The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-23
ron UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT.
Alumni soeiety's Letter to Graduates
and MntricuIates.

The committee appointed at the meeting
of the Alumni Society at the last com
mencement Of the state university to con
slider plans for the university's endow-
ment, has recently issued circular let
ter TO the alumni and matriculates. The
| committee is composed of j. A. Denmark
Of Savannah. S. c. McLendon of Thomas
vile, John d. Little of Columbus, John
W. Grant of Atlanta, Leonardy Phinizy of
Augusta, +. X. Hodgson of Athens and
john l.. Hardeman of Macon. Hon. p.
W. Meidrim is president of the society
The circular sent out by the COM
mittee Is as follows:
The Alumni Society of the University,
at les session held during commencement
week at Athens in June last, adopted the
following resolution:
" Resolved, That a committee of seven
be appointed by the president at his leis-
IRE TO whom all propositions and plans for
endowment of the university shall be sub
mitted for discussion, and whose duty i
shall be to report to the president of the
society, who is hereby delegated the au-
thority 10 order the committee TO proceed
with any movement looking to the en-
downmeut of the university.
Pursuant thereto, Hon. +. W. Meldrim
the president. appointed the undersigned
committee for the purpose stated.
The committee met in Atlanta on Feb
p last and unanimously agreed to ad-
dress each alumnus and matriculate and
ask for a liberal contribution from him 10
fund for the endowment of the univer-
sity, and to invite the alumni and matricu-
lates to meet at Athens on Tuesday, June
20, 1892 during commencement week, that
being Alumni day, for the purpose of talk
ing further action in this matteT-so highly
important, If not vital, to the contin-
sued prosperity of the university.
Among the large number who have
gone out into the world from the walls
of the university, with the benediction of
their alma mater, many hundreds of them
are known 20 be successful and prosperous
men in their various life pursuits. Your
committee is satisfied that a very large
sum can be raised from the matriculates
and alumni alone, without any one taking
upon himself burden that will be other
than light and pleasant. Besides, the uni
versity has great army of strong friends
| outside OF the ranks of its alumni and
matriculates, who will be glad TO Join IN
| this benehcent undertaking. We would
not burden your time, nor insult your in
| teiigence by recounting the blessings
which this grand Old college has conferred
upon her children and upon the people of
the great state whose property she is.
A1Si every liieuu OF the university
unite in a determined effort to raise the
means that win enable her to enlarge and
multiply her benelactions. If our effort 10
| raise an endowment fund be successful
| and successful il must be if we so will
| tit will be bur the fore-runner of better
| efforts for greater endowments. Success on
| this line will bring our university to the
| attention of the benevolent wealthy and to
| the friends of education, not only in our
| own, but in other states, and these friends
| of learning viii remember the university
in their wills and not forget her while
| giving of their bounty. He who gives
| quickly gives doubly, and he who gives
| quickly, cheerfuliy and literally will in.
| fuse The like spirit in many others to dc
| likewise. How easy thing ought 1t TO be
| to raise, in one year, to be paid In one
two or five years, as each contributor may
| decide, the princely sum of 100000? Let
| that be done at once, and we will see how
much easier double that sum can be rais-
| ed.
| let any one of the undersigned hear
from you, and do not forget to meet al
| Athens during the next commencement
and be with us on TuesoIy, June 90, 1899 y
| The circular is signed by the members
of the committee, and approved by the
| president of the society