The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-05
LeSacies to John B. Stetson
University.

their wills. Other Universities share
in this good fortune, Harvard and
Yale have received large sums
Rollins College the other day re-
ceived one from Mr.. Chase Stet-
son University has received legacies
in varying sums. The smallest one
, was from the Hayberger estate
amounting to $l7.05, Another per-
son, Mrs. w. D. Hires left beauti-
full house in DeLand to the Univer-
sity, the rentals from which consti-
tute IL small but steady income to
the University. The largest legacy
ever received by Stetson University
was from the estate of w. 2. Samp-
son, a wealthy manufacturer who
lived in Massachusetts, Ohio, and
Washington. His legacy amounted
to $4,000.
There is no better way to invest
ones beneficence than in providing
for the education of worthy young
men and women. The world puts d
premium on intelligence, not igno-
rance. When one Sits down to think
about it, he agrees that skill is worth
more than the lack of it, that train
ing is worth more than the lack of
it, that learning is better than ignO-
rance, that wisdom is better than
folly. The world is suffering from
people who have zeal without knowl-
edge. The people of the future are
to be educated and this education
must be brought about through in
situations of learning aud these must
be supported in the future as in the
past chiefly by private generosity,
although the state is going to do a
great deal.
Ziba King of Arcadia, Fla, well
known and liberal citizen, gave
$1,000 to Stetson University to help
provide for the education of the
young. He also sent his children to
Stetson University and paid for
them.
James 5. Turner, a prominent citi-
Zen OF Levy county just before he
died, gave LOCO acres of excellent
timber land, situated in Levy county
to Stetson University. j. B. Conrad
and Frank K. Bond, prominent bust
ness men of GlenWood and Lake
Helen gave large quantities of lum-
Der to Stetson University to aid in
the construction of the buildings.
Miss Edith Norcross of Boston gave
81 900 in cash to found a scholarship,
yielding free tuition to one student
&. U. Painter of Jacksonville estab-
lished 2 scholarships in Chemistry.
Other men have given and have
given large sums, smaller givers,
however, need to be encouraged. |
Any sum is acceptable, especially
when 1t Indicates good will on the
part OF the giver. The small gifts
received by Stetson University make
up large totals. 1t would be a seri |
Gus loss to the institution to be de- |
prlved of them. Small gifts will al |
ways be welcomed aud if one cannot
give money, they can give their
time, their skill and their labor in
various ways.
People who have money want TO |
invest it. They want permanent in |
vestments on solid foundations. The |
reason why so many of the very rich |
are giving their money to Universe
ties is because University offers a
better opportunity than almost any,
Jhlng else for safe investment |
yielding the largest interest in the
best sort of coin. Stetson Universi-
ty especially has appealed to people
In the past because it's foundations
are solid and enduring. Everything
at the University is Oh strictly
business basis from the drawing of
The charter with its wise, liberal
provisions, to the keeping of its
BOOKS which the agent of one of the
wealthy givers in the north declared