Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-07

tees and faculty.
Il must be assured in the first in
stance that there exists II pressing need
which cannot he met by the resources
at the command of the trustees. |
must then be assured that the enter
prise is one which has Il reason for he
ing. which is managed wisely and con
scrvatively and which has a reasona-
bic chance Of becoming self sustaining
Ny secretary. Mr.. B'rtram. receives
all applications and SITS them before
lhey come to my attention, and he Is
an expert. The method of procedure
is as follows:
The president or representative or
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
ed TO ill in. This blank was made for
library applications, but it answers
Just as well for applications for general
or special assistance, since in every in
stance require the same set of facts
to assure me that gift would be wise
ly bestowed and well employed"
Mr. carnegie here pro II ed Il copy
of the blank. The questions asked in
each blank are as follows:
The name of the college its location
date Of foundation, If UNCONVENTIONAL,
the sect that supports and controls IL,
and If not. the nature Of its support: the
cost and value Of college grounds, build
iugs 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
Cu,legc has no library building OF its own,
If there are any permanent and assured
| sources of income to secure its main
tcnHnCe and what amount can he guar
autncd 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 10 the town library or o.her li1ra-
/ ry IN the vicinity of the college, for the
HhiIl'l VI NtuhtlNS btNNIi'.lis> VA - -
! ! during each Of the last five years,
/ whether the college has Il 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 III regard to the
| general scope of the institution.
MI Carnegie has already assisted
/ fifty colleges. and there are forty
or nifty more applications which will
/ he acted upon before Mr., Carnegie
! goes abroad for the summer.
/ Asked If this new direc ion to his
/ beuevoleuce meant that he 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 fJr them i.
much less active than formerly. Most
of the cities and large towns are al
ready Supplied, and the applications
now received are mostly from small
| communities, whose requirements arc
| not very great. The applications; now
average only about one Il day, ana this
costs ne only about $4,000 day. | dc
not consider that enough to spend ii
the work have planned; hence my in
terest in colleges"
Asked If sectarian foundations We're
eligible to his gifts. he replied;
NO, not as scctarian foundations. As
a matter of fact, however, most of The
colleges which started as sec ariai
| foundations have broadened their baSi,
voluntarily and while still sectalian il
name perhaps admit students of al
creeds and impose no hard and fas
conditions | do not object to IA schoo
conducted under the patronage of de
nomination. In the case of Il school 81
strictly guarded that it made the ac
ceptance of its tenets condition o.
matriculaton | am free to say that /
would not interest me"
Asked rs to the measure of satisfac
ton which such wholesale philanthropy,
afforded the giver. Mr.. Carnegie said:
II object to the term philan hropis
when applied to myself. have AWAY,
understood it to mean man Wit
more money than brains. In my worl
for humanity | propose to use til,
brains | have as well as tried to do i.
accommodating the means of DOING goo.
and making myself ana other peopl
happy.
I'm what | am now doing fnl su
preme satisfaction. | know of ~ pleas
ure in life which for me Is compara hl,
to creating library which Is not mine
when created, but belongs to the peo
| pie. library Is cradle of democracy
never said that to die rich is to die
uiSgi~ccd. What | did say was much
more sensible and much nearer the
truth. Some time we will discuss that
If it interests you.
Il do not expect to impoverish my
self, but | hope to set in motion sys
TENS Of wise and practical benevolenct
in which what fortune leave may be
wisely and protitably employed by
those who come after me. | am sat
iStied with what | have accomplished
thus far, but l should not be if | die
not believe that what | have begun
! will continue after | have gone. 1t is