New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
STARTING WITH PROPERTY AID FUNDS
AMOUNTING TO Sj.oOo.ooo.
4 LIBRARY ALREADY CONTAINING HALF \
MILLION vOLUMEs-TnE INSTITUTION TO

MILLION NOLCNE--TUE lNSIlIlIl'N ~
RE OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND.
Chicago. Aug : f>peclan.-Now that The University
OF Chicago has raised II, lfh million u dollar "l'i
sketch Of rs remarkable growth. as well as 81 H'
present condition AMI future prospects. MAY BE- interest
ing The present University u chicago is bnH 81
the grave Of an old Institution Of that name. which
was founded IN 1-57 and died IN 1--6. after carer
marked los poverty. misfortune ani h'ahrun'ry. i
VAS a god Baptist in.ttUtiou. hut ~ one reason ~
Other the Bap,ts did 10, come rVafd o. support il.
The name. however. wa not destined t. de OF DIS
own volilon John ID. Rockefeller offered t. contribute
$4,000 for the endowment q university in Chicago
if 500 geo we're raised. The American Baptist Edu-
caii0na society rcnrcs By IT'S secretary the Rev.
F. r. Gates went 10 work and raised the ncccs airy
amount. Mr. Gates aided In this task by The Rcv.
r. W. Gocdspeci Thesc two gentlemen also secured
about $1,000 in books ard apparatus Then Marshall
Field Of Chicago gave the institution land f1r IL"
worth 1000. situated In very desirable part OF
the city on the Midway rla-anoe. between Jackson
and Washington park. The whole squire Of which
IL was part contained about twenty I've r--. nhi
the trustees the wisdom Of purchasing ID" rect -
it, which they did. paving :3-@ioO for il. Though
that happened only two years ago. it g. said that the
value Of tbs property has already doubled
In June. 1880. the Institution Vas incorporated a.
the University Of Chicago. With the following Board
Of TIu.tee, T.. Nelson Blake. FcsJ. " PEGS. Judge
Joseph NJ Bailey, Herman II. Kohl-au. Frincls H.
IIlnckley. Charles J.. Hutchinson. Professor william
Il. Harper. Ell u. Fel-enthal. the Hon. a. re \.
T1ll.Lury Martin 4. Ryerson. Edward Goodman
Judge Danl l.. sh,rcv. Alouzo X. Parker. u. D..
George G. Walker. j. W. Midsley &. {. Bowen. An
drew MacLei,h. Elmer /. Corthell Fred A. smith
Henry \. Rust and CharIt; ". Ncedham. Thee
Organized by elccting T.. Nelson Blake prc j.
dent Martin 4. EycfSOI. vice president. Charles
l.. Hutchinson. treasurer: Dr.. Justin \. smith
recordng seietary aad DR.. IT. ". Gooi,pcod.
corresponding and financial secretary. Tho first I'm
por,aut act Of the Board was tho election Of Pro
fcs ,or William Rainey lIarpcr OF YAH University.
president Of the university. And If any one at the
time doubted the wisdom Of the choice. all doubts
must have long since vanished. He apIr-ar> have
been providential5 made FOR The great institution
which. On the other hand he Is doing much IN
make. by his energy hi, faf-sgltcd Views and his
gcnu, for synthezlng multitude 81 hcteroGcn oons
detail, into harmonlpu, whole.
with such a financial impetus. and with president
who TO be the incarnation Il Chcaeos asgresvc
and progressive vitality. ~ pretty certain that
The movement would not stop. aud 1t didn't Three
month, after the incorporation, Mr.. Rockefeller
stepped up with million dollars. OF which he spcci-
fed that 100000 shOald be set apart all endOw.
ment fund for non professional graduate instruction
and fsllowships. OF the remainder. the income OF
slOO. 900 TO 10 used to erect building for the
divinity school, and 100000 for theological In
structOn. At about the same time. the trustees II
the Morgan Park Theological Seminary turned over
its grounds, buildings and funds representing money
value OF 500 900. TO the university 81 be- used as
the divinity school Of the institution. In The spring
of SgI the executors and trustees OF the estate II
the late William l.. ogden, Cbicago's first mayor
turned 20 per cent OF TINT portion OF the estate
devoted to benevolent purposes by Mr.. ogden Ia the
university AboH 100000 will be realized from
this bcouest which will he used TO found the ogden
Scientific school Of tho University Of Chicago de
voted 10 advanced scientific work.
The first par; Of the present year Sidney A. Kent.
~ Chicago gave $50 600 for the erection and equip
ment OF n chemical labOrat tory. Thea Mr.. Rockefeller
again came forward and dropped million into the
slot giving good measure interest on the sane
amounting to SOL $3.50 S. \ few weeks later Mr. Field
ANNOUNCED thai he would give an additional 100000
on condition that the trustees make up million less
this sum and Mr.. Konts $4,000 on or before July
10 last. They al once began the work Of raising this
$3.50 OO0 and as everybody knows did on the
date specified. with $4,000 to spare. Few, II any,
educational institutions in the world can boast Of such
financial record. In this matter the University Of
Chicago IS unique; but then 1t promises to be unique
In great many things.
The erection Of the first building on the site was
begun last November. This work OF building has been
rather slow but The recitation building. the lecture
hall and q group Of dormitorics are now nearing com
pleuon and the income OF the last million dollars
raised will be used 10 push other buildings 70 COM
pletion At present the grounds in a very I'M
slightly condition and will remain so UNTIL all the
buildings which soon to b. erected are finished
I.y the LIST october. when the university formally
opens II will have ready for occupancy d,rinltory
~ accommodate 200 students. the general recitation
building containing between fifty and sixty recitation
rooms, and the lecture hall. A contiguous apart
ment.house accommodating 100. will be temporarily
used for a wonans dorinltory Temporary quarters in
the vicinity have been rented for the scientific depart
ment, for the library and for young mems dormitory
When ali the buildings Of the university, as now
planned are Arscted the university Will have