Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-03

BESElAcrioSs OF WR. cu,UNcsY RjSE. of
lNDlANA-rTFARD Oh 3 900 coo GIVEN
AWAY ~ llfIEEN YElas

BESElAcrioSs OF NR. CuAUNCEY glSE. ug
lNDIANA-rTTARD Oh 3 900 coo GIVEN
AWAY u UfrEES YEARS
The Cincinnati Gq-ete prints long let
ter tr0m Indianapolis. lad. describing the
! liberal lenCiacji0rs of Chauncey K -, Of
! T-rro llautc The writer says
In the Use OF his wealth Mr.. Rose has
/ shown = turn of mind verv similar 10 that
/ OF Mr. Peabody. /, may be said Of him
with truth that he ha- Away been siser
/ keenly sensitive to suffering. II has never
/ been ia his power 10 withhold the ncces-a-
[ ry assistance when once persuaded that a.d
/ wa really needed TINS trait showed itself
/ very caFly u lbs .i;c. While Yet AZ Rose
vile, be gave. and -avo largely After the
/ foundation u liz wealth wa~ Laid HI zen
/ crusiiy increased wiki his ircjme. aud ior
/ 20 year or more to give has been q. part of
/ nis ilie'- WORK Like Amos LIWrence. he
/ seems to have regarded himself a. u steward
/ OF the riches committed 10 him. and h4I be
kept an accurate account of the suns thus
distributed during these - Year. the
amount would doubtless reach a figure.
nearly # not quite as large a. that given by
Lawrence IN ttG same length OF time
S63J 900. Is Is only. however, within the
past 10 cr II years That his donations have
taken the form OF public charities IL
found new Ws5oy~' home in the city OF New
York. Shortly aiterWari he gave 80. 900
in railroad stock 10 the la1iss' bcuty olent
society OF ferr0 llaute. the interest 70 Be
used IN caring Tor INDECENT women and
children. The society still hold this stock.
which las pad IL hlgh a. 10 per cent.
thanks 70 the careful management OF Mr..
Rose. In like manner so. OOO were given
10 the Catholic hU>pita. under the manage
ment OF the Sisters OF Providence At dit
ierent times dsEing the past 10 years he ha,
given literally 10 Wabash college. the sum
total amounting 10 $4,000 FieS thou-aud
OF 1t was pre>entci IN one check Three or
four years ago $1,000 were placed IN the
hands of the trustees OF the state normal
school at re.re liaute Tor the purchase Of
library. About the same time Hon Barna-
bas {. Hobbs, Tor syerAi years state super
intendent OF public instruction (lnd good
one. tool was authorized to select ~ nCi-
gent Young ladies' " 10 desired TO tit them
selves tor teaching, and send them to the /
normal school, the expense not To eXcred
81 900 annually" More recently $500 900 I
we're given Tor an irstitnte of technology. !
to be established at Terre llaute. at which /
mechanics aad artisans of all kinds may
acquire Il common school education a1d ut
the same time II useful trade. Tac corner /
stone OF it, principal building was laid u /
week or Two since. and. by contract. il is 10 4
be ready ior occupancy by next September. /
When properly under way, it i Mr.. Rises I
intention 10 give $500 900 more to this |
s;hcO, iur permanent endowment. In al .
dItIOn 10 the above munhccnt charities.
he ha, placed IL the hands OF q board Of .
trustees. ui which Col. K. v. Thompson j. !
president $3.50 600 for au orphans asy ium.
also tu be located at Terrc Ilaute. To this {
sum 1t is understood he viii add $3.50 coo /
for permanent endowment. After tic dona-
tions specified above are deducted, it i -
lleved he will have half a million lett to be
devoted II similar objects. lie gives a. un-
ostentatiously as he does literally. lie /
gives, too, when one least expects it. \ .
year or two ago Prof Ilovey, of Wabash
college received u letter from him simply .
stating that he had $50 600 fJr the college, /
and asking how he should send 1t. Until
the letter came no one knew ne had
thought OF giving anything. Prof. Eovey
went 10 Ierre llaute at once, and returned /
the next day with $50 GOO in sreeubicks. .
Not one OF his most IntlPate friends knew
that he contemplated endOwing an orphans
asylum, or founding an institute OF tech
nUiogy, until the case was III bank ani the
scheme, fully maturet Another t,a;urc OF
his giving Is, what | will call, iOr want OF
"A better MOfu, It's uulN6TSiiity. All CLASSES
and all objects como within the range OF
his generosity. IL Il society seeks his aid,
the question i, not What Is TIE creed oi
your trustees?" but Is your society so
managed that what have to give will ac-
complIsh as much good as II put elsewhereg
If an individual asks assistance, he must
prove that lie Is a person thoroughly /
worthy and hen this l. settled to his salts
faction the aid Is always forthcoming.
Last spring, after Mr.. Hobbs had selected
the 20 young ladies for the normal school
as instructed, another application was
made, but was, of course, refused. De-
termined to get an education. however. the |
young miss made a personal application to |
Mr.. Rose. You must 20 to Mr.. Hobbs,
was the short answer. But Mr.. Hobbs says |
his list is already full, replied the young
lady. Then bring me an endorsement |
from him that you are worthy and he |
turned to his work. The next day he hand: !
ed her two 500 bills"