The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-20
100000 GIFT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO GETS
HANDSOME ENDOWMENT.
mAcKY THE sENEFAc1oR
BY Terms Of Will Large Sums of
Money Are Given to Aid Edues-
ton in Colorado.


The University OF Colorado is richer
by 100000 through the death OF a
wealthy Boulder citizen. who be-
queathcd that amount to the institu-
tion for building. He did not make ie
a condition taat the edifice be name.l
for him or place any other restriction
on his bcquest. simply stating that the
residue of his estate. which viii
amount TO about $400, 900. be given 10
the regents to erect such proper build
| ing as they deem best"
Andrew J. Macky is the name OF the
| institutions benefactor
Charles Dudley and DR.. o. ]. Pfeiffer
| the Denver member of the board OF re-
| gents, are both out of the city, so II
| was impossible to secure official ex.
| preston of opinion regarding the prob.
able use OF the fortune
The law department has long wanted
a building OF its own. and II will prob.
ably endeavor TO secure one from this
| fund.
| Justice John Campbell. dean OF the
law school. when told of the good pews
today was delighted and stated tina.
| the department would make an effort
| TO be recognized in the expenditure OF
the money, but of course could not tell
how the regents would regard the prop.
osition.
Terms of viii.
BY the terms of the win of the late
A. ]. Macky. which was opened by
County Judge Henderson at Boulder,
in the presence OF three brothers and
a sister of the deceased. his
sole surviving relatives. the Uni
yersity of Colorado will get
100000 building and the city of Boul
der a $4,000 home for dependent chill.
dren. The sister. Mrs Snow. and thre'
brothers, who are residents OF Michi
gar and well advanced In years, and
Mrs. Cecilia Dickersop are given s10'
900 each.
| The specific amounts for the rela
tives and the $4,000 for the home IRE
the only ones bequeathing a certain
amount. After these are paid the uni
vorsity will get the remainder. Cashier
w. II. Allison of the First National
Bank of Boulder. of which the deceased
was the president. expressed the con
viction this morning that the estatr
would realize more than $500, 900,
which would leave at least 100000 for
the regents of the university TO build
On the campus such proper building
as they deem best"
The assets of the estate are easily
convertible into cash. Macky's hold
ings embraced but little real estate
and were mostly in stocks and bonds.
From one who was present at the real
ing of the will II was learned that no
dissent or marks of surprise were ex
pressed by any of the hears. although
the intelligence of the disposition of
his estate is In a measure a surprise
to the citizens OF Boulder.
His Death Regretted.
The funeral of Mr.. Macky occurred
under the auspices of Columbian Lodge
No. IA. A. f. and A. NJ. and Boulder
Lodge No. 566. b. p o. Il. Il was the
most largely attended funeral held In
that city for years. Interment was by
the side of his wife, who died fifteen
| years ago.
Macky was seventy-three years old.
| He was one of the pioneers of Boulder
county having come here In 1853. His
early labors were along the lines OF hia
trade as carpenter Later he held
the Offices of postmaster, county treas.
urer. city treasurer and clerk OF the
| District Court.
Mr.. Mackys illness was precipitated
by the hardships of the trip to Los An
geles with the Shriners. he being
member of the Ell Jebel delegation
which went from Denver.
President James II. Baker OF the
University said this morning that II
was not known to what use the money
would be put, as the matter is practi.
cally complete surprise TO himself
and the entire faculty.
II do not know the provisions Of the
will. nor is the amount definitely set
tied, although l understand 1t will be
about 100000, and until these things
are clear in my mind can make no pre-
dictions," he said. "A law building
science building and administration
building are badly needed
The faculty has been active in an ef
fort to get law school for the college
for many months. but there is rumor
current In Boulder that Simon Guggen
helm will provide this for the univer-
sity.