23. Funeral of Mr. Whiting, Corps carried to the Meetinghouse where had been 30 years Deacon: a Prayer made, & then attended to the Grave. In the Even I attended Mr. Websters learned Lectures on English Language. 24. The Rev. Jn° Willard was ordained at Meriden on Wednesdy last. I was sent to by the Chh. to assist in the ordaining Council but did not go. ["A Front View of Yale-College and the College Chapel." published at New Haven, June 26, 1786.] From a print 25. Ldsdy. I attended at Chapel & heard Rev. Mr. Pitkin of Farmington preach excellently all day on 1 Tim. i, 15. Reading Epiphanius. 26. This day Mr. Tutor Russel resigned the Tutorship, bid farewell to his Class, & left College in the fourth year of his Tutorship, in we he has done worthily. Tutor Chann" & myself rode out & accompanied him 5 miles. Returning I introduced Mr. Morse, who was elected Tutor at Hartf" on Election Day, and gave him the Tuition of the Freshmen. 27. Whether all descended fr. Noah & his fam? Sen. 28. Died at Southington 21st Inst. Reva Benja Chapman ætat. 61. He had been 18 years Pastor of that Chh. & dismissed 12 y. ago. I attended Mr. Websters Lecture. Charlestown Bridge 13 months in building was with great Pomp & Festivity finished & opened on 17th Inst. June, the memorable Anniv of Bunker Hill Battle. Eight hundred Gentlemen dined together on Bunker Hill at Tables 320 feet in length. The Bridge 1470 feet long & 42 feet wide within the Paling. 29. I gave my Ecc. Hist. Lecture in the Chapel. The Spirit for Raising Silk Worms is great in this Town, in Northford, Worthington, Mansf, Windham, Norwalk & some other Places in Connecticutt. Mr. Aspinwal has it is judged one hundred thous Worms. I visited them yesterday. They are in full pfection-and are already cocooning & phps. one half are in Cocoons. This Even I attended Mr. Websters Lecture at the State House. Present 80 or 90. The Senior Class this day finished Locke. 30. The Sen. Class began reciting Presid' Clap's Ethics. ited Mr. Aspinwals Silk worms which are fast winding up or cocooning. They are in a Loft 60 f. long & 30 wide. They lie or overspread 1022 square feet of Boards. I measured off & counted several separate square Feet of Worms, & found one 190 Worms, another 130, another 140, & another 1 f. wide & 11⁄2 f. long 216. So perhaps Truth about 140 nearly. But as the boards not covered with Worms all over equably, so allows only 100 to a foot, the Total of Worms must be one hundred Thousd & more probably 130 Thousd. Gentlemen ministers, who agree to supply the College Chapel this Summer, during Professor Wales's Absence on his Voyage to Europe for Recovery of Health. The Sabbaths against each one's The subscription begun at Election at Hartfa, & continued at the General Association at Durham June 21, 1786. name. The President Dr Goodrich Dr Bellamy Mr. Pitkin 1st Sabb. in June. 2nd 3d 4th 1. Last Even I attended Mr. Websters 6th & last Lecture. He took his Leave of me this Morning. He was of the first Class of Pupils whom I instructed at my Accession the Presidency 1778. From him I learn Virginia 650 Thous Souls Whites & Blacks: Ratio Maryla 90 Thous Taxables, 150 Thousd Souls Bl. 200 Th. Souls Whites. Jersey 139,500 or 140 Th. Souls W. & 10 Th. B. A very great Aur Bor. & Aust. this Even". 2. Ldsdy. Rev. D' Williams of Hartf failing, Mr. Tutor Channing preached at Chapel all day. A. M. Cant. I administered the Sacrament about 25 Communicants. P.M. Luke xxiii, 31. The Universalist Murray of Cape Ann preached an Evens Lect. in Town. 3. Whether the Event of Moral Evil has augmented the glory of God & the Happiness of the Universe? Seniors. This day Sammy Hills left us to go to an Apprenticeship having lived with us a year & half. Edward Burk here. 4. Independency to be celebrated at New York. Whether the Order of Priesthood be of Advantage to the State? Seniors. About 150 Rds. N° of College begins an Eminence or Height of Land lying between the 2 Mountains: it is 200 Rds. broad & above two miles long. I rode the length of it very slowly in 24 minutes by my watch. I think it not 2 miles.' 