The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
cARNEG1E's SCOTTISH FUND.

~ EPORTS submitted the third annual meeting
X of the executive committee of the Carnegie
for the universities of Scotland show that the eff
feet of the practical operation of the policy naugurated
by the founder of the trust has been widely
beneficial than expected 1t has led by natural
quence of improvement of the whole sys-
of Scottish education, and is unlikely the
fuence will be felt even l England itself
The direct and immediate result of the grant of aid
university students large increase in the number
OF applicants. To guard against the possibility of
cessive number the standard of qualification for adms
sion the universities raised That has led
advancement of the standards of instruction given
in the high schools Thus from department of the
system of public education another the influences of
the gift have been dused until almost every section
of Scotland enjoys benefit from them.
The total income derived from the trust amounts in
round numbers $ooooo and of that upward of
$25ooo allotted for payment of university fees for de-
serving students Last year something like $4,000 of
that claimed and paid out, that it is clear
something must be done to check the demand The
have decided raise the standard of admission
especially in the medical schools and expected fur
ther elevation of the standard will be made in the
future, that Scottish universities will long hold
very high rank far the standards OF marcuation
are concerned.
OF the directly benefited by the fund the re-
port of the executive committee says: "The number of
benefcaries for the winter session oo3o4 under the
system OF paying IeeS 3OZ7, an increase or
the number for the previous winter session The
G3o5Io I5s, and during the session
of 1908 the for I755 students had
9I56o Id the total for the two sessions under this
head has been G44oSo Is. The committee record with
pleasure that six students have during the year voun
ary refunded paid for them by the trust to the
of 97e rs"
In addition the aid given students the univers-
ties derive of course other benefits from the sums
granted annually toward the maintenance of libraries
the construction of buildings, the equipment of
laboratories, the granting of scholarships and funds
original research Of such grants during the past year
is said "For library purposes each university has re-
ceved 1000 and G24oo has been allowed for provisional
assistance; but large part of the grants offered for
buildings and permanent equipment and for teaching
endowments remains unclaimed The committee how
ever, expect that during the current year expenditure
under these heads will be considerably increased The
grants already claimed for building and equipment
amount to 97725. Among other paid ore so2oo
owships and fifteen scholarships with grants of VARYING
amount fifty applicants. The outlay under this latter
head for the academic year 10000 estimated at G3524
of which the remainder will be paid this year The trust
has purchased for GIoooo the laboratory of the Royal
College of Physicians of Edinburgh on the understand
ing that the College of Physicians and the College Of
Surgeons continue their present respective annual con-
tributions representatives of the are added
to the laboratory committee This in connection with
the trustees scheme for the endowment of postgraduate
study and research"