The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-24
Carnegie's Great Gift for
Education.
NEARLY $IO,OOO,0OO
Given to Certain Universities
to Provide for Free Edu-
cation for Scottish
Men and Women.

London, May 21.-Andrew Carnegie
has given $4,000, 900 to establish free
education in four Scotch universities,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and
Standrews. He stipulates that the
beneflciaries be his Scottish fellow
countrymen" only, no English, Irish,
Colonials or foreigners. The fund will
apply to medical as well as to CON.
mercia1 education, and will be placed
in the hands of trustees. who will pay
the expenses Of Scottish students
benefited under the scheme.
A meeting was held in London TO
consider Mr.. Carnegie's gift. Among
those present were Lord Elgin
Thomas Shaw, M. p, Mr.. A. J. Bal
four, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
Mr.. John Morley, Mr.. James Bryce
and others. The. matter was dis
cussed at length. but no conclusion
was arrived at as to the best method
Of administering the gift
Mr.. Carnegit desires that all Scotch
men and Scotch women shall enter
the universities on an equal footing
hence the money is not given to the
students to pay their fees, but to the
universities themselves. The system
is made perpetually free and will
probably be under government aus
pices.
According to the educational author
tiles the administration of Mr.. Car
negie's gift presents considerable diff
ficulties, and for this reason the
Scotch papers for the present arc
rather looking the gift horse in the
mouth. while the English press is in
clined to cavil at the method of Mr.
Carnegie's munificence.
The leading Scotch paper. the Edin
burgh Scotsman. says editorially thai
Mr.. Carnegie's offer Is "disconcertina
from its very munificence," and pro
ceeds to show that the gift might dis
organize the whole educational sys
tenn. 1t points out that the fees
which students pay are only small
part OF the cost of educating them
the remainder being supplied by en-
dowments, and that IL Mr.. Carnegie.
project were to bring an increase Of
students the uniersities would be com
PEELED to appeal to the public fol
further funds. Then. II university
education is free. the country will
soon be asked, the Scotsman contends
to make secondary education free
also. In conclusion 1t asserts tha
acceptance Of the offer demands tn,
most careful consideration, although
1t Is an offer which Scotland canno
afford to decline without the best O
good reasons"
The London papers reflect thes,
difficulties, while expressing admira
tion and gratitude at is obvious
says The Times, that this splendit
gift cannot leave Scotch education a!
1t was before Cambridge has no
been lucky enough to be associated
by birth or otherwise with a trans
atlantic millionaire. but nobody soutl
OF the Tweed will envy the Scotcl
universities, IL we can only, be sur,
that Mr. Carnegie's generous donation
will be well applied and administere,
In the best interests Of education
Splendid as the promised gift may az
pear. 1t ought not to be allowed /,
pauperize the whole system of uni
versity education in Scotland, wher,
the sturdy spirit of independence ha
been among the moral and intellectual
characteristics Of the nation"
The Daily Chronicle says:
1T requires great judgment to Civ,
away largs sums beth wisely and well
1t would be better to employ tn,
money In freeing the universities fron
debt completing the schc mes Of thei
faculties and endowipg them for re
search"