New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-08
MSS GOULD WILL NOT TALK.
CHANCELLOR MAccRACKEN NOT SUR
PRISED THAT SHE IS NAMED
AS GIVFF 1F sIOo 200

Miss Helen " Gould according a report last
evening, is the friend Of New-York Cnivers,t7'
and a resident Of this city who gave the 10000
for the Hall Of Fame to be built at University
Heights.
At the house of Miss Gould it was said that no
answer would be gwen to the question whether or
not she made the gift. Miss Gould has been quoted
however, as saying she would not deny that she
had given S100000 TO the institution for the pro-
posed memorial to famous Americans. Joined with
this report was the statement that the Of
Miss GOud's father. Jay Gould. would he inscribed
on one of the panels of the hall
Dr. MaCCracken, chancellor of the university,
seen last night at his house at University Heights
He said:
NO AUTHORITY FOR STATEMENT.
was surprised 10 the positive announcement
made n one Of the evening papers that Miss Helen
Hall of Fame. There can be authority for such
mise T1ed ana INSIDE lock uPSR as 6c MSS
Gouid mas already given building TO the uni
her brother Frank Gould IS on the council The
gver and ha one 81 Inc oua Idiy was He
Gould. would therefore seem not bad guess 1
ton am ab6 he ipa hq}wey to give any 1fora
the ,gi1t was that It should be anonymous. and I,
as head Of the university placed in a posi-
uon OF professional secrecy. Not even the mem
bers Of the Council are supposed u know who is
wish that all the gifts 10 the institution might
as believe this would help the university and en-
courage giving to It, I can say nothing about this
ALMOST AN INSULT.
But 1 do wish say that the statement that
LAY Goulds name VIII be among those inscribed in
the haII could not have been made II the conditions
Whlch accompanied the gift. had been carefully
reno II is almost an insult. ii reflects upon the
honor OF the authorities of the institution. The
cholce OF the names is largely public matter and
is 4e4l 70 body Of one hundred prominent histo-
rians Unless majority OF them agre person
the university has not the power TO add his name
70 the memorial tablets If should say
mat George Washington would have a place he
mined.
II is seldom that gifts TO an institution Of learn
Havemeyer laboratory here was given with some
verbal qualifications as TO the TO which il
should De devoted but word written.
Or course, II you find elsewhere who gave the
oullolng the university cannot protest, but I
unable 10 say a word about that part of the gift.
ne thought that, out Of the names given by the
students, OF whom there 1881, there would be
only about two hundred not duplicated
A member OF the University Club has sent in the
names OF Samuel J. Tilden and John Harvard.
Inc scheme is so unusual foI American uni
yersity and the plan is pro bono publico."
Of. MacCr3cken calls IT, that already much in
terest has been aroused. and many names
tablets At chapel Yesterday morning the Chan
cellor invited the students each name fifty per-
sons, saving he eXpe tied fifty thou. and seven
ty-1Ve thousand names would be in.
The only member Of the Gould family at the
offices. IN the Western Union Building. yesterday
afternoon vas Frank J Gould, Replytng TO mes
sage ne sent out word that ne himself had not
mace the 100000 gift to NewYork University 70
build a hall Of fame nor. far he aware.
had any of his family.