New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-03
DIR. MOTT AND UNION COLLEGE.

Ateegraphc dispatch recently appeared in The TRIBun
stating that Dr. Mott had paid the Trustees Of Unos
College the of 100000 without stating that wH
donation from him to that Institution The Albany Ereui
Journal of Thursday last has the following remarks
reference to this great gift
1t il just fifty years since DR. Mott was called from u.
Presbyterian Church in Albany to the Presidency
Union College then puny and feeble institution struggling
for its very existence. He gave up the brilliant pro
essoDal that opening before him and devotd
his time and his great abilities 10 the College and throu
il to the advancement Of Christian education How wet
he has succeeded is best testified by the thousands w
have profted by his instructions There is hardly schod
district OF the State or church, Court Of Justice
Legislative session, that has not at time anotha
fen his teachings through the divines the lawyers ~
teachers and the statesmen that have been his pupils
enogy is not written but living and breathing aroun
him And in the meantime the College has gradually
become the largest the richest and the most celebrate
west Of the New England line and not inferior 10 hon
two which il has taken New England centuries to build
At the time he made himself known as an inyens
and author and by aborons research and industry h.
been amessing large private fortune. But this also
has jealousy kept sacred not for himself but for the chez
shed object of his life Grown to almost pncely prop<
tons, be uses ii now in accordance with his long enera
ed purpose, IN series of end0wments that will plad
Union College above every similar institution in the land
The action ofthe Board Of Trustees at their meetngt
Schenectady yesterday explains how this is to be done -
howts received AT somefuture time hope TO give
report in more extended and complete form The nyH
ton in the concluding resolution will be responded to
The assembling OF an army Of graduates for congrstua0
the State, and themselves.
his board having witnessed for several years past ~
uneeasng efforts made to impair the public confidence
tins institution and to nure the character and destroy
usefulness Of distinguished President have, with hin
waited their time with full confidence in the ultimate sae
triumphant result This day, in pursuance of deermss
ton formed and expressed more than twenty years es
and the eecual accomplishment OF which was many ye
since secured by the proper legal papers % take ened
the event OF his unexpected decease, III
to this board in trust the use OF the College monL
securities and ronty of the estimated value OF more M
SIX HUNDRED TsorsasD DOLLARS. This result, the hrs
of individual sk and far sighted policy with donatee
previously made shows the noble dmnterestednes. whes
has "a bs whole administration OF the ehars OF MOI
College and which entitle him to the highest credit s
honor and 10 The lasting gratitude OF all friends OF edss
ton and Of the amelioraon Of our race therefore,
pys rhst representing the College and q.
,sI interest IN the cause OF education teafn
VIC President THANKS tor his noble sad
conduct for the moral coursss and hrmnes WITH
nc, sn1o institutions committed 10 charge -
Rorsd That esrnes1y Request All the graduates
DR. Mott the then close Of hny yes
sotered dates President and 20 rejoice with hn 80
n, hi the prosperity Of this utos, 70 the
he bss 20 devoted energies Of mind ~
thus unexanplsd period " half century. -
The following are the endowments. The seysrsnLl
are TO form perpetual fund the income only beng
for the various purposes ,xss
For the nine pros orships 5ooes pr Az
pofessorshps utoshps al 900 per sah" -
Observatory '''''''