St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-04-18
Refunds the Money.
PROFESSOR PEACOCK, GEORGIA coy NOW
TEXAN DISCHARGES An OBLIGATION
OF HIS Youthful DAYS.

PROFESSOR PEACOCK, A GEORGTA BOY NOW
TEXAN DISCHARGES An OBLIGATION
OF HIS YOUTHFUL DAYS.
AS is Well known, Governor Brown
some years ago, after the death or his son,
Charles McD ,na!d Brown, made donation
of 500, 000, which his SOP, II living would
have Inherited, to the Safe university at
Athens.
The fund was named in honor Of the
deceased son, VINO was himself lof Time
q student there.
The interest annually, $500 which is
paid by the State for fifty years, is loaned
10 Young men OF promise, who are unable
to educare m5elves, with the pledge or
honor and the legal obligation On their
part that as soon as they make the money
to spare after their graduation, they viii
nav back the amount to the uCiyerSlt?
with four per cent interest THIS privilege
is con fined exclusively u young men OF
merit. who are neither able NOT are their
parents able to educate them.
When Governor Brown Was penni!ess
youth he was very anxious TO have the
benefit of COLLEGIATE education, but On
account of his poverty he was unable to
| obtain such Al education. After he had
| reached a position and had made money
| he remembe red the class Of young 1len to
| which he belonged when growing, sEG
| made this very valuable contribution TO
the education OF that class.
| The letter of Professor Peacock, who was
one of the beneficiaries OF the Charles
| Mcdonald Brown scholarship fund, shows
the workings of the system. He graduated,
has gone to Texas, has made money and
sends bsck q check to the treasurer of the
| $ ate university for the amount due by
| him. He writes Governor Brown Later
| Of thanks for the benefit he has received
under his donation, informing him that
| his brother is row receiving the same
| benefit.
The money which was used by Pro
| lessor Peacock when al c}tt5 - was part
of the interest on the fund given by
| Governor Brown TO the university. 1t has
now been paid back to the university
with four per cent interest, and becomes
part of the principle of the donation. thus
augumenting the amount TO be loaned
! each year.
IL the young men who avail themselves
| of the benefit of this fund are generally as
| prompt and honorable IS Professor Pea
| cock, tt e funds in the hands of the uni
! N0TSEty Will SJoli Is wv" w - wy
amount and educate very large number
of Young men AS il is, the donation Of
Governor Brown keeps about twenty
young men constantly at college at Athens
and Dahlonega. One thousand d,llars OF
the fund annually goes to young men
Being educated at Dahlonega; the other
$1,000 to young men at Athens
The following is Professor Peacock s
| lati ar ard Governor Browns reply:
Southeast Texas Male and Female Col
lege. Wesley Peacock 3. Pm, principal
of high school department., professor OF
| French and Germany Jasper, Texas.
Iarch 5 S91.-Hon Joseph E Brown,
Atlanta. Ga.-Dear Sir: BY yesterday s
mail | transmitted check 10 Mr.. A. l..
| Hull. secretary of the board Of trustees.
etc, University of Georgia., by which |
have liquidated the remaining CT my
pecuniary indebtness to the Charles
Mcdonald Brown scholarship fund
Invent to the university from Thomas
Vile, Ga, in 1855, and graduated in 1897.
If one were to take the trouble to look
over the records Of the university during
'S6 and 81 he could learn from the class
stand, etc whether the fund in my case
had been properly appreciated.
A Younger brother, also ben ticiary OF
the same fund is now at the university,
and will graduate in jane next We
shall both owe to your generosity great
deal of whatever success we may achieve
IN life.
Now. want to ask you the favor of a
photograph or an engraving Of yourself,
upon which, I'd be glad if you would in
sc! ibe your autograph and, as you have
many similar requests, Id like to retunC
the cost in stamps. Yours very truly,
WESLEY PEACOCK.
Senator Browns answer was:
Professor Wesley Peacock, Jasper, Texas
ATLANTA, Ga, March 8, 1S9l.-DeaI
Sir: [ have the honor and pleasure to &C
knowledge the receipt Of your communi'
caticn of March 5, and note contents.
: You inform me that you have sent tt
Mr.. A. l.. Hull, treasurer of the board o
trustees, Athens, Ga, your check which
fully satisfies the demands of the urlver
sitv against you on account OF your par
ticipation in the Charles Med Donald Brown
scholarship fund.
This is highly creditable to you and
shows that you are making good start II
, the world at least, as 1t has been but
short period since your graduation until
you have made surplus funds necessary tt
: pay off your debt entirely.
The amount was for your benefit ant
has now been paid back with interest u
, the university, and.will aid in giving th'
necessary facilities to some other yount
man, and trust in all cases it may b.
placed in the hands of those ss worthy a
l the result has shown to have been true II
your case.
am also glad to hear that your brothe
? is receiving the benefit of the fund, AM
/ trust that he may be eminently successful
8 l note your remarks that send you
3 photograph or engraving of myself.
: have no photograph convenient to present
but send you by this mail steel plat
' engraving which has fac smile OF M.
| own hand writing under the likeness.
1 have also written my signature with m.
' own hand on the back.
/ Always wishing you prosperity an
| happiness, am very truly, etc,
JOSEPH E, BROWN.