New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
COLUNBIA GETS S31S,OOO.
Too Gifts Aggregate s25o,O0o-
Ouantitu of Radium ReceiUed.

Gifts amounting TO ss1Seao were announced al
the meeting OF the board OF trustees OF Colurnoia
University yesterday. The largest gift was AeoSe'
given bv Mrs Maria III. Williamson. OF New-York.
- o.+obrisb O fund In memory OF the late Edward
r Carpentier the income to be used for the sup
port OF "a professorship endowed lectureship
on the origin and growth OF civilization among
men,
q banker OF this city. for the endowment of a
chair Of politics The incumbent is TO give fnstruc-
ton in the problems OF government and Citizenship
which shall most fully prepare students Tor their
duties as American citizens and TO participate IN
the work of government should opportunity to that
end come to them 1t is probable that some man
who has had a wide experience In politics and the
work Of government will be called to this chair
rather than one whose work has been purely
theoretical
Horace w Carpentier of the class OF As, gave
$4,000 to be added to the principal of the James
s. Carpenter fund for the maintenance OF lectures
on law Thirty thousand dollars from an anony-
nous giver is TO be expended under the direction
of the president in meeting the needs Of the uni
yersty Another gift of more than ordinary inter
est was small amount of radiurn. valued at $500
This was given by Hugo Lieber. OF New-York. for
the use the departments OF physiological chem
istrv and physics The class of 81 gave $4,000 for
the erection on the university quadrangle OF a
memorial Flagstaff.
Two gifts both Of $500 were received which are
to be used meet the cost of memorial windows
in the St Paul s chapel one or tneul Is AiOAA
Stuyvesant Fish. OF the class of n. and will be
used for a window in memory of Colonel Nicholas
Fish, trustee OF the college from 1871 to 1888 and
chairman of the trustees from 1874 1882: the
ether window is given by the widow and children
OF Frederic J. De Peyster of the class OF g. School
CT Law and is be in memory of the members
OF the De Peyster family who have been graduated
from Columbia
Other gifts announced as follows:
Five hundred dollars from John Stanton OF New
1fzI fffr1 ~.
mining and metallurgy.
Five hundred dollars from Rutherford Stuyvesant,
OF the class OF SO. for the OF the department
OF astronomy.
Two hundred and fifty dollars from William c.
Low, OF the class OF 65 for the purchase OF books
maritime and international law.
One hundred dollars from anonymous gfver.
to be applied toward salaries in the department
of philosophy for the current year.
Five hundred and stxty-three volumes OF vaIua bic
Witte
An equipment OF microscopes for the department
OF physiology. from DIR. David l.. Haight. a gradu-
ate of the Medical School IN the class OF ga
The designations were received James Brown
scott professor or law. and Amasa Trowbridge
fessor Scott resigns TO accept the solictorship OF
the state Department at Washington. and Pro
ness The name OF his successor an
nOunced. Leave of absence he remainder or
the academic year was granted TO Professor George
;, Fullerton or the department OF philosophy and
Professor Guy "A. Tawney. of Beloit COLLEGE, Wis
consin was appointed TO carry on his work in his
absence.
The invitation of the American PhtIosophieal So
ciety To appoint representatives the celebration
of the @oth anniversary OF the birth OF Benjamin
accepted. and John b. Pine and Profes-or
William NJ Sloane were appointed