6. No Lecture. Sister Silliman' here. 7. Rev. Nathan Wms of Tolland visited me. I wrote a Letter to President Willard recommending Mr. Wm Little for an ad eundem Masters Degree at Cambridge. I gave him one here 1780. Gen. Parsons visited me & gave me copies of Letters from Ohio. 8. Writing Letters to Newport, & copying my Charge at Mr. Patten's Ordin for the Press. The German or Wheat Insects have got into & destroyed Sq' Smith's Harvest of Rye & Wheat at West Haven, & that of several of his Neighbors: but are not general there. These Animalcules, which fix in the Joynts of Wheat & if no Wheat in Rye, have come from the Westward & got into Litchf & New Haven Counties. 9. Ldsdy. I attended at Chapel & heard Revd Warham Wms preach all day, two excellent Sermons on 1 Jn° iii, 2. Reading Seldeni Syntagma. 10. Whether Civilians ought to be joyned with Ecclesiastics in the Corpora of Yale College? Seniors. My Daughter Emilia sailed for Newport with Mr. Sturges. I distributed Dean Berkleys Dona in Books as Præmiums among the 4 Classes. 11.15.0. L. M. II. Whether 4 years Residence at Coll. entitules to a Degree without Scholarship-Sen. 12. Chenevard 1 dismembered from College publickly for being concerned in the Riots 30 Apr.' & Absence. 13. I gave a Philosophical Lecture. News of Gen. Greene's Death in Georgia on 19th of June. This Even I finished reading Mr. Boswels 8v0 Vol. on his Tour with Dr Johnson to the Hebrides. Nationality! Trifling. Charles River Bridge . . . cost about Perhaps it may produce £3000 per ann. fifteen Thousd Dollars. Say 900 Doll. or £270 per ann. Interest and £2000 per ann. to sink the Debt. So the 1 This refers to the rising ground beginning at Sachem street and extending to the further side of Mill Rock. * Emilia Hubbard, a younger sister of Dr. Stiles's first wife, married Hezekiah Silliman. 3 A copy of the letter sent by President Stiles to the father, Captain John Chenevard of Hartford, specifies the main offence: "He was one of those who in Disguise attempted to force open a Tutors Chamber with the express purpose of treating his person with a dishonorable Violence." whole Bridge be paid for in 3 or 4 years, besides keeping it in repair.. 14. I finished Lecturing to Senior Class upon Moral Phil. out of President Clap's Ethics. And began Hebrew with the Freshmen. 16. Ldsdy. I attended at Chapel. The Rev. Mr. Bray preached A.M. I Cor. xv, 19. P.M. Jno. v. Sophomore here, there was Mr. Bray says in 1763 when he was a Coll. Rebellion respects Examination. refused to be examined by the Tutors. the Class into the Libr" & put it to one i, e. ord. him to turn to such a place & be examined, he refused; another-refused; 3 or 4-refused. He then dismissed them. Judg' read off in the Hall that these 3 or 4 be admonished-when Phin Lyman' put on his Hat & walked out calls out, follow on my brave Boys. About half the Scholars followed & went out, leavs the President & Tutors & rest of the Scholars in the Hall. They immed' drew up a Remonstr" & signed in a circle about sixty scholars & sent it to the Presid1. A College court was called-College in confusion some weeks. At length several were sick of it & offered to confess publickly-this broke the Combination-the Ring leaders were detected-Rustications, Fines, & Expulsions settled all in Quiet ness. 17. & 18. Exhibiting Commenc'. Syllogistic Disputations. 18. Bid farewel to the Senior Class. At II" P.M. They by order presented themselves as Candidates for Examination in Chapel. I delivered the Diploma Examinatorium to Mr. Tutor Morse to be Nomine meo presented to Mr. Senior Tutor Baldwin Moderator of the Consessus Examinatorij: & appointed Sir Daggett Vice Bedellus. The Examina began this Aft. in the Languages. 19. EXAMINATION of the Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts: when about one o'Clock 47 Candidates were presented for a Degree. In the Afternoon were exhibited the follows Exercises. Anthem began III. 44. P.M. Clio. Orat.-Sir Brunson IV to IV. 19' Sir Clinton IV. 21-53' Recess half an Hour 1 The eldest son of Gen. Phineas Lyman (Y. C. 1738). |