Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-21
GIFT TO SCOTCH
UNIVERSITIES.
Carnegie Gives G2,OOO,OOO 10
Establish Free Education,
IT Is NOT YET ACCEPTED.
only Scotehmen eau be Rcnenciarlcs
Edinburgh and London Papers
Discuss aud Criucise Ierms.

Edinburgh May 2o.-Audrrw Carnegie
has given c2ooOQ0O 10 establish free
education in four scotch universities.
Edinburg Glasgow Aberdeen and 81.
Andrews He stipulatcs chat the bcne
hcIarcs be his scottish fellow coun-
Jymen' only, 10 English Irish. coloul-
ais nor foreigners The fund viii apply
TO medical as wen ua to commercial
education ana win be placed in the
hands OF trustees who win defray the
expenses Of Scottish students benefited
under the scheme
Mr., CaruegIe's gifl has been almost
the sole topic of conversation in Edln-
burgh today Sir william Muir. princl-
PAL of me University OF Edinburgh. who
Was interviewed on the subject, said.
! regard the slit as one OF eXtraor-
binary muuihcenCe ana there is no
doubt that IL viii largely increase the
number OF students ! believe that an.
other result win be the freeing Of Sec
ondary education. Possibly the govern.
ment would make grant for this pur-
pose
Arthur p. Laurie principal Of the
Herlot-Watt college, Edinburgh, said
Il DO not hesitate TO characterize the
appIicatl)n Of the money as mistake.
Poor parents cannot afford 10 keep their
children during university course. and
free university education would preju-
dicially affect institutions like the He
foit- Wait college. If Mr. Carnegie would
devote the money to the better end0w-
ment and equipment of universities II
would do an Immense deal Of good
London, May 20.-A meeting was held
In London Saturday to accept Mr.. Car
negles gift Among those present were
Lord Elgin Thomas Shaw. NJ P, A. j.
Baltour Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, John Morley, James Bryce and
others. The matter was discussed at
length, but no conclusion was arrived at
as TO the best method Of administering
the gift.
Mr. Carnegie desires that all Scotch
men and ScOtChwomen shall enter the
universities on an equal footing hence
the money Is not given to the students
20 pay their fees but so the univers-
ties themselves. The system is made
pelpetually free and win probably be
under government auspices,
According 10 educational authorities,
the addition of Mr.. Carnegies gift pre-
sents considerable difficulties, and for
this reason Scottish papers, for the
present are rather looking the gift
horse in the mouth, while the English
press is inclined to cayil at the method
Of Mr.. Carnegle's munihcence
The leading Scotch paper the Edln-
burgh Scotsman, says editorIally that
Mr. Carnegies offer is "disconcerting
from Its very magnideence, and pro-
ceeds TO show that the gift might dis
organize the whole educational system.
1t points out that the fees which stu
dents pay are only a small part Of the
cost Of educating them, the remainder
being supplied by eudOWnents, and that
II MIR Carnegie's project were TO bring
an increase OF students the universities
would be compelled TO appeal TO the
public for further funds.
Then # university education Is free,
the country will soon be asked the
Scotsman contends to make secondary
education free also. In conclusion, It
asserts that acceptance Of the offer de-
mands the most careful consideration,
although II is an offer which Scotland
cannot afford to decline without the
best Of good reasons"
The London papers reflect these dlf-
hculties. while expressing admiration
and gratitude.