The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-07
is NO PAILANTHR0PIsT
Uncle Andy Carnegie Also Believes It's
Not a Disgrace to Die
Solvent.

New York, April a.; never said that
to die rich was to die disgraced."
Thus spoke Andrew Carnegie last night
after he had footed up his unfulfllcd
promises to colleges and libraries at the
close of business hours and learned that
the. amounted to $l7. cOo.O 600. Turning from
the contemplation of this, which did NOT
disturb him in the least, he said:
What ] did say was much more sensi-
bic and much nearer the truth. Some time
W" will discuss it.
J do not expect to inlpoverish myself.
but | hope to set in motion systems OF
wise and practical benevo.cnce which.
with what fortune | leave. may be wisely
ana proiitably employed by those who
como after ne. l am satisfied with what
nave accomplished thus far. but should
not ne If j did not believe that what l be-
gan will continue after | have gone. 1t
is nos what /! am able to give. but what
! am able To induce others to give which
does the real coed | seek to accomplish.
is No PhiIanthropist.
~ object 10 the term ph.lanthropist
when applied 10 myself. always UNDER
stand IL to mean a man with more money
tian brains. In my work for humanity [
propose to use the brains have well,
as ! tried TO do in accommodating the means
OF dong good and making myself and 9TH
CT persons happy.
IN my assistance - colleges am en-
dcaVorinE To apply tho same business prin-
cirles which have enabled me to put my
self in the position to do what | am doing.
L nave no intention of encouraging small
colleses-nor large ones. for that matter
to expand beyond their visible resources.
nc VIII do more harm than good in most
instances 10 pace at their disposal a con-
siderable sum of money to he employed in
any way which might crafty the immed:-
aie views or their trustees and faculty.
- IN ha ~. @l E,-. 49,.
ISIS a pressing need which cannot be met
by me resources at the m of the
trustees. ] must then be assured that the
enterprise is one which has a reason FOR
being. which if managed wisely and con-
SerHatlVcly has ! reasonable chance OF be-
coming sclf-sustaining. My secretary. Mr..
Bartram. receives all applications for gifts
before they come to my attention. and he
is AN expert.
Il do not object to a school conducted
Under the patronage of Il denomination
II 1t prospers hH reason of such
patronage, In case a school is so strictly
guarded that ii makes the acceptance of
Its tenets u condition of naturalization 1
am free TO say it does not interest me-"
Given to Colleges.
Following is Il list of colleges which Mr..
Carnegie has assisted since December.
1870 and the mounts for which he has
made himself responsible III each III
stance.
$lao. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES State college
Syracuse university.
$l25.W0-Obcriin college.
$l00. Ce0-Tuft's college.
s~5N,0Go-lowa college. Beloit college, Cor.
nell college, Mount iiolyoke college.
Lawrence university. University OF
Maine. Washington and Lee university.
Depaw university. University Of North
Carolina. Drake university.
Sat. G0D-Washbtrn college. Marietta col
lese. Flirniount college, Pomona college.
University Of Tennessee.
$50, GO-Oklahomu university. Ruckncil
university. Berea college, Winthrop
normal. Central University OF kentucky,
Earliiam college. Alabama Polytechnique.
So ,o0o-Uppcr Iowa university, Atlanta
university, University OF Mississippi.
$50 .C0o-Tuskagne institute, Lebanon
Valley college, bethany college, Fish uni
vrrsity.
SIS ,soe-Sorm caronna state normal
school.
SIG. 70o-St. Johns college.
5.CI1-Yankton college. Talladega coll
lcgc. Wilberforce university, Park COL
lesc. North Dakota agricultural college.
!'urman university.
ST.. a0O-Livingston college.
ST.. G0-AgEculturai and Mechanical col.
lego. .
lege. Carson ana Newman college. State
normal school.
Sc, 0Co-Eenedict college.
s., VO-FassaNden academy.
There are forty or fifty more applica.
tons which vii! he acted apon before
Mr.. Carnegie goes abroad for thc sum
mcr.