The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-13
A SPLENDID EXAMPLE.
WHAT MISSOURI DID FOR HER
BURNT UyIyERSfTT.
At One Session ss3s 900 Was Apprcpri-
ated; at Another s:64,OOO, and still
Another 81, 5O0--Our Fund.

Mr. Henry T. Kent late OF Louisa
courty Va. but now Of ST. Louis, and
an slumnus OF tho University OF Virginia.
sends The Times the following letter &c
himself from Professor II. II. Jessie. also
a Virginian and an alumnus or the uni
versity. detailing the liberaltty of the
State of Missouri TO her University
after its destruction by fire. 1t Is not
10 be hoped that Virginia can equal Mis-
souri,. but the example Is very stimu-
lating.
November 9TH, 1880.
My Dear Mr.. Kent:-By the burning or
its main building on the 9th OF January.
lsy-, the University of the State OF Mis-
SURF, lost about two hundred thousand
t$-OJ,uO) dollars worth OF property.
The Legislature called promptly IN
extra session. appropriated two hundred
end tbirty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars Gy57, 500.
The following winter dS90 at its reyu-
lar session another Legislature made
another appropriation OF two hundred ana
sixty-four thousand dollars ts21i.ooo). Last
winter 1850 third Legislature appro-
priated for additional furnishings ana
equipment of the buildings, inciuuing
the libraries and laboratories. tfty-thiee
thousand five hundred dollars CSS3,5cW.
TO these sums the University added
from the sale of old material. the collec-
ton OF old claims, and from It's mainten-
autt Ilnu over lNR1lN lUOurAiiu d'A-
lars H2D.OO0), making the sum total ap-
propriated by the State for the restora-
ton OF the University, five hundred ara
flfty-fcur thousand dollars N554.ocop, ana
the total amount expended by the Univer-
sity therefor about five hundred ana
seventy-fve thousand dollars (s5T5.0Cal.
The appropriations mentioned above
were In addition 10 these for the main
tenance and support of the University.
The sums granted for this purpose ~
-. -. nj
said sums TO cover oil told jeriod OF
six years. amounted 10 about three hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars tSS3oVsO.
In addition 10 this, the state pays the
University interest on fN ENDOWMENT
Fund. which amol nts to about tweiNe
hundred thousand dollars 81 .2orD) Is
five per cent. and on another portion SIX
per cent and on another portion seven
pcr cent. If this be added. the tniver-
sity has received (and VII receivs) from
the state for the six years. beginning tn'
list of January. 1891. and ending the 3lst
of December 1896 about one million, one
hundred and seventy thousand doilaIs
at 10000 for maintenance ana suppol,,
and for tho restoration Of the properly
destroyed by FIRE. .,.,,n
Tho neriod inst mentioned. added 70 tho
Endowment Fund Of the University apou,
SIX hundred and forty-oight tnousanu
dollars Gsis oo0). which was refunoe1 nE
the Federal Government. THIS raise, ,ns
endnwrnent 20 The figures nenuoneu
above. twelve hundred thousand dollars
81 200 GlO ,.....,o,,. No
II this addition TO the endown,e..nt ., vr
Included. Won will find that the lnlV'rsa,s
has received from the state IN tle IN
wears mentioned above: Tor NAN
tenance AMI support and for the res'o, ~, -,
zion of property DESTROYED nv nre' an,
for Increase Of Endowment Fund nnout
one million eight hurdred . nnd nler,t
thousand dollars Csls5nW. the amour.
refunded by the Federal Sovernne " I
ana not come out Of the Treasury OF me
state hut It Is much 70 the honor OF N VIZ
SQUIRT. that after making this larfe ~, ~,
derived from the Federal Government
NJ the beginning Of the six years above
n er,icncd. she has since given her I'M.
versity one million one hundr ool anu
| seventy thousand dollars. eliO,V".
Very truly yours.
r " JESSE. President.
Hon. Henry r. Kent. 81. Louis. Mo.
additional contributions TO the INV
/ .,arsif,, Fund were received Yesterday as