Evening star., 1902-01-04
Articles Filed Incorporating the Car.
negie Institution.
TO UTILIZE fHE sl0,0o0,O00 GIFT
Obstacles to Its Acceptance Are
Removed.
TRUSTEES TO CONTROL

Secretary Hay and a number OF gentle
men interested in the Carnegie project OF
national university met at the State De-
sf'Artment today and formed an fncorpora-
tion known as the Carnegie Institution.
II is understood that MIR. Carnegie has re-
moved the obstacles that existed to the ac-
ceptance OF his magnificent $10,O0O,0O0 do
nation to the cause of education, and to-
days action was the first step toward CIV
ing legal form and substance to the prop
1sition. Besides Secretary Hay, the incor-
porators, all present, were Edwin ID. White,
Justice OF the United States Supreme Court,
ID. c. Gilman, lately president of Johns
Hopkins University; Charles d. Walcott,
superintendent of the United States geolog
ical survey; John s. Billings. ex-surgeon
general of the United States navy, and Car
roll ID. Wright. commissioner of labor.
Marcus Baker OF the United States coast
survey was also present not as an incOr-
pnrator. but charged with the preparation
of the articles of Incorporation.
The meeting consumed about hour 5
time. and there was an indisposition on the
part OF those present to enter into details
Mr. Carnegie himself to make the public
announcement.
Mr.. Baker at the conclusion of the meet
ing carried OFF the papers. under the eX
press direction to have them recorded at
the earliest possible moment at the city
hall.
Object of the Action Taken.
Today's meeting to incorporate the Car
negie institution was called. it Is UNDER
stood. upon the suggestion of Mr. Carnegie
and the action of the incorporation simply
gives Mr. Carnegie a medium through
which he now can operate in taking fur
ther steps in the matter.
The articles of Incorporation are very
Drlef simply naming the incorporators, Civ
ing them power to appoint successors, a
board of trustees and other powers usual
In the case of such an Incorporation
1t Is not now known when the board of
trustees VIII be named or whether they
Will De few or many. They will doubtless
be designated by Mr.. Carnegie when he is
ready to proceed further with his project.
ihoush little Is known about Mr.. Carne-
gle plans or purposes 1t Is supposed that
the action taken today upon his suggestion
means that the obstacle relating to the
turning over to the government keeping
SioOD.DO of bonds of the steel CORPORATION
has in some way been overcome
II these bonds are placed in the keeping
OF trustees named by the fncorporators who
today formed the Carnegie Institution" it
IS claimed there could be no objection of
the kind made against having them in the
Keeping OF the government. At the meet
Ing today no announcement was made con-
c'rning MT Carnegie's plans beyond the
Purpose of the Incorporators.
In the certificate placed on record today
IT is set forth that the incorporators desire
to establish and maintain in the The city
OF Washington. in the spirit of Washington,
an Institution for promoting original re-
search in science, literature and art"
The name is given as Carnegie Insttu-
ton, while the term for which organized
is perpetual
1t is stated that the particular business
and objects of the institution are the pro-
motion of study and research, with power
anu other property necessary for the pur-
poses OF the institution. and TO establish
general and specific funds
To conduct. endow and assist inyestiga-
t1on In any department of scientific litera-
ture or arr. and TO this end to cooperate
with governments, universities. colleges
technical schools, learned societies and in
dividuals.
To appoint committees of experts to di-
rect special lines of research
To publish and distribute documents
To conduct lectures.
To hold meetings
To acquire and maintain a library
Ana, In general, to do and perform all
tninss necessary to promote the objects
of the institution
The officers. funds and property of the
corporation, II Is provided, shall be in gem
erai charge of a board of trustees the
numDer OF whose members for the first
year shall be twenty-seven. and shall not
thereafter exceed thirty, except bv a three
. 1oarths vote of the board.
Ine certlhcate of Incorporation Is signed
DS Jonn Hay. Edward D. White John 8
Killings. Daniel c. Gilman Charles ID Wal,
c'tt and Carroll D. Wright,