gentlemen, to perform with constancy, fideli
ty and integrity the part you have aligned me, and in the of
fice you have placed me, and to proceed onward in the path
you have marked out for me to take—it is for you, gentle
men, (pardon the freedom) to performyonr part as the fuper
intendants of the institution; notin weakening, compressing,
dispiriting; but upholding, encouraging, ftrengthning and
supporting me in it.
Willing am I thankfully to recognize all the honor or pre
ferment, which has accrued to me by virtue of my connexion
with so honourable an institution---admitting, however,
this honor to be great as it may in itfelf; what honor shall I
ever think it in future, only to be able to fay, “ I was once
by a very refpe&able body crowned with an office in a very
important department; but after spending the prime of life,
in the execution ofthe fame, it was difeovered to be so
worthless and infignificant as not to bear its own weight, or
to deserve the encouragement even of a moderate support ?"
What honor, gentlemen, think ye it, either to me or your
selves, to have it said hereafter, " That Pilgrim was once an
officer of superior rank and diftindion at Yale College?" —
What honor shall I ever account it, upon the whole, to have
been holden up for a while in a diflinguished place of emi
nence, only to be thrust down froma higher precipice, to
fall thro' a greater Reep, and to dash upon the ground, with
more rapid and conspicuous contempt!"
66 Heu mifero mihi, quanta de fpe deridi!"
To these matters, gentlemen, I claim a right to your heed
ful and candid attention, and that you lay them closely to
your own minds; not indeed doubting the justness of your
intentions, I only suppose it may be possible, that by other
avocations in the difeharge of your arduous trust, you may
have been diverted from paying that attention to these mat
ters, which in my opinion and the sense of mankind, their
nature and importance do justly deserve—l only now there
fore suppose, that you allow them their place and their own
proper weight in the scale of your deliberations at the Board;
and if in the result, the matters I have laid down shall take
hold of your minds, as the language of justice, the voice of
reason, and the dilates of the common sense of mankind ;
and at the fame time the good ofthe society conspire to re
eccho the voice; your friendship and zeal for one and the
other, will give me the strongest assurance of your candid
attention to the fubje& of this address, and your wife and
judicious procedure thereon. I add no more, but that the
whole is humbly submitted to your wife deliberations, by
him who has the honor to be,
Reverend Gentlemen,
your most obedient fervanc,
NEHEMIAH STRONG.
New-Haven, September to, 1781.
Subsequent Vote of Corporation.
c< Voted to Mr. Profeffor Strong fifteen pounds, in full of
his services the year past; and that he be allowed to reside
from College until next Commencement; but in the mean
time to read leßures at College, as often as he shall be desired
by the President; for which he'may exped a reward prepor
tional to the service, provided he shall firft qualify himfelf
to continue in office by taking the oath of fidelity to the State.
A true copy ofthe vote of Corporation,
Test. ELIZUR GOODRICH, Scribe."
7 September 12, tfn
"'''"' PRINTERS. March 20, 1783.
naffus a number of questions fi^h^f"“'' ^ d a ^ s Par °
quamtance with tire stare bf '^etend n °^ c ° an ac ~
nual expenditures;" h Wag -> -ge funds —nor with the an
fo to fay, ot lh%e n- ' uicrefore but prudent for him al-
For these f&C — ^ design to enter into the controversy."
no: co— ,ns Parnassus presumes he shall be excused, if
amended, in returning no particular answer to this
miter. It will be soon enough to attend §0 him, when he
has acquainted himfelf with the fubje&, or declares his design
to enter into it. Whether the writer be a member of Corpora
tion, or only employed by the body or by any individuals of
• it, is unimportant, provided the public may expe& to hear
no further from him. In a future paper objections will be
considered, for which their may be room in a month or five
weeks. The fads this writer “ has been informed of by
good authority" must be new noticed.
Parnassus had Hated the Salaries of the last year (meaning
from September 1781, to September 1782) at 6051. This
writer hints, that they were 9201. To make this sum he setts
the President's salary at |ißol. and the Profeffor's at 1601.
which " computed the old way would now perhaps amount to
6001. or more." The truth is, the President's salary (exclu
sive of house and lot, and perquisites of office) is 1601. for
which he was allowed last year 2201. The Profeffor's salary
is 1601. lawful money. He came into office about the be
ginning of the fourth quarter last year. His salary for one
quarter was therefore 401. The Tutors salaries are 901, to
the senior, and 851. to each ofthe other three, amounting to
3451. (251. more than the well-wisher allows them.) All the
salaries last year therefore amounted to 6051. Tuition over
ballanced 2751. to which add 2^ol. by rents of land in Litch
field county.
