The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-10
TRUSTEES, FOR
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Those Who are 10 Manage Carnegie
Gift are Named.
OF NATIONAL PROMINENCE } d. N {: ||:;' :.
Board viii Nee. on January 10Th ia the
Office of the Secretary OF state to
Organize aud Elect
Officers.
PROMINENCE.
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WASHINGTON D. c., Jam 9.-OHcial
announcement was made to-day of the
Board of Trustees of the Carnegie In
stitution, which has been incorporated
here under the ten million dollar gut OF
Andrew Carnegie. The only indication
as to the form Of the. gift is that it
will be in five per cent. bonds. This
is referred to in a single sentence as
follows: 1T is the purpose OF Mr.. Car
negie to transfer ten million dollars IN
five per cent. bonds to the Board Of
Trustees for the purpose above men
tioned.''
The announcement was made in the
form Of a statement given out by DR..
Charles D. Walcott secretary OF the
incorporators, in accordance with the
expressed wish of Mr.. Carnegie
THE BONDS.
The Board of Trustees elected by the
incorporates to carry out the purposes
of the institution as indicated. are as fol-
lows:
Ex-oficio-The President Of the United
States; the President Of the United
States Senate; the Speaker of the House
of Representative; the Secretary of the
Smithsvn In titution; the President Of the
National Academy. of Science.
Grover CleveIand, OF New Jersey Jonn
S. Billings, of New York; William N.
Frew, of Pennsylvania; Lyman J. Cage
of Illinois; Daniel G. Hilman, OF Mary
land; John Hay, of District Of Columbia;
Abraham ]. Hewitt, Of New Jersey; L.
Higginson, Of Massao husetts; Henry
Hitchcock, of Missouri; Charles l..
Hutchinson, of Illinois; William Lind
say, of Kentucky: Seth Low, Of New
York; Wayne MacVeagf, of Pennsyl-
vania; D. O.. Mills, Of California; s.
Weir Mitchell, of Pennsylvania; w. w.
Morrow, Of California; Elihu Root, Of
New York; John G. Spooner. of Wiscon-
sin; Andrew D. White, Of New York; Ed
ward D. White, OF Louisiana; Charles
D. Walcott, Of District Of Columbia;
Carroll D. Wright, of District of Colum-
bia-
The Board of Trustees will meet to
organize and elect officers in the Office
Of the Secretary of State on January ~.
CARNNEGIES PURPOSE.
Mr. Carnegie's purpose, as stated by
himself, in requesting the various trus-
tees to become members of the board, Is
as follows:
TT is proposed to found in the city
Of Washington, in the spirit of Wash
ington, an institution which. with the
corporation of institutions now or here
after established acthere or elsewhere,
Snail, III Inc DTOdeDCtSL uiooI AbSi ca
manner, encourage Investigation, re-
search and discovery; encourage the ap-
plication of knowledge to the improve
ment of mankind; provide such build
ings, Laboratories, books and apparatus
as may be needed, and afford instruction
of an advanced character to students
whenever. and wherever found. inside or
outside of schools, properly qualified to
profit Thereby
these and kindred objects may be at
tanned by providing the necessary APP
paratus for experimental work, by en-
ploying able teachers from the various
institutions in Washington or elsewhere.
and by enabling men fitted for special
work to devote themselves to It, through
salaries. fellowships or scholarships. or
through salaries with or without pen
sions in old age. for such men who con-
tinue their special work at special learn
Ing throughout the world