The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-27
BIG FUND FOR COOPER UNION.
Over Half Million Added to Car
ReEie's second GIFT.


NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-The announce
ment has just been made that ex-Mayor
Edward Cooper, his sister. Miss Sarah
Amelia Cooper. and ex-Mayor Abram S.
Hewitt and his family had given $500 600
as an endowment fund 10 Cooper Union.
This announcement was made by Mr.
Hewitt shortly after he had confirmed the
report that Andrew Carnegie last week
gave $780, 600. also as an endowment fund.
10 the same institution. This is Mr. Car
negie's second gift to Cooper Union. the
first one, made about two years ago. be
ing Of like amount Thus Cooper Union
is $500 900 richer than it was two years
ago
Mr.. Hewitt, who is secretary or the in
stitutiOn. said yesterday at his home, No.
Lexington Avenue:
Last week Mr.. Carnegie gave Cooper
Union $500 900. This made his total gifts
to the institution about $500. 900. When
the Cooper family heard Of Mr.. Carnegie's
generous intention to give a second $500. -
900 they felt that they should meet him
half way. When Peter Cooper, my father
in-law. died. in 1888. he left an endowment
fund for the institution. This fund was
not TO go to the Union until the death OF
his children The determination OF the
children 10 foregO their right TO the an
nuities from this fund transfers $500 900
20 the Union which 10 might not have re-
ceived for thirty or forty years The sur
rendering OF these annuities is certainly
a creditable thing Tor the Cooper family
TO have done
The income which viii be derived from
these gifts. with what the institution al
ready has. viii enable IL to increase
greatly its sphere Of usefulness Il viii
enable us to occupy practically the en-
tire building. Hitherto we have been
compelled, because OF the expenses in
CURED in the projection Of Improvements
in the curriculum, etc. 20 rent four stores
on the ground floor. We have been
gradually taking over these stores, and
now We hope soon to occupy ali the
space at our disposal We have no in
tention Of constructing another building.
prefeFring 10 strengthen the faculty and
courses OF study.
Last year we expended SIS 900 more
than our income In our efforts to enlarge
the usefulness Of the school. We desire
10 make Cooper Union as complete an in
stitutiOn as possible. The money viii be
used to pay our teachers higher salaries.
We shall give more advantages TO stu
dents In mathematics and E-echanlcs- The
free evening classes in science and art
for young men and women Will be
strengthened, and an effort viii be made
TO give instruction 20 a greater number
OF students. The physical laboratories
viii doubtless be enlarged. so that IN the
coming year there will be increased facil-
tiles for instruction in electricity. The
reading room, 10 which three thousand
persons Of all ages daily resort. viii be
made more attractive.
The additional funds will also enable
us 10 accommodate more day pupils.
Sixty students who earn their own living
now come TO the Union for special in
structiOn in the arts and sciences This
number can be largely increased. We
had hoped al the inception OF the day
school idea to teach only graduates Of
high schools. but thgSlatter have not
taken advantage of our courses to the CI-
tent that We had supposed they would.
There are more applicants for admission
to the Union than ever before. We are
giving instruction to 2 800 students. We
can now take in two hundred more