Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
CARLETON DOES IT.
Raises 100000 and Secures 1.:I
PenrsoMs' Rich Endpwment.

PeRrsOMs' Rich Endpwment.
There is rejoicing among the fac
ulty, students and friends Of Carlet t
college. Mortified, over. the fact that
the remaining $4,000, of the 100000 to
be, raised in order, to secure DR.. Pear
sons gift Of $4,000 has been secured
and the college has; a. new endowment
of $15o, 900. :-.:tsai
At commencement time one yeaF. ago.
D. X. Pearsons of Chicago made the
college a proposition that if it would
raise the. sum Of: ..s1Qo, 900 from pther
sources he would give $4,000 to the IN
stitution; $4,000 Of this. amount waste
be Forthcoming by June 1, 1900, andsuhe
remainder by Jan. L.. 1901. Upon the
securing of the first half of the 100000
DR.. !Pearsonsi, agreed to pay .one-healfEE
the. amount pledged cIby HIMSELF An
active, canvass was begun by. President
Strong and by June1 he had obtained
the required .$5o,00o:sh DIN. zPeafsons,
with; his characteristic npromptness,
paid over $25;ooe, thus making the in'
stitution richer byzsz5;0o0. M e,..ss
The raising Of sther remaining $4,000
has been attended with more! difficulty,
and at the close. of school for the holf-
day recess nearly half, of the amount
was. still to be secured, The. STUDENTS
pledged over $4,000 toward the endow-
ment fund. Thursday. evening last the
amount still to be raised was $15;o00,
with but three days remaining: That
evening an offer came,,stating THAT, if
the city of Mortified, would pledge
$4,000 the other $4,000 MOULD. be forth:
coming. A canvass of the city wasSat
once begun and the citizens Of North-
field generously responded, as they
have ever doiie?to such calls; and the
amount was secured. a,tsGi=
New Years day thus saw the insti-
tuition richer by $4,000 endowment as
result Of DR.. Pearsons,a generous gift,
The trustees, faculty and, students, to-
gether with those Immediately connect:
ed with the college, have given about
| $4,000 of the 100000 e required to be
| raised. ~ e5ia 3it.sl 81 u 81
The first large endowmentaof the coz
lege was made by William Carleton 81
Charleston, Mass, who gave the sum
of $4,000, which. was devoted by the
trustees to the general endowment
fund. The name Of the institution
which had been Northfield college, III
recognition1of MIR: Carleton's gift, was
changed tof'Car1eton college, Miss SUI
san Willis, afterwards: Mrs. carleton
was the first to responds to sCarletons
growing, needs, and gave the college
$4,000, Willis hall is. named in her
honor. A granddaughter of Mi. earle
ton, Miss Lucy Packard Currier, ere
ated a fund designed to provide fol
nonresident, lecturers: H@nE2e
, TheTJohn Chandler Williams fund
was founded bysJohn Chandler one: OF
the early. settlers of CllieagoJ and is de-
voted to tbs, endowment ofj the chail
I Of mental and moral philosophy. The
presidents chair is also endowed by
the Martha Walker Wilkinson fund
The Horatio Nelson Brinswade funG
endows the chair of Latin and litera-
| ture. iI}; :: ~ =. ~ :5i"
In 1888 DR.. Edward Fl. Williams Of
Philadelphia gave to the college the
sum of $4,000. to meet the expense OF
erecting science building. The gift
was memorial to his son, who ha6
but recently died. The science building
was named accordingly Williams hall.