But “no credit is given for Applying the chappel by hire
during the vacancy ofthe Profeflorsnip"—-nor "for expences
of Corporation meetings, looking after the College farms,
colle&ing rents, and grants to the Treasurer." Parnassus ob
served, thatftudy, rent, incident charges, &c. are a tax on the
Students separate from tuition. For the fatisfa&ion of the
public, he will exhibit the amount of the varions taxes, in
clusive of tuition, for the last year.
1781 December quarter - - 2701. iis. yd.
1782 March do. ^ - - 265 10 11
June do. - - 274 10 3
September do. - - 172 8 8
Total 1103 1 3
The fines are not included, nor have I inquired what they
amounted to. The taxes, exclusive of that for tuition,
would doubtless more than ballance the expences mentioned.
Corporation meetings, taking care of lands, and grants to
the Treasurer donor surely amount to more than tool, per
annum not half the sum raised exclusive of tuition.
The revenue of College last year will stand thus---taxes
11031. is. 3d. rents of landzool. The salaries 6051. lam
confident that after all just expences are answered, the bal
lance for that year in the treasury, instead of being 4751. as
before Rated, it must exceed 5001. More than 1001. was, no
doubt, saved to the College by taxes only the year preceding,
that is, from September 1780 to September 1781, add rents
of lands and interest on loaned monies, for which bills were
then drawn on France ; which together might make a fur
ther sum double to the aforefaid. There was no Divinity
Profeffor that year, and the Profeffor of Phylofophy was al
lowed but 151. But my design was not to go so far back.
The following circumnances are somewhat curious. The
salary ofthe President is fee 201. higher than it is, and then
almost doubled by comupting it the old way; tire Profeffor's
salary, for one quarter only, is set at 1601. and computed in
like manner. A further sum of 701. or 801. is annexed, to
hire a supply for the chappel. In addition to the use of an
house, house lot and perquisites, a charge of about 7001. is
made for the President one year, and Profeffor three months,
inclusive of a supply for the chappel the other nine mont I s--
while the Tutors are curtailed 251.
The December quarter of the present year stands at
2871, iis. yd. I have not obtained an account ofthe March
quarter. Should the Corporation persist, no doubt this year
will produce as large a ballance in the treasury as the last.
The hint that “ building the kitchen and dining-room"
may be set to the account of the students, I take for granted,
was from good authority. Their parents will make a proper
improvement of it.
Till within a few years, tuition was but twelve shillings
in the quarterly bills. This would now raise a fufficient sum
for the honorable support of all the officers ofCollege; (their
numbers remaining the fame) admit that other taxes be con
tinued as at present, and that the Profeffor of Divinity be
paid, as usual, out ofthe income of College lands. All that
has been charged in two years past for tuition above twelve
shillings, (to be sure above thirteen) on principles of com
mon equity ought to be refunded, if paid, or abated, if not
paid. If the Corporation may tax the students seven shil
lings quarterly more than the expence of their education,
they may double that sum. If they may build a dining-room
at the expence ofthe students, they may a new College-Edifice.
Some refpeftable charaders, who have sons at College might
do well to move in a petition to the General Assembly.
Such petition to this source of public equity would doubtless
procure redress.
But" tuition at Yale College is less than any other." At
Harvard-College, I believe, tuition is twenty-four shillings
per quarter. They have four Profeffors. Yale College have
one only. Aand the Corporation have kicked some in office
down flairs.
March 25.
PHILALETHES is informed, that whenever the Corpora
tion shall controvert the fads referred to in Parnuffus No. V
and VI proper evidence will be produced in support thereof.
Accounts taken from particular members may not be ac
knowledged by the Board. Every thing published by the
Corporation, or by their direction or allowance, on the fub
je& of Parnassus's numbers, shall be treated with much re
fpe&.
PARNASSUS.
CASH given for clean cotton and linen Rags,
coarse or fine, at the Store of Strong and
Graham, m Pittsfield.
STRIVED or flofen ftom the Subferiber, an the moraine
ofthe nth inst. a SorrelMAßE, seven years old about
fifteen bands high, a natural pacer, no brand, shod all
round. Whoever will return Gid Mare, or give notice f®
as she may be found shall be genereufy rewarded.
0 SOLOMON COWLES, jA.
Farmington, March 21, 1783. ' J
' 4 " d "^r^ on immediate^,""
F ^ RM in Murray fold,' in the
County of Hampshire, containing upwards of 200 ^cres
. Im P ro&n " °f flowing, mowing and
and is fufficient to keep „ Head of Cattle, Summer and Win
;t " ^ll watered, and fenced
TOth Stone-Wall and Chefnut Rails, together with a lar^e
Double House with two Chimneys, and a Barn of fifty feet •
°!'^ ^"" ""? ""^ to ^ e Movements, and well
watered , also about 30 o4cres of Intervale*.
