Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-05-16

Statement THIS Year-some of the
Objects That Are to BE Encour-
aged.
Dr. Daniel c. Gilman. president Of
the Carnegie institution and ex-presi-
dent of Johns Hopkins university, ad.
dressed the American Philosophical so
ciety the other evening at the session
OF the annual meeting held in the Uni
versty of Pennsylvania Museums Of
Science and Art, says the Philadelphia
Times. Dr. Gilman's subject was
The Advancement of knowledge by
the Aid of the Carnegie Institution
He described briefly the object of An
drew Carnegie in giving Sl0.0O0!OOO
for the foundation of the institution
and the labOrs of the trustees OF the
fund in determining the way in (which
the income shall be expended.
81 take pleasure in introducing to
you young aspirant for support" be
gan Dr. Gilman. The Carnegie insti.
tuition. to which | refer. needs the
guidance of all elder institutions Of
learning Previous gifts which you
can recall have been made for the
cause Of religion. for the relief of suf,
fering and ailing humanity and for
education in the ways of museums.
Now Is the time when gifts are being
made solely for the advance of science.
Previously science has been advanced
through the universities, the learned
societies. the colleges, the museums
and the technical schools Now there
Rre new channels being opened. One
Is the action of the government in the
different departments where investi-
CATION and research are being carried
on. The biological station at Woods
Holl, in New England. is another and
valuable one. The Institution For
John u. Rockefeller, has field dis
tinct from the medical schools.
Now comes a very great gift. Ii is
100 years from Franklin, the founder
of our society, to Carnegie. but the
characteristics of both are alike in
many respects. one was n philosopher.
The other makes no such claim, but
he is In sympathy with the phloso.
pliers. Some say we cannot use the
income from his fund. 1t is S5OO,OOO Il
year. Twenty departments could be
defined IA the institutions scope, and
each claims twice the entire income
for immediate necessities. The exist
ing state of intellectual activity and
advancement demands is.
The trustees of the fund number
thirty, chosen from all parts of the
country. Few are what are popularity
known as educators. None is at pres
ent connected with a college for the
income is to be distributed to no riva!
claimants
THE executive committee of seven is
now studying out the plans for the in.
stitution, and by the early autumn we
will draw up a statement of our re-
suits. We want ideas from any one
about this work. Three or four diff.
ferent ideas pass before us. We might
help institutions already founded, such
found institutions for chemical. physic-
al. astronomical or economical re-
search. These would be large ways.
Another way would need no large ex-
penditures. Many are engaged in i'm
portant work where small pecuniary
assistance would be very valuable. A
little money could be given here or
there fon an instrument or a piece of
apparatus or a small sum of money
given outright. 1t will be extremely
difficult to decide just who should get
such aid.
Another field is the publication of
memoirs which would otherwise never
be printed. A very considerable part
of the income might be given to this.
Again we might encourage the opening
of the government laboratories at
Washington to students from colleges
and universities. Don't tell me there
is money enough to go round Many
who have written me letters will be
disappointed. They have heard the
founders desire that those worthy be
"'''S'N'' anu thVs NlltS, AIN lt.
Some of these manifestations of per-
verted intellectual activity would make
one weep or laugh.
The main influence Of the fund will
be turned where it will do the most
good. Funds will be advanced where
they are most needed. There will be
no rivalry between any different ideas:
all will work together as Carnegie
wished in making the gift.
81 bespeak for the new institution a
great patience. The advancement of
true knowledge is slow. BY making a
firm foundation we will be adding to
the knowledge Of mankind. and it will
be of service whether or not it attracts
attention. ask for suggestions that
we may have the best thought of the
country to help this new institution.
unique in the world, the largest gift
ever made to the advancement of
science"
President Henry S. Pritchett of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
also spoke during the evening on the
SUBJECT, "lne Relation OF the Amer
lean University to Science"
DumOnt to Fly Over Alps.
The municipal council of Chamonix
has just granted the use of plot of
land to NJ. Santos-Dumont for the erec-
tion of an aerodrome. says the London
Express. Work will be begun at once
under the direction of M. Henri Du-
montet. M. Dumont will undertake va
rious Alpine trips, and an attempt will
be made to cross the Alps in his flying
machine. He will also explore certain
unknown portions of the Mont Blanc
chain never yet visited by human be-
fnps.