New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-16
THE CARNEGIE SCHOOL.
FOUNDER OFFERS. IF PITTSBURG WILL
GIVE THE SITE. TO BUILD 1T AND
ENDOW 1T WITH 100000.

Plttsburg, Nov. 15.-At dinner given tonight
by w. y. Frew president of the Board of Direc-
tors OF the Carnegie Institute. to Andrew Carne-
gle Mayor W. ]. Diehl and other prominent citi-
zens, Mr.. Carnegie made offer to the city Of
Plttsourg 10 build technical DOL in connec-
ton with the Carnegie Institute. and endow it
with S1000OO0 The tone of Mr.. Carnegies ad-
dress would indicate that. in the case of the
institute, his contribution would be Increased
later to meet the needs of the proposed school.
In addressing Mayor Dehl Mr.. Carnegie said,
in part
! learned with deep interest that the Central
Board OF Education had asked the city of Pitts
doubt 10 obtain for the bright youth of the High
School the essential advantages which technical
have nursed the pleasing thought that might be
t the fortunate giver Of techniea lns{Gte 70 our
of no Institution which Pittsburg as an industrial
centre so much needs. The action of the Educa-
tlonal Board compels me to step forward and ask
that l may be allowed to do what nave long
nave given much attention to technical schools,
2oh IN Great britain and the United n st doGs bn
the technical institutes in Boston and nv, MG Pre5
Institute in Brooklyn and the Armour Institute IN
Chicago is most encouraging
In Great Britain the Keighley Institute and the
Halifax Institute, which visited in september last
to distribute the prizes to the students gave me
hundred students in the former and fully one.haf
men and Women workers during the day, improving
themselves in various studies pertaining 10 their
crafts in the evening classes Of these institutions.
l told these students that this impressed me more
than any other. 1t recalled an essay written by
my grandfather to 'CObbett's Register, which that
great pronounced the most valua bic com
munication published in The Register. 1t
entitled ''HandiCation versus HeadiCation." In
that article my grandfather thanked God that in
his youth he had learned to make and mend shoes.
believe that first class technical school pronao
bly, as large as that of Worcester would develop
latent talent around to such extent as 10 sur
prise the most sanguine.
If the city of Pittsburg will furnish a site Whlcn
hope will be of ample size for future extensions
1 shall be delighted to provide the money TOT sucn
school. taking TO provide room TOT auolIloi
the buildings. to meet the certain GROWN or
Pittshurg. would endow it wiah 1900 coo per
cent gold bonds yielding a revenue OF SooVVV
year -,
The rare ability with which the trustees Of the
Carnegie Institute have managed 1t, and the re-
suits which have SURPRISED and grattfed me.
ma turallv led me beg these men to take charge
of the technical institute and its endowment l
propose therefore Mr. Mayor to include the
technical school with the institute, and have.
therefore, made It's endowment equal TO the latter.
There questions 10 decide involving
Investigation. careful study and much labor amons
these whether fees should be charged. as at the
Armour Drexel, Worcester and Boston institutes
and in fact I might say all the technical schools
or whether can take Il new departure and ar
range that the students % the high school, for
instance should have the doors of the technical
school open to them free. This and many other
questions must be left to the commission. But
7 am in a nosition 10 assure YOU that the commits
sion is prepared to face the problem, and that
my heart is in the work