How shall I perpetuate an honorable name among men?
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An essay by Edward Hitchcock discussing man's desire to be remembered, and how the wealthy can achieve this by giving donations to educational institutions. Hitchcock suggests donations to found a professorship or curatorship, erect a new building, purchase books for the institution's library, or purchase specimen collections or classroom apparatuses.
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