New-York tribune., 1902-03-02

N.to4r aEo is interested in schools and books
sr5 Ibrari,- and colleges and such things help
knowing something about Andrew Carnegie and
tog he has been giving away millions OF dollars
20 r-ovf5e All those things for the people who need
them And who else is interested in schools so
,,r.b as the boys and girls who go to school? So
lanes Henry thinks a good deal about schools
not only the which he goes to, but others which
h. may 60 TO some time. Like many other boys,
Zoo he can have a good time not only in playing
games out o. doors. but in reading a book which
suus him in house, in evening or on a rainy
eav Therefore he thinks good deal about books
and libraries. too When Mr.. Carnegie gave 100000
10 build libraries In New-York City. such a boy as
lanes Henry was sure to know just what he was
about Bur when Mr.. Carnegie gave $loeplO0O to
found SON hing other in Washington. something
which seemed 10 be a little like a school but not
school. anmethins like a college. but a college
anC something Ike a library and TWO or three other
thing. get not any one Of them-then James Henry
had o. oH- lp that he did quite undo orstand it,
Anl WL-t .t he do then? You know very well what
BE- did Is talked with his grandfather about il.
40" bis grandfather said. lit is not school
nor a college nor a library. 1t will not try do
what any ~ these does yet in its own way il will
be greater than any Of them. 1t is hard to say
just What b is and just what it will do that it is
eoaat'@-- sensible thing call it simply the
Carn,-.- Institution For Ne may say il isn't this
ir isr- that but cannot say il isn't an irsti-
futon
'Ir is a1 Institution which has been thought about
q good deal for many years. Mr Carnegie was not
ths first think Of it, What Mr.. Carnegie has
done s Jo hand over the money so that the nstitu-
ton raE .a built uD ana do its work Other
peol.. Thought about doing il wished that they
could do r.. Mr Carnegie IS doing it,
"AH3 .t was quite time Do you know that people
hav, begun to notice that America is getting behind
The other nations in scieuce?'
"A rs. thought it was ahead OF everybody" said
Jam henry. IN grieved tone Haven't Anleri-
car irF ntea more Things than anybody eIse?"
'lt.s have invented a good mafN things his
grandfather answered. and we have a right 10 be
prgrs ~ them. But in the last few wears the
Ere1t discoveries and inventions have not been
mao ty Americans. The telephone was invented
her and what can YOU think Of since that? The
photography That Was clever-eyen wonderful
bur t IS absolutely Of no use, except for a toy We
nig-t talk tHr days about what Pasteur discovered
art 0aat De did. Then there are the Y rays and
the. i- M-reoDi. with his wireless telegraph We
colt think ~ other inventors if tried. but if
yog found one American among them YOU would
b. doing pretty well. America is making fine steel
n WAYS which foreigners discovered. America is
making wonderful machinery. and is sending IL all
Over TIE world. America is selling beef and wheat
and cotton thousands Of miles away. Germany
and some other nations getting a little afraid
OF America; We talked about that the other day
you know. The United States is a great and won
derfll nation But II We want it TO be great and
""taeTfll nation always-if want IL to keep
Lp with The others-we must watch and take care
that Ne do not fall behind anywhere And if we
IND that We are falling behind anywhere we must
not deny IT, If We only say that we are a won
oerfl. nation. when not. the others Will
only iaugh at 1t will do US no good to DENY
that we are falling behind What we must do is to
catch up"
YES. I suppose that's all right" said James
Henry, BUT what has the Carnegie Institution got
TO 90 with it?'
"WeLl" said his grandfather. I'VE are getting a
Ia do with it: We hope that the Carnegie In
sttation will help to catch up.
u 9oubt II anybody knows quite what the in
sttIri0n viii do; in fact, feel sure that nobody
know Perhaps even Mr.. Carnegie and the trus-
tees Hho have been chosen would still find it hard
to tell eHactly what they going to try to do.
Blt there a good many things which they hope
to 90. and doubt they will really do some Of
them.
1T IS not a school and it is not college. Boys
and girls will not come TO the Carnegie Institution
q .Ter classes and be taught. But it will help
otEer schools and colleges in any great work which
thy trying 10 do. 1t may help State a
nation, too. II Il is trying to do something for
Science or art. !; may give books buildings or
ma .inery to those who need them for their work,
II tLe work is Of Z kind which may be Of great
20 others.
"I-t the most beautiful thing, 1 think, which
the Hsritution will do is to help anybody who
ri-r- make a discovery or an invention If he
Werl not too poor. Just suppose that Mr.. Mar
coEi instead OF having plenty Of money for his
eIperiuents, a poor man. Suppose that he
had aeen thinking and thinking. and planning and
plalLi1g about the wireless telegraph, but had