New-York tribune., 1907-10-01
SWARTHMORE PROBLEM
SPORTS VERSUS FORTUNE.
intercollegiate Games Must 90 If
HISS Jconcs's Gift Is Taken.
LRv Telesranh 70 The Tribune.


the serni-professionalsn which enters athletic
sports at colleges. Miss Anna r. Jeaues.
Quakoress of this city willed large portion Of
her S1ooo0oo estate to Swarthmore College on
condition that the management abandon all
participation in intercollegiate sports and
games Miss Jeaues died last week, and the
will filed for probate to-day
Miss Jeanes throughout her life had objected
10 athletic sports at colleges. because she he
Hcved that the students neglected their studies
for athletics. She also objected to the enmty
which sometimes develops between colleges on
account of athletics In her WILL after leaving
practically all the rest Of her estate 20 charity,
she directed that Swarthmore receive coal and
mineral lands valued at between $5ooo0o and
Nl.HOHo ON the conditions named
President Swain Of Swarthmore College WAS
Informed of the hequest this afternoon and Of
tho conditions attached to II. but would not dis
cuss it at present
What you tell me-" 10 said. "is very interest
ing, and | am much Obliged to you. but until
have read the VIII prefer not to make any
comment"
No one els" I'm authority at SUarthmore would
venture an opinion Tonight as to whether the
terms of the viii would le accepted Isaac II.
Clothier, member of the board Of trustees. re-
fused 20 discuss the matter. as did all the other
Swarthmore football team said:
L don't believe that the board Of managers
VIII consider the hequcst. There are many
milionnires on The board. and l don't think they
would allow the hequest TO interfere with the
college spirit 1t would ruin S~arthmore to
accept it ON the terms named"
In case the provisions are not accepted. the
bequest goes to other charities.
The Will has four codcl4 and tequeaths sums
ranging from 5000 to $1,000 10 twenty-five
charitable organizations. nearly all located I'm
Philadelphia, and leaves S2J0oOO to the trustees
Of The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Of Friends.
TITS latter is an additional donation to the
Joseph Jeancs fund for quarterly meeting
homes, the income 20 he devoted - the estab-
lishment ana assistance Of hospitals or iudr-
maries connected with such homes.
\ farm Of fortv-seven acres, located tho
outskirts OF this city. IS given u tho Philade-
phia Yearly Meeting, the proceeds 20 be devoted
to the aid Of disabled women and To he Home
for Aged and Indrm Friends. Another beluest
of $4,000 is made to tho Friends Yearly Meet
ing 70 be applied u tho Friends freedman
schools
To the trustees % local cemetery $4,000 IS
given rs an endowment fund in uer.etulty 70
encourage and aid the practice OF crcmatiug
the dead t. la Inferred iu said ru-yins
ground"
Nine relatives receive 5000 each. The
final bequcst IN the viii proper is one ~
100000 and the rcsiduary ~etste o. tho moor
poratcd trustees Of the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting OF Friends To Doe devoted 70 tho estab-
ishment of a hospital for the treatment Of
cancer and nervous and disabling diseases the
institution 70 be located iu Philadelphia
Mrs Edward T. Iawson. a member of the
board Of managers OF SwartAuore College, when
seen AZ her home. No. 81 Schermerhorn street
Brooklyn last night. refused 90 discuss tho
action which the college may take regarding the
fortune which Miss Anna IT. Jeanes. Of Phla-
delpula Wills 10 that institution provided Il
aboIishos all intercollegiate sports Edward B
Itawsou said AINs Jeaues had refused TO givo
any morev to Swarthmore IN the past because
the college allowed football among It's sports.
The board Of managers VIII hold a meeting
to-day. and Fl IS likely that Miss Jeancss gift
and the conditions Of it viii bc considered. Mr.
Iiawsou said no decision ON the matter will ho
reached az this meeting, aa plenty OF time Will
be taken 10 give it Just consideration. There
has been a strong sentiment among the mem
rcrs of the board against football as played at
the present time.
Miss Jcancs was ono of the last survivors Of
a once large and influential Philadelphia fam
lily of Friends. Her father was the late Isaac
Jeancs who made a large fortune I'm the dry
goods business, and his daughter estt-
mated to be worth S5coOooo when she gave
oue-nrth Of her fortune in trust to Booker T.
Washington oG Tuskogee and Hollis b FRS
sell. Of Hampton. f.. the education OF the
negroes.
She had made many other large gifts 90 char
/ tiles, notably 100000 to the Spring Garden In
! stitute, a technical school in Philadelphia,
! $4,000 to the IIickste Friends for the support
of their meeting houses: 100000 to the
Friends schools of Philadelphia. and 100000 to
! the Home for Aged Friends. IN Germantown. in
which she spent the last months OF her lie.
while her own house i'm Arch street was allowed
to fall into decay. She had also been liberal in
her donations to the Hahnomann College and
Hospital Miss Jeancs was cighty-four years