The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-12
millionaire PhfIanthropists Meet at
CIaypOol Hotel and Elect Officers
and Directors.
SCHOOL WILL OPEN SEPT. 1, 1904
MAINTENANCE FUND OF S25O,OOO
PROMISED IN FIRST FIVE YEARS.
Smith President of the Board-New
York Man Honored by COwOrkers
in the Movement.


whose energy and ability have succeeded
in interesting some of the wealthiest philan-
thropists in the country in the movement
was signally hcnored by the new board
OF directors. The Rev. DR.. ]. Wilbur Chap
man, of Chicago. was elected chancellor.
AT the Claypool Hotel yesterday afternoon
directors of the Winona Institute and of
the National Technical Institute met to-
gether to select new board for the In
dianapolis trades school, to name it's Of
ficers and to discuss the future of the tech
meal institute. About thirty gentlemen were
present, including the local directors. Alex
ander Mcdonald, of Cincinnati, whose for
tune has been estimated at s50,O00,OO0; NJ. j.
Heinz, the pickle manufacturer of Pitts
burg, who is said to be worth s25 900, 900 J.;
John NJ. Studebaker, the South Bend mil
ilonaire, and others whose wealth or pulpit
ability has made them famous, took part
in the meeting.
Walter NJ. Smith, of New York, widely
known in philanthropic work. was selected
president of the board of directors of the
National Technical Institute. John NJ.
Studebaker, of South Bend. is the first vice
president; H. j. Heinz. of Pittsburg. second
Indianapolis, treasurer, and E. A K.
Hackett, of Fort Wayne, secretary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The new executive committee of the tech
meal school is composed of the following
Z. A. X. Hackett. of Fort Wayne. chair
man; Maj. w. j. Richards, Indianapolis,
A. p. Burchfeld. Pittsburg; the Rev. DR..
j. Wilbur Chapman, Chicago; the Rev. DR..
Sol c. Dickey. Indianapolis.
The members of the new board of direc-
tors are elected for one two and three
years. The following will serve one year:
The Rev. DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman, the Rev.
DR.. Sol c. Dickey, Hugh II. Hanna, the
Rev. M. L. Haines, Alexander Mcdonald,
John NJ. Studebaker and A. N. RynersoH
The following will serve for two years
Walter NJ Smith, A. r. Burchfield H j.
Heinz, the Rev. DR.. r. M. Russell, John
II. Holiday, E. A. K. Hackett and Thomas
Kane. The following will serve for three
years: General James R. Carnahan, r. s..
Holmes, Hilton L.. Brown and the Rev
John Balcomb Shaw.
The men of millions came to the meeting
enthusiastic about the things they had seen
at the old arsenal grounds, the site of the
technical school, yesterday morning. When
the question of pledges for the maintenance
of the school for the first five years and
the general endowment from which sup
port is to come in after year was preached
by DR.. Dickey there was no lack of solid
expressions on the part of such men as
Mr.. Mcdonald, Mr.. Heinz. Mr.. Smith and
others, whose wealth Is vast. Without stat
ing a definite sum he would agree to turn
over to the school maintenance fund or
endowment fund, each man arose in turn
and said that he would do for the school
what would be satisfactory for all con-
cerned financially as well in other ways.
They agreed that this is not the proper
time to state just how much shall be given
by each. and that the matter is one that
requires careful consideration, since mil
lions, not hundreds. are to be contributed
The expressions were pleasing to DR..
Dickey and to others or the local commit
tee.
The financial programme outlined con-
templated first of all a canvass to raise
$3.50 900 to cover the first five years of the
be taken at once on basis of $4,000 a year.
and there is little doubt of the full amount
being easily raised. After the maintenance
fund Is secured it is expected that the en-
dowment fund will be complete. Just how
much that fund is to be was not settled
at the meeting at the Claypool yesterday
as the men who are interested in the future
of the school are accustomed to think in
large figures. but whether it will be S4-
100000 or 100000 or even so great sum
as slOO0O.00O remains to be seen. The gen.
eral belief is that the latter sum represents
the truth nearer than the first figures
given. The Indianapolis technical School
is the pet project of these men of vast
wealth that Mr.. Dickey has interested and
ii is not likely that they will be parsimon-
ious when ii comes time for them to as
sure the future of the school
WILL OPEN SEPT. /, 1904.
The National Technical School will be
opened about Sept. l, 1904 1t will be con-
Quoted on a university basis with complete
departments of technical work under an
executive head-Dr. Dickey. Matters are
not far enough developed to outline the
curriculum or just what may be expected
in the departmental courses; these are
matters of detail that will be taken up by
the new directors and officers and settled
later. 1t is certain that the new trades
school will offer to more than a thousand
poor children at the very outset a complete
course at an expense which will be almost
nominal
At the close of the meeting members of
the board of directors in short speeches
thanked Mr. Dickey for his untiring labors
in behalf of the school DR.. r. NJ. Russell,
of Pittsburg. moved that vote of thanks
be extended to DR.. Dickey and Ii carried
with a roar of ayes.
The visitors left the city yesterday even
ing most of them on their special car
over the Big Four. Some had taken regu-
lar trains earlier in the afternoon, called
home by business affairs. The next meet
ing OF the directors Will be held at Winona
the first Wednesday in August.