The payments will be made easy, a; Conneflicut State Obli
gations, or Mafahufettts, that are Confoladated, will be re
p,ment at the currant Exchange, ^n indifp^
^' be ^n : For further Particulars enquire oftbt
Subscriber, living in Murraysfeld.. '
Clothier's Shears.
C L <°t7 "^ ' Sh tars, of the First Quality, made and
O bold, ^ffo, others Repair'd, viz. Set, Ground, &c.b,
~ , SMMUEL K.ELLOGG and Company.
Geshen, March Bth, 1783,.
H£REMS Sarah my Wife has without any just
VV Cause eloped from my Bed and Board ; [thefe are to fore
warn all Persons from harbouring or trusting her on my Account
as I shall pay no Debt of her contracting after this Date.
JOHN LONG.
Litchfield, Feb. igth, 1783.
A L ^P ei f° ns indebted to the estate of Thomas Kimberly,
2 1 Esq; late of Glaftenbury, deceafcd, arc requested to
make immediate pay ment to,"
SAMUEL LYMAN, Attorney to the
1 k Administrator on said Eftatc.
Hartford, March 20, 1783.
Nc/ white BOAII or Swine, in the fore part of December
last ' m , ked with . a ha'penny on the under fide of the left
^^^^^ PrOVChiS Pr< ^^ cbar g cs
Hartford, March 18, 1783. DANIEL HOSMER.
T^r " P by h h a e sub ,fcribcr, in Wethersfield meadow,
h a'r 'h"™? da l °,, rch > a sorrel MARE, about 14
hands high no brand, shod all round, paces and trots. The
owner may have her again by proving property and paying
charges, by applying to, ' ' ' "r 4 P%
Wethersfield, March 28, rfy JOSIAH CRIMES,
AGREEABLE ,fr,ionTfrcm the Hon. Court of
bate for the diftrid of Sharon, the creditors to the estate
of Benjam, Sedgwick, late of Canaan, deceQ here
by ,4, ed 5° bring in their demands on said estate to the
Subscriber, by the seventh day of Odober next, when the
time limited by said court, for the purpofc aforefaid will be
expired, after which they will not be allowed. "
U X JOIIN WATSON, Admidiftrator.
Canaan, March 16, 1783.
UND
Neatly in a small Pocket Volume, and ready for the Subferi
bers and others, at the Shop of Nathaniel Patten, ten Rods
North of the Court-House, Hartford.
I^HE Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the
. Troops of the United States, adorned with eight ele
gant Copper Places, Price fix Shillings.
*, The Subscriber is happy to inform the Officers of the
Army, Militia and others that may want the above Book,
that the greatest Pains has been taken to get it corrc& espe
cially in the 65th P 4 ge, where the Diredion is for each Of
ficer to know his Post on the Grand Parade, it is now right
according to the Baron's own Method and Plan.
_ NATHANIEL PATTEN.
WHEREAS more than five of the proprietors of the
township of Barkhemfteadin Litchfield county, have
made application to me the Subscriber, desiring that there
may be a meeting of said proprietors as soon as may be.
to do the following business, viz.''
aft To choose a moderator to condu& said meeting,
2d To choose a proprietors clerk.
3d To fee if the proprietors will dire& their committee to
lay out needful high-ways through the undivided lands in
said township.
4th To fee if rhe proprietors will sequester the goacre lot.
laid out in the firft divilion of lands, laid out in said town
ship (between lot No. 51 and lot No. <2, near Center Hill
on which the stake for a meeting-boule has lately been set)
for the use ofthe ministry, in the society in which said lot
lies, or what other difpohtion the proprietors will make of
said lot.
sth To fee what the proprietors will do with the mil!
place, that is on Morgan's river, near the weft branch of
the river in said township, it being the fame mill place that
was formerly leafed out, which former Icafe is now out.
6th To choose an addition to the committee appointed
to take care and prosecute trespasses, that have or may be
committed on the undivided land in said township, and
also to do any other business proper to be done at said mec^
ing.
These arc therefore to notify and warn all the proprietors
of said town of Barkhemftead, that on the tad day of April
instant, there will be a meeting of said proprietors holden
at the dwelling-house of Mr. Oliver Mather in Windsor, to
be opened at one o'clock afternoon, then and there to
upon the above articles of business and whatelfe may be
thought proper to be done by said proprietors at said meet
ing, and said proprietors arc hereby notified and warned t@
attendthe fame.
— a HENRY ALLYN, Proprietors Clerk.
Windsor, April x, 1783.