The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-15
Columbia and Harvard Given
100000 Each by Mr.. Eaton.
THE REQUEST TO HARVARD.
i Is TO Be Used for Founding Of Professer-
ship Of Science Of GNsrnmsnt
OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO BENEFIT.
$lO,OO0 lsil 10 Skin and Cancer Hosp iaI and
S25,OO0 % SOcIe J i0 Suppression Of Vice.
Smaller 8sQussls 10 0hsr Institutions.

New York. Jan. l5.-The will OF the
late Dorman h. Eaton, the exponent
of civil service reform. has been filed
f'r probate. By the terms OF the will
Columbia and Harvard universities re-
ceive 100000 each. the New York Skin
and Cancer hospital gets $4,000 and
ne Society for the Suppression OF Vice
$4,000
The besuest TO Harvard is To be used
IN founding prOfessorship OF the sell
ence OF government. The principal is
10 be permanently invested. and the in
come only tod be used for the support
or the professorship.
The will also contains bequest OF
$1,000 to the American Unitarian asso-
ciation OF Boston and another OF $500 TO
the Unitarian Congregational society
of BrattlebOro, VT.
Regarding the bequest to Harvard,
Mr. Eaton says; II do not attempt to
prescribe the specific instruction to be
given through this professorshp; but
may say that have endowed IL not on
~ in the faith that IL will always be
hiled by an able and patriotic citizen
zea!ously devoted TO it's purpose, but
in the hope that through it's teaching
the great principles upon which our ma
tional constitution is based and i'm con-
formity TO which administration should
be carried on. will be vindicnted and
strengthened: that the flt relations be-
tween parties and government will be
made plain; that the obligations OF the
moral law and OF patriotic endeayor in
party politics and all official life will
be persuasively expounded: that the
just relations between public opinion.
party opinion and individual independ-
ence VIII be set forth: that an effective
n trfll -.
public administration and legislation I'm
the United States worthy OF the char
acter and intelligence OF their people:
ana that not only the statutory lessons
or history Will be presented but that
the most appropriate and effective
means OF practical wisdom OF our day
will be considered for preventing cor
ruption and partisan despotism i'm poll
ties and government: and for inducing
and enabling the most worthy citizens |
fairly 10 exercise a controlling power l
In the republic. II seems to me that |
these lessons-and especially such as
may be drawn from the history of the \
ancient Italian and Dutch republics /
and from that OF England--have been /
by no means adequately expounded I'm
the teachings OF our political science"
Mr.. Eaton says. in respect OF the
money given to Columbia: The prob
iNhi va government Is one or |
great difficulty and peril, and there is
little In our early constitution to aid in |
It's solution. A true and safe municipal
system is yet TO be created in the Unit
ed States To determine a definite
sphere within which cities and villages
shall substantially control their own af
iairs. To fairly mark the Limits OF %.
operation between them and the state |
beyond this sphere: To provide the best
methods OF municipal administration: |
% create councils in cities and Villages
which shall. in substance, exercise their |
ocal authority and represent their rub
ic opinion rather than their party opin- |
on; to greatly reduce the number and
frequency Of elections i'm municipalities.
% prevent the control OF their affairs
~ parties and factions and to make
rood municipal government the ambit- |
on and endeavor Of the worthiest dill
seem TO me 10 be the great
'roblems OF statesmanship towards the |
olution or which / trust this profes-
orship will largely contribute. Through
t. | hope. municipal wisdom gathered
rom most enlightened cities Of other
ountries and from all the hest gov
rned municipalities of the Union will
nd effective expression"