Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-13
PROF. PoRrER's WILL
Greater Portion of Estate Goes fer
 Educational Purposes.

The will of the late Professor David G. Porter. which was filed for probate yesterday, will be read with much ln- terest and especially by those who knew him intimately and had a pre- sentiment that it would contain some thing substantial for educational pur- poses, Mr Porter's great love for learn ing prompting him to bequeath tie bulk of his estate for a training school for young men and women of limited means. The provisions of the will are as follows:
 I, David G. Porter, of the town of Waterbury county of New Haven and state of Connecticut, do make and or dain this my last well and testament.
 After the payment of my just debts and funeral charges, including the placing of a headstone in the family lot in Riverside cemetery, I dispose of my estate as follows:
 Paragraphs following include be- quests to Earlliss P. Arvine of New Haven, $500; Fordyce B. Arvine, New Haven; Marian Arvine Kallman, New Haven: Virginia Arvine, Rena Arvine, Joseph A. Rogers, New Haven, and c. U. Bradley of Waterbury.
 give and bequeath to the First Baptist church of Waterbury five thousand dollars to be used for any purpose except current yearly ex- penses. and one thousand dollars to be used in promoting the Swedish Baptist interest in Waterbury, and one thousand dollars to be used in pro- noting the Italian Baptist interest in Waterbury.
 I give and bequeath five thousand dollars to the Second Baptist church to be used for any purpose except cur rent yearly expenses.
 All the rest, residue and remain der of my estate. real and personal, I give, devise and bequeath to Cornelius Tracy, Albert D. Field, Charles L. Holmes, Edwy E. Benedict, Helen P. Camp and Margaret Torrance Holmes, wife of Walter w. Holmes, in trust for the purpose hereinafter stated. I direct that the realty of which I may die possessed shall be sold or rented at the discretion of the trus- tees, and the proceeds invested, re taining, however, the land west of the Meriden road for the location of build ings, campus and other grounds of the institution which it is the purpose of this trust to establish.
 When the accumulation, increased by possible contributions donations or bequests from other sources, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose, tho trustees shall establish a school or col. lege on the portion of land above de- signated to be operated according to the following plan.
 The courses of study in the institu, ton may be literary and classical, or scientific and technical, or both, but shall in any case be made up of six month winter terms for young men, extending from October first to April first, these dates being movable at the discretion of the trustees, but so as to comprise not less than six months, in. elusive of a holiday recess of not more than one week. and shall be arranged so as to rise in grade. each succeeding term or year above the preceding, and covering a period of not less than three nor more than six years.
 The courses of study for young wo- men shall be made up of summer terms of not less than three months each, and shall extend over period of not more than four years; and as far as prac. ticable. special prominence shall be given in these courses to the theory and practice of domestic science. lit erature and modern languages; and a study of the constellations of the vis- ihle heavens, and of ornlthology shall be included
 The trust here created shall be per petual. a majority of the trustees hay- ing power to i'll vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, and they also shall have power to increase their number to seven or nine or more. and they may .elect women as trustees to a proportion not greater than one third of the whole number.
 I nominate Oscar W. Haywood and Joseph A. Rogers to be my literary ex- ecut0rs. and direct that all writings, of which I am the author. shall be placed in their hands, whether the same be in print or manuscript, to he printed or reprinted or not according to their discretion But copies of my printed works and finished manu- scripts shall be kept in the library of the institution above provided for. and also give my private library to said institution or such portion thereof. as my said trustees think desirable to re tain for that purpose. I appoint Charles l.. Holmes and Joseph A. Rogers. executors of this, my last will and testament In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of February. 1904
 (SIgned
 DAVID c. PORTER, l.. s.
 Signed, sealed. published and de clared by the testator as and for his last will and testament in presence of ! the undersigned. who in his presence | end in the presence of each other. and at bis request. have subscribed our | names as witnesses.
 Eigned
 EDWIN W. MOORING,
 GEORGE c. HORN.
 BEULAH EDUCATION.