Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-16

nouncement was made yesterday af
the board of trustees Of the Carnegie
institution which has been Incorporate
ed here under the s1O,O0O,OOO gift of
Andrew Carnegie. The only indlca-
tions as to the form of the gift is that
it will be in 20 per cent. Eonds." This
is referred to in a single sentence, as
follows: 1t is the purpose of Mr.
Carnegie to transfer s10,O00,00O in 5
per cent. bonds to the board of trus-
tees for the purposes above men
toned"
The announcement was made in the
form Of statement given out by DR.
incOrporators, in accordance with the
expressed wish of Carnegie. The
statement says in part:
In the development of his plans, Mr.
Carnegie has consulted with a num-
Der of gentlemen in different parts OF
the country, including heads of univer-
stiles and other scientific institutions
and particularly with Abraham S.
Hewitt, DR.. Daniel G. Gilman, DR.. John
S. Billings, DR.. Charles D. Walcott and
Carroll Wright. The board of trustees
elected by the incorporators to carry
out the purpose of the institution rs
indicated are:
Ex-officio president of the United
States, president of the senate, speak
er of the house, secretary of the Smith
sonian institution, president of the
National Academy of Sciences, Grover
Cleveland, New Jersey; John S. Bill
ings, New York; VIM. N. Frew, Penn
sylvania; Lyman J. Gage, Illinois;
Daniel G. Gilman, Maryland; John
Hay, District of Columbia; Abraham
S. Hewitt, New Jersey; Henry L. Hig-
ginson, Massachusetts; Henry Hitch
cock, Missouri; Charles L. Hutchin-
son, Illinois; William Lindsay, Ken
lucky; Seth Low, New York; Wayne
MacVeagb, Pennsylvania D. 0. Mills,
California; S. Weir Mitchell, Pennsyl-
vania; w. w. Morrow, California;
Elihu Root, New York; John G. Spoon
er, Wisconsin; Andrew D. White, New
York; Edward D. White, Louisiana;
Charles D. Walcott, District of Column
bia, Carroll d. Wright, District of
Columbia. The time for the meeting
of the board of trustees to organize
and elect officers is fixed for January
20. Mr.. Carnegie states his pur-
poses to be to found in Washington
an institution to encourage investiga-
ton, research and discovery, encour-
age the application of knowledge to
the Improvement Of mankind; provide
such buildings, laboratories, books
and apparatus as may be needed af-
ford instruction of an advanced char
acter to the student whenever and
wherever found, inside Or outside of
schools, properly qualified to profit
thereby. Among it's aims are:
First-To increase the efficiency of
universities and other institutions of
learning throughout the country, by
utilizing and adding to their existing
facilities, and by aiding teachers IN
various institutions for experimental
and other work in these institutions
as far as may be advisable.
Second-To discover the exceptional
man in every department of study
whenever and wherever found, and
enable him by financial aid to make
the work for which he seems specially
designed, his life work.
Third--To promote original re-
search, paying great attention thereto,
as being one of the chief purposes of
this institution.
Fourth-The increase of facilities
for higher education.
Fifth-To enable such students rs
may find Washington the best point
for their several studies to avail them
selves of such advantages, as may be
open to them in museums, libraries
laboratories, observatories, meteoro-
logical, piscatorial and forestry
schools and kindred institutions of the
several departments of government
Sixth-To ensure prompt publica-
ton and distribution of the results Of
scientific investigation, field consid-
cred to be highly important. These
and kindred objects may be attained
by providing the necessary apparatus
for experimental work, by employing
able teachers from various institutions
in Washington or elsewhere and by
men fitted for special work to
devote themselves, through salaries,
fellowships or scholarships, or through
with or without pensions in
old age, or through aid in other forms
to such men as continue their special
work at seats of learning throughout
the world