Address on the Life and Character of Parker Cleaveland, LL.D.; Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Natural Philosophy in Bowdoin College. del - Leonard Woods, Paperback

• Release Date   2/5/2012
• ISBN-13   9781235712562 | 978-1-235-71256-2
• ISBN   1235712567 | 1-235-71256-7
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Leonard Woods
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860. Excerpt: ... Institution had been opened only three years before, and had not yet celebrated its first Commencement. The business of looking up a candidate for this important office was committed to Professor John Abbot, then the only professor in the college. He informs us, "that he proceeded with caution, and did not fix till he had made very extensive inquiries, and was completely satisfied where to fix. that he considered practical and social qualities as highly important, and that the answers to his inquiries gave him full satisfaction on that point." On his representations, Parker Cleaveland was chosen to this office, May 15, 1805, by the unanimous vote of both Boards. The appointment was at first objected to by some of his friends in Cambridge and the vicinity, on the ground, "that it was wrong to attempt to deprive Harvard of so useful an instructor." and it was acquiesced in by them only when they were informed, that he had before determined to leave Cambridge, and that "it would do much to raise the usefulness and reputation of that infantile seminary to which he was called." In the first instance, too, it was declined by Mr. Cleaveland, on the ground, "that it would involve the sacrifice of the profession which he had chosen, and the time which he had spent in preparing for it." He intimated, however, that the invitation might have been accepted if it had happened a year later, after he had been already admitted to the bar, since in that case, "should he fail in his professorship, he would have his profession to step into." On this hint it was suggested to him by Professor Abbot, that his object might be answered, either by accepting on the condition that his personal attendance should not be required until he had been admitted to the bar, or by accepting u...