The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-04
.COGSWELL SCHOOL
The Founder Talks About
Its Prospects.
WAITING INCREASED INCOME.
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The School VIII Be Closed for a
Time at the End of This
-: Month.

Dr.. Fl. y. Cogswell, the philanthropist
holds eoauettishly in his hands a string, at
the erd of which. bangles his celebrated
polls technic college.
What.wili he do with it?
The question is easier asked than an
swered. as the benevolent but vacillating
capitalist seems hardly to know himself. or.
IL he'd lie will not tell. In the mean
iame: The former trustees have been sue
-ceeded. by James II. Culver, W. 7, Baggett
and William g. Badger. the appoiutees of
Br. and Mrs. CogswelI and it has been Off
gal ~ announced that the school will be
c!osed! at. the expiration of this month for
an Indefinite time.
'.PFiRdlpal. Merrill and his assistants will
'net hold a banquet to commemorate their
-:fisintssal-ahd sudden cessation of salary.
= bit. Tie people are already exhibiting a
lively $nlerest in the future of the college,
coacerning which conjecture is rife.
-:..DE C0&SWeH realizes the situation. but
GoeS:ugt Shed any tears over it. He is SEN
sslhle OF. the recovery OF his lost authority
and laughs eXu1tantly at the discontinue of
= !is.9ate. aSsocjates. Convinced that the COL
:; 'ege is new securely attached, the doctor
; iiyssSlde his dignity, tentatively pUlls the
stIiAE.and plays with his extensive TOW as
GEeFTl!T asa boy plays with jumping-iack.
he Een3%n BerS that Professor Merrill for
5lfleTly ,QElhcted to 1.-THE old mans visits TO
The c9llege,. and chuckles with satisfaction
At BE EI0ught of the recent letters Of dis
; MI S6i - E. COgsweli is not of a vindietiye
..che{acteF, far from it. but he resents the
III ireajffeht-he claims to have received in
.epera-t:4t his public benefactions.
81 san. Francisco has been very unrratefnl
t0'p.s. :;he said "In 1854; when | retired
ilon; pF&c{lClBg dentistry, it was my intep-
t40n tO1nyest.a million dollars for the bene-
IL: of: tile :city. You know of my many
;plans slTce thehy and how all my attempts
70 carry tffem into operation have been de-
: tayed; uf:de3eated. There are nv fountains.
.Ehe ShperTtsors~ are not sufficiently grateful
? -{q k!et1 thetn IN repair. :: l have been ridi-
,{1i.ea, TOO; ri the metropolitan press until
:: ALL drsgIsted. An editor Of a daily
paper. 70 whom j complained of the neglect
: .sI:the' supervisors in-the care of my foun-
talns, even mad the :fmpertinence TO say to
me- thS{. he :S01ld sgpply- the dynamite to
bfqw tlfe!n up-uot the. Supervisors, but
rIiEe Entaln s. es. l. am now in virtual
rtoutFoE' OF 'Tn6 poaytecbnie college, Tie
.sQm%0f: S13a, 90 of my money has so far.
peen:eXpe ndel by the Trustees. aud I've had
noillI+E TO. say about it. When ! remem-
= :Es-f Cd tie debt haugiBg.Over the college for
t2ck lakes; insurance, ETC. and considered
that: tf Was running behind month after
: Ilon$h.>l .dscfded to dismiss the teachers
':;aTd'tc close tie sc]loof. ontil such time as
its. ARSEness can be put: upon q satisfactory
-: Ege t'Euual income Of Inc trust VIII be
SEC, goo 10. til eGQurse of "a few months, but /
::breseqrit'is 0qly sl2, GOO, which is not suf-
hclent TO nj ain tafn E1e school.
:, " .1hteQd when the school reopens, to in
tEpd llc;e several nOta bic. improvements"
+IGe'cius%ng of the college corresponds
C With the.date of the midsummer vacation in
tEe:buhlic schouls; consequently DR.. Cogs-
:. well wlllhaye six Ks, tineifor investiga-,
4 il L: and. reflection. What he will do then
. remains to be seen. 1t is emphatically as
serted BY &A e.Y-trustee that the doctor Is
anxious to recover the money he has in
vested. in the institution and that to this
end fet.wiil not REOPEN the college, but after
a time .Silfg0 into court and ask that the
deed q. trust, which virtually secures the
endowment 10 the city and the State, he set
aside on the ground that the income does
not Suffice 10 pay the expenses of running
The school In this event any citizen Of
CalIf6rpiacQud appear as contestant and
ihecpet(uoner wOuld find it very difficult to
obtain The desired Judgment.
w. Il. Baggett, the attorney, gives no
credencs to these reports. He says that
pr. C0gswsii is very sensitive to criticism
and has been. grievously disappointed in
tile administration OF the trust, but lie has
no doubt, especially now that he has OBJ
tained control of il, of his intention to con-
FInue and Improve the school.