The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-22
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one of it's graduates is a matter for
sincere congratulation to the university
especially, as though it's application is
in part specific, it was left by the
donor to the college to be applied to
objects where fortunately it will do the
most good to the university. Yale's
interest bearing riches for the most
part are specifically tied up, leaving the
university still hampered in some of
its most important and vital work.
Mr.. Lampson's gift comes OPPORTUNITY
for the need of a new and larger
Alumni hall has been apparent for
years to the most superficial observer
during commencement week and espe-
cially at the Alumni dinners, when the
jam and crush of old and young
Grads to get within the sacred walls
and portals of the building is tremen-
deus. Gifts like this Of the late Mr..
Lampson are happily becoming more
and more numerous as the country
grows older and wealth increases. Con-
corning the spirit aetuating the making
of these gifts, the Baltimore Sun well
says:
1.-THE philanthropist may be moved by
some general impulse to do good be-
cause of the fortune showered upon
him, or he may be melted to found a
hospital or a school out of gratitude
for some special benefit conferred upon
him by a similar institution. Hundreds
and thousands of successful business
men can trace the start they obtained
in life to some educational influence
exerted for their good. 1t may have
been literary union, a debating club,
a night school or some such helpful
agency. They ought to be grateful for
the aid given them, and how better
could they express their gratitude than
by founding an institution to extend
similar help to other young men or
than by giving support to institutions
already established for such purpose?
I'm the recognized colleges alumni
associations are formed which to some
extent carry out this idea of gratitude
to ones alma mater. The graduates
take an interest in the work of their
college, contribute to its support and
help to direct it. In this way they give
direct expression to their feelings of
gratitude, for they seek to extend to
other young men the benefits they have
themselves enjoyed, The less-renowned
educational institutions, the Institutes
which maintain night schools and the
smaller public libraries, which stand
more in need of help of this kind than
the colleges, seldom get it. They have
no alumni associations and their stu
dents and readers, widely scattered
seldom, if ever come together or dc
anything individually to testify their
gratitude for the help extended to them
Yet it is quite evident that If useful
institutions commanded the gratitude
of their students, they would be main
tanned (without appeals to the genera
public by the successful business mer
trained by them.
Where direct return cannot be made
return in kind is possible. The crate.
full man in the evening of life, reflect.
ing upon the influences that enabled
him to succeed, may not be able to re-
pay the friend who lent him money
| or credit at the outset of his career
or the institution that provided hin
with useful instruction, but he car
show his gratitude by providing similar
| influences for other worthy young men
He can lend a helping hand, instead
! of standing Indifferent, after having
reaped the benefit of someone else.
| philanthropy.
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