Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
$4,000 GIVEN
TO GEORGIA
TECH
OF THE $4,000 NECESSARY
TO CLINCH OFFER OF GENER-
AL EDUCATIONAL BOARD, So
600 is SECURED.

President Lyman Hall of the Georgia
School of Technology announced this
morning that the first 5000, Of the $4,000
necessary TO secure the additional $4,000
offered by the general educational board
of New York city had been raised and that
he was working hard in an effort to raise
the other 5000 before June 10th. when the
offer of the general educational board will
expire.
Captain Hall this morning sent letters
to some OF the prominent citizens OF Ma
con. Columbus, Augusta and savannah,
asking that they raise $500 in each Of those
cities He also wrote to the editors Of the
papers, asking that they take up public
subscriptions to aid him In securing the
necessary $1,000. "
THE other cities of the state should aid
in raising this money" said Captain Hall
this morning. 1.-The Tech is a state school
and there are as many students educated
in the school from these cities as there
are from Atlanta. BY giving money for
the school the people are not giving to
Atlanta, but to school whose benefit is
felt as much I'm south Georgia and middle
Georgia as II is felt in Atlanta.
81 realize that we will have hard work
to raise the necessary s. 200 by June 10th.
the last day for clinchihg the offer Of
the general educational board, but we
intend to have the money. We will not
the entire state. because the time allowed
us is too short. but we want the money,
and we are going to have 1t. The people
of Atlanta have responded literally, but
I want them to keep up the good work
The Tech school is doing great work
throughout the state. and the people
ought to support it. The need of an cleo
trical and experimental laboratory has
long been experienced at the school, and
now that we have an opportunity to Sc
cure one we do not intend to allow the
chance to escape us.
IT realize the difficulty of raising the
other $500, because we can hardly ex-
pect any more donations as large as those
OF Messrs. Steele. Atkinson and Swami
and must expect to raise the other $5'OOo
In donations of $1o0 or $3.50. We have not
time to make a canvass of the state.
but we will have to rely upon the people
of Atlanta to display their usual generos-
lty toward the school. We need the mon
ey and we are going to have it. / SHALL
as soon as I can get the list complete, fur
nish a list to the papers of the contribu-
tors, I'm order that the people of Georgia
may know what friends of the school
have proven their friendship at a time
when IL was much needed"
The general educational board of New
York. of which William II. Baldwin. Jr..
is president, and DR.. Wallace Buttrick is
secretary. a few days ago offered $4,000
toward the equipment of an experimental
and electrical laboratory. provided the
other friends Of the institution would raise
an additional $4,000. James Swami. Of
New York and A. e. Steel and II. NJ.
Atkinson. OF Atlanta. Immediately gave
81 900 each toward the $40 eco. and other
friends Of the school have given the other
81 900 which has been raised in sums vary
ing from 500 to $3.50 Captain Hall. presi-
dent of the school. now asks Columbus
Macon, Augusta and Savannah to raise
$500 each toward the other 5000. and as
those cities are benefited by the school as
much as any other city in the state. II Is
hardly likely that they can refuse to give
that small sum in so far as over $5,VOd
has been raised by Atlanta friends OF the
school The Tech is sorely In need Of an
experimental and electrical laboratory
and President Hall is doing his utmost to
raise the $4,000 necessary to secure the
additional $4,000 offered by the general
educational board. If this money is raised
in time the equipment of the laboratories
will be installed during the coming sum-
mer vacations, and will be ready for use
during the fall term of the school. The
building has already been erected, and Is
waiting for the equipment. The friends of
the school should certainly give the money
and Captain Hall says that. though 1t LIS
going to be hard task. he does not in
tend to stop until he gets the money. I'VE
need IL and we are going to have IT. Is
what he saws and he means it.