Evening journal., 1901-06-27
MORGAN MILLIONS
FOR HARVARD
Magnate Cables His Willing
ness to Erect Buildings
Other Gifts to the University for The
Past Year Now Aggregate
S7SO,5IO

FfRNtFAN
Cambridge. Mass, June 27-Presil |
cent Eliot announced at tne Harvard
Alumni dinner yesterday that John
Pierpont Morgan had given more than
s100O.0OO for the erection Of three OF
tho five buildings planned for the Har
ward Medical school in Boston. The
gilt is for the prosecution Of applied
biological research.
Some months ago, President Eliot
explains. Messrs. Henry and Frank |
Higglnson took tract CT 20 acres OF
land, paying $55O,OO0 for It, This they
agreed to hold in trust for the uni
verslty until means should be found to
buy it from them, when they would
sell at cost price. II was supposed
that the carrying out OF the plan would
be q matter for the remote future. |
Nevertheless. the medical faculty,
through a committee consisting of Drs.
Henry r. Bowditch and J. Warren Col.
Inns. proceeded to draw up plans and
specifications for the buildings which
they would like to have and could use
next year II thoy had them. The esti-
mated cost was $2,O0OOOO. Last Fri
day Dr. Collins received a cable from
Mr.. Morgan. in which he said:
Referring to our conversation and
plans submitted am prepared TO erect
the central building and two side pa
yilions as a memorial to Junius Spen-
Ger Morgan, a native of Massachusetts,
and for many years a merchant of
Boston You can announce this"
President Eliot called attention to
tho phrase plans submitted" which
he said included specifications and
said that these called for an outlay
of more than SL000.000. The new Nor
gan buildings on Huntington avenue in
Boston win include a hospital. Coin
cidentally 1t was noted that more than
150 men took the NJ ID. yesterday.
When President Eliot made the an
nouncement of the million dollar gift
from Mr.. Morgan the crowd went wild,
ending IN nine HCryards for Mr. Nor
gan. He then made an announcement
Of a memorial gift, the new architec-
tural building, from Mr. and Mrs. Nell
son Robinson, of New York. in men,
ory of their son, who died at Harvard,
Of value of s462,O75, which builds and
cQuips the building and maintains a
teaching force. The gifts for the year
we're s7SO51O.
The commencement was rather
| quiet in that the number of distin-
guishod men present as guests wero
fewer than usual The double disap-
pointment in the absence OF President
Mckinley and Secretary Hay made
Baron Won Holleben, the German am
bassador, the chief guest Of honor.
Otherwise the only prominent visitoro
from othcr countries OF states wero
Vice President Roosevelt, Hon. Wayne
MacVcagh. John Bellows of Egland,
Judge James Tindall Mitchell. of tho
supreme court. and Jacobus Henrious
Van Hoff described by President Eliot
In coaferring a degree as the greatest
living physical chemist. Senator Hoar.
the retiring president Of the Alumni
association presided at the alumni din
ner, and he and others made extraor-
dinary laudatory rc.c~,n, IS to tho
president and secretary OF state.
In presenting Baron Won Holleben
Senator Hoar referred to the regard
entertained for Germany. remarkins
eve have never quarreled with Ger
many" AS the German ambassador
arose there was great cheering and
then, for some uaaccouVtcble reason,
the band in the brl.,ny played the
Austrian national ra and played
& through
The baron spoke IA ENGLISH, express
ing his gratitude for the honor given
him. He referred to the eminence az
a statesman of Ambassador Andrew D.
White, and in conclusion said:
Il bring assurances that it is more
than books and tunes that my father
land sends you. It is first Of all good
will and friendship. All Germany feels
that the two great branches Of the Teu
tonic race belong together"
There we're also brief addresses BY
President Pritchett. of the Institute ol
Technology. John Bellows of England
Wayne MacVeagh and Vice President
Roosevelt.