Evening journal., 1905-04-14
MILLIONS TO COLLEGES
Andrew Carnegie Explains His
/ New Plan of Benevolence.
F1FTY-oEE INSTITUTIONS AIDED,


tarianism Is Too strict--CIaims He
Never said to Die Rich Was to Die
Disgrnced.
Andrew Carnegie, following up his
announcement before the Stevens in
ptitute alumni in New York the other
night that he had Of late begun to in
terest himself in small colleges
throughout the United States, recently
explained more fully his position to a
representative Of the New York Times.
I'm my assistance to colleges" said
Mr. Carnegie when pressed for a more
detailed statement of his position, Il
am endeavoring to apply the same bust
ness principles which have enabled me
10 put myself in a position to do what
] am doing. l have no intention Of en-
couraging small colleges, nor large ones
for that matter, to expand beyond their
visible resources. 1t would do them
more harm than good in most in
stances to place at their disposal con-
siderable sums Of money to be en-
ployed in any way which might graft
~ the immediate views Of their trus-
tees and faculty
Il must be assured in the FIRST in
stance that there exists a pressing need
which cannot be met by the resources
MT the command of the trustees.
must then be assured that the enter
prise is one which has a reason for be-
Ing, which is managed wisely and con-
servatively and which has a reasona-
bic chance Of becoming self sustaining
NV secretary, Mr.. Bertram. receives
hH applications and sifts them before
they come to my attention, and he is
IN expert. The method Of procedure
Is as follows:
"The president or a representative Of
h college makes application to me for
financial aid Sometimes this Is done
In person and more often by letter
Such applicants receive a blank form
Of application. which they are request
I'd TO I'll In. This blank was made for
library applications. but 1t answers
Just as we'll for applications for general
or special assistance, since in every in
rtance ] require the same set Of facts
to assure me that gift would be wise
ly bestowed and well employed"
Mr.. Carnegie here produced a copy
Of the blank. The questions asked in
each blank are as follows:
g The name OF the college. its location.
date Of foundation. II denominational,
the sect that supports and controls II.
and If not. the nature Of its support; the
cost and value Of college grounds, build
lnss and educational plant; the amount OF
General endowment. the annual running
expenses and from what sources this
amount is derived what library facilities
the college has, what provision exists for
maintaining them, how much money has
been spent for that purpose annually dur
Ing the past four years and, In case the
college has no library building of its own,
Ii there are any permanent and assured
sources Of income TO secure its main-
tenance and what amount can be guar
nnteed for that purpose by the college
trustees IN case a library building should
be provided.
In addition to these questions there
are others calling for particulars in re-
gard to the town library or other libra
ty in the vicinity Of the college, for the
humber Of students attending on Dec
during each of the last five years,
whether the college has a preparatory
department how many students are
doing regular college work as distin-
guished from those who are taking pre-
paratory or special courses and one
calling for information in regard to the
general scope OF the institution.
Mr.. Carnegie has already assisted
hfty-one colleges, and there are forty
or fifty more applications which will
be acted upon before Mr.. Carnegie
goes abroad for the summer.
Asked If this new direction to his
benevolence meant that be had tired OF
libraries and would not further endOw
them, Mr.. Carnegie said In effect:
''Not at all. / am as ready TO assist
In the establishment of libraries now
as ever. but the demand for them >.
much less active than formerly. Mos
Of the cities and large towns are al
ready supplied, and the applications
now received are mostly from small
communities. whose requirements arr
not very great. The applications nov
average only about one day, and thii
costs me only about $4,000 a day. ! d
not consider that enough to spend Il
the work ] have planned; hence my IN
terest in colleges"
Asked If sectarian foundations wer'
eligible to his gifts. he replied:
mo, not as sectarian Foundations. A
D matter Of fact, however. most Of tn
colleges which started as sectariai
foundations have br0adened their hasi
voluntarily and while still sectarian b
name perhaps admit students of a
creeds and impose no hard and fas
conditions. do not object to a schoc
conducted under the patronage Of dc
nomination. In the case Of a school S
strictly guarded that it made the az
iceptance Of it's tenets a condition @
mariculaIon I am FREQ 10 say that
would not interest me"
Asked as to the measure OF sntisfa'
ton which such wholesale philanthrop
afforded the giver, Mr.. Carnegie said:
II object to the term philanthropls
when applied to myself. have alway
understood it to mean a man wit
more money than brains. In my wor
for humanity l propose to use th
brains have as well as tried 10 do
accommodating the means OF doing goo
and making myself and other peopl
happy.
ain what am now doing find 81
prene satisfaction. know Of no plea
ure IN life which for me rs comparab