The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
MONEY FOR UNIVERSITY
JOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER WILL MAKE
GIFT OF $4,000.
The School Has Raised an Equal
Amount and the Funds VIII Pro-
vide q Students Building.

The board of trustees of Indiana Uni
versity held its annual meeting in this city
at the English Hotel yesterday afternoon.
There were present Isaac Jenkinson, Rich
mond, president of the board: Benjamin F.
Shively, South Bend; Charles L. Henry,
Anderson Edwin Corr, Bloomington; r. /.
Hamilton, Huntington; Nat u. Hill, Bloom
ington. The following officers Of the school
were also in attendance: William L. Bryan,
president; John w. Cravens, registrar and
secretary; u. H. Smith. assistant regis trar,
and w. T. Hicks, financial agent.
The most important matter that came be-
fore the board was the report on the prog
ress of the work of raising the $4,000 from
the alumni and friends of the university
necessary to secure a gift of a like amount
from John d. Rockefeller. Some months
ago Mr.. Rockefeller announced that he
would give $4,000 for a students building
at the State University. provided an equal
amount could be raised within a certain
time The time limit expired Jan. i. 1903.
and the report yesterday was that the re-
quired $4,000 and more had been raised,
thus assuring the Rockefeller gift.
U. H. Smith. assistant registrar, and w.
T. Hicks, financial agent of the school.
source of satisfaction to the friends and
alumni of the university. Their report
shows that practically all of the amount
they have raised came in $40 subscriptions
from former students and friends, which
is even more gratifying than if one, or
half dozen men had given the whole
amount, showing as IL does the large num-
Der of real friends that the school has.
Following the presentation of this report
the board discussed the new building, or
buildings, as Ii has not yet been determined
whether the $4,000 will be used in one build
ing for both men and women students or
divided into two funds and a building for
each sex erected. Whichever plan is de-
cided upon the building, or buildings, will
be of stone, of handsome architectural ap-
pearance, and will contain Y. M. G. A. and
Y. w. c. A. rooms, rest rooms and the nu-
merous conveniences that are really needed
by the students but which could not be
provided by the university. A general COM
mittee was appointed to architects and
get plans and specifications that will be con-
sidercd at the next meeting of the board,
which will be held at the call of the presi-
dent.
The Rockefeller gift is available dollar for
is paid in over Sc, 900 has already been col
lected from this fund and the balance will
all be paid in before the LIST of April. so
that the committee may be able to have the
new buildings Completed by the opening of
school next September
The board also discussed the new science
building: which has just been completed at
a cost of 100000 at the expense of the State.
The new building is ready for occupancy.
and the board has merely to make the last
settlements with the contractors before ii
will be turned over to the school.
1T was expected that the board would dis
cuss some of the things that the university
is asking from the Legislature this winter.
notably increase in the maintenance
fund tax levy and an appropriation for ad-
ditions to the library building, but IL was
stated at the close of the meeting that this
subject was not preached.