The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
CARNEGIE'S OFFER
WAY NOW CLEARED FOR ITS AC-
CEPTANCE.
THE "CARNEGIE INSTITUTION" !"
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FILED YESTERDAY.

Secretary Hay and Several Other
Distinguished Gentlemen Selected
by MIR. Carnegie Undertook the
WOrlS--Its Purpose to Promote
study and Research and to Assist
Investigations in Science, Liter
ature aud Art-A Board of Trus-
tees, Not Exceeding Thirty, to BE
I'm Charge-Mr. Carnegie VIII Ten
der the Funds In Acceptable
Form,
Washington. Jan. 4.-Secretary Hay
and a number of gentlemen interested
in the Carnegie project of a. national
university met at the State Depart
ment to-day and formed an incorpora-
ton known as the Carnegie Institu-
tion." 1t is understood that Mr.. Car
existed to the acceptance of his $1O,-
100000 donation to the cause of educa-
ton, and to-day's action was the first
step toward giving legal form and sub
stance TO the proposition. Beside Sec
retary Hay. the incorporators, all of
ing are:
Edwin d White, justice of the Su
preme Court; d. c. Gilman. late pres
ident OF Johns Hopkins University;
Charles d. Walcott, superintendent of
the Geological Survey; John S. Bill
lings. ex-surgeon general of the navy
and Carroll d. Wright, commissioner
of labor. Marcus Baker, of the coast
survey, was present, not as an incor-
porator, but charged with the prepara-
ton of the articles of Incorporation.
The articles of Incorporation were
filed with the recorder of deeds in this
city to-day. The incorporators are
Secretary of State John Hay, Edward
d. White, Dr. John S. Billings, Daniel
c. Gilman, DIR. Charles. d Walcott of
the Geological Survey, and Carroll ID.
Wright, commissioner of labor. The
articles fix the name and title of the
institution as the Carnegie Institu-
ton and show that it is organized
.for a perpetual term" Its objects
are the promotion of study and re-
search, the power to acquire, hold and
convey real estate and other property
and to establish general and special
funds; TO assist Investigations in
ate with governments, universities. col
leges, technical schools, learned socies
ties and individuals; to appoint com
mittees of experts to direct special
lines OF research. publish and distrib-
ute documents, conduct lectures, and
hold meetings, acquire and maintain
library and in general to do and
perform all things necessary to pro-
mote the objects of said institution.
a fairs fffDdc and
the corporation will be in general
charge of a board of trustees to con-
sist, during the first year, of q and
thereafter not to exceed 30 members,
except by a three quarter vote of the
board.
The Preamble md Articles.
The preamble of the articles of in
corporation sets forth as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, persons of full
age and citizens of the United States,
and majority of whom are citizens of
the District of Columbia, being desir-
Gus to establish and maintain in the
city of Washington, in the spirit of
Washington, an institution for promot-
ing original research in science, liter
ature and art, do hereby associate our
selves as a body corporate for said pur-
pose under an act to establish a code
Of law for the District of Columbia, ap-
proved March 3, 1901, sections 599 to
G04. inclusive"
In pursuance of that act the provi-
sions and purposes already mentioned
are certified in four articles.
The meeting to-day at which the in
corporation crystalliZed was the result
of a number of informal conferences
that have been held by the incorpora-
tors, who were selected personally by
Mr.. Carnegie. The definite form in
which the gift OF Mr.. Carnegie will be
made has not been announced, although
according to those interested in the
project, it will be in a shape generally
satisfactory. 1t is understood that it
will be in the form of gllt-edged Sc
curities, but not of government issue,
in view OF the greater income paid by
the outside securities. The further de-
velopment of the project now awaits
the outline from Mr.. Carnegie as 10
his ideas and purposes. The next step
will be the organization of a board OF
trustees. These doubtless will include
the present incorporators and other
representative men from all parts of
the country. This will be in line with
the pursued policy in organizing the
board for the Carnegie Institution in