Evening journal., 1901-05-21
Fund Applies TO Medical and
Commercial Education
TO BENEFIT SCOTCHMEN ONLY
English Press Is Inclined to Calil
at The Method Of Mr.. CarRegie's
ManiIicence

London. May 21..-Andrew Carnegie
h-a given e2.OOO00O TO establish free
cGrealion In four Scotch universities.
l.uinhursh. Glasgow. Aberdeen and st.
A9dfcws. He stipulates that the bene-
heiarios be his Scottish fellow coun-
trymen" only, no English, Irish colo
malls or foreigners. The fund will ap-
ply to medical an well as to commercial
education. and viii be placed in the
hands Of trustees, who will pay the ex-
penscs OF Scottish students benefited
under the scheme.
meeting was held IN London Sat-
rrday TO consider Mr.. Caraegie's gift.
Among those present We're Lord Elgin.
Thomas Shaw. NJ p, Mr.. A. J. Bal
four, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman.
Mr.. John Morley Mr. James Bryce and
others. The matter was discussed at
length. hut no conclusion was arrived
as to the best methods 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
to pay their fees but to the univer-
stiles themselves. The system is made
perpetually free, and will probably be
under government auspices.
According to the educational author
tiles the administration of Mr.. Car
nogie's gift present considerable diff
oultiCs. and for this reason the Scotch
papers. for the present, arc rather look
ing the gift horse in the mouth, while
the English press is inclined TO cavil
at the method of Mr. Carnegie's munin-
| cence.
The leading Scotch paper, the Edin-
hurgh Scotsman. says editorially that
Mr.. Carnegie's offer is "disconcerting
from its very magnihcence. and pro-
ceeds to show the gift might disorgan-
ize the whole educational system. It
points out that the fees which students
pay are only a small part Of the cost
Of educating them. the remainder be-
ing supplied by endowments, and that
II Mr.. Carnegie's project were to bring
an increase Of students, the universi-
ties would be compelled to appeal 10
the public for further funds Then, II
university education is free. the coun-
try will soon be asked The Scotsman
contends. to make secondary education
free also. In conclusion II asserts that
acceptance OF the offer demands the
most careful consideration, although
it Is an offer which Scotland cannot ar
ford to decline without the best Of
good reasons"
The London papers reflect these diff
ficulties. while expressing admiration
ard gratitude 1T is obvious says
The Times that this splendid gift can
not leave Scotch education as II was
before. Cambridge has not been lucky
enough TO be associated by birth or
otherwise with a transatlantic million
aire, but nobody south OF the Tweed
will envy the Scotch universities, If we
can only be sure that Mr. Carnegie's
generous donation will be well applied
and administered in the best interests
of education. Splendid as the prom
ised gift may appear it ought not to be
allowed to pauperize the whole system
Of university education in Scotland"
The Daily Chronicle says: 1T re-
Quircs great judgment to give away
large sums both wisely and we'll. II
would be better to employ the money
) n freeing the universities from debt
completing the schemes Of their facul-
/ ties and endowing them for research. /"
The Daily News says that "the colos-
. sal nature of the gift almost takes
/ ones breath away" It thinks that
/ money devoted as Mr. Carnegie pro-
poses will bear more fruit and prove o
greater blessing to Scotland than II
] applied to endowments.
The Daily Telegraph says: "Croesus
I was commonplace compared with Mr.
Carnegie. Il requires little insight IN
to one Of the deepest characteristics Of
/ Scotch life to realize that this is pre-
cisely an act calculated above all 9TH
ers to make the name Of Carnegie as
permanent as that Of John Knox him