The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17
COLLEGIATE PHILANTHROPY,

The world at large has seen sreat
advances within the last few decades
On matters of philanthropy. 1t has
learned that to give Is not by any
means always to do good and that
there is an art in giving as we'll as an
art in earning Practical philanthropy
has been made a study by some Of
those best able to follow it mp. Per-
haps no better examples Of rich wo-
men who arc giving much thought to
1t these days can be given than those
OF Miss Helen Gould AMI the Duchess
of Marlborough.
In collegiate circles there arc gifts
of millions OF dollars each year. That
much of this money Is often given un-
wisely there can be no doubt out Of
that fact rises the necessity for care
full study Of the situation from the
point of view of every gift that Ia
given even in this narrower world
There are many different view points
from which to judge the gift or be-
quest. Such questions az these may
be asked In connection with II: Does II
come at the right time? Does II fill
the greatest want? VIII II do per-
manently the greatest good Mr.
Carnegie has been criticized sharply
in some quarters for his library phil
anthropy,' as 1t has been called II
has been urged that he could have
done more wisely with his money. BE
that as II may. there seems to be every
possible commentator in his Carnegie
| Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching. The foundation has some
good objects and its creator can be
excused that little show of possible
ogotism found in the fact that he
could not resist the temptation TO
name the institution after himself.
+ The foundation is certainly fine eX-
j ample OF good collegiate philanthropy.
+ And the fact that Mr.. Carnegie has
i Just seen ut to make IN additional do
/ nation of $5,O00,000 TO 1t, in order
/ that the superannuatcd teachers IN
!thirty-nine state universities may be-
+ come bcneficaries by t, commends II
only the more in the public eye, 1t
/ is practical philanthropy
4 But Yale has had her example of
j this sort Of thing right at home within
4 the week. We refer to Frederick W.
Vanderbilt's purchase Of the late
Judge William IS Townsends proper