The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-10
CARNEGIE'S GIFT
TO THE CAPITAL
Ten Million to Found
Great University.
OFFER TO PRESIDENT.
Makes His Proposition In Letter to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
TO BE GREATEST IN THE WORLD
VIII Be Devoted to Higher Education and
Original Researcf-The Government
Is Not Asked to Make an
Appropriation or Even
Furnish the
Makes His Proposition In Letter to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
TO BE GREATEST in THE WORLD
lI3 Associated Press j

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 9.-Ths
Washington Post tomorrow will say:
President Roosevelt has received
letter from Andrew Carnegie. in whicis
the latter offers to rsake a donation Of
s10,010,coG to the United States. The let
ter will be referred to Congress by the
President in a special message.
MIR. Carnegie's gift is for the purpose
of establishing in Washington a. unt-
versity for higher education. AS far as
his idea has been developed 1t proposes
a gift after the manner of the bequesr
of James Smthson. the E.nglshman who
gave s1.0NO,0G0 for the establishment anu
maintenance of what is now known as
the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsou
desired the institution founded by him
to be a factor in 1.-The diffusion of scien-
tific knowledge
GREATEST IN THE: WORLD.
'.NIr. Carnegie proposes that the
University which he is to eudow shall
be the greatest institution in the world
for the development of higher education
He hat consulted President Gilman. of
Johns Hopkins University, President Had-
ley, of Yale: President Eliot. of Har-
vard Former President White. of Corr
IL,
country. They heartily endorse his plans.
THE proposed university will not in
terfere in the least with the educational
institutions already established, but will
supplement them. for. according to the
present plan. its doors will be open only
to those who desire to- take up a post
graduate course.
MIR. Carnegie also wants the new uni
versity to take the lead in original re-
search, so that the United States can
eventually stand side by side with Ger
many, If not excel that nation in Scisn-
tific development. Mr.. Carnegies plan
does not propose a national university IN
the sense that an appropriation will be
asked or needed. The Government is sim
ply to be the trustee of the magnificent
endowment. just as it administers the
fund bequeathed by Smithson. It Is
probable that q board of regents will be
appointed as in the case of the Smith
sonian Institution. in which case the
Government would be represented upon
the board of directors, which it is con-
temDlated shall consist of men OF ma
tional repute.
WILL BUY Tr,E SITE.
"AIr. Carnegie has kept the proposed
endowment until he could definitely ar
range the plans and scope of the new
university. Even yet all the details have
not been arranged, so that little mora
than the outline of his git can be pub
lished. 1t is known however. that he
does not propose to ask from Congress a
single foot of land upon which the uni
versity buildings will be constructed.
The entire expense is to be borne out OF.
his endowment. No site has been se-
lecteG as yet. It will, however neces-
sariIy be very large. as it is proposed to-
erect a series of magnificent structures.
The amount OF money to be given
by Mr.. Carnegie equals the sum of tho
present endowment fund of Harvard,
and is considerably more than the In
vested fund of Yale. With the Catholic
University. the Methodist University and
the proposed Carnegie University. .Iash-
ington will be the educational center OF
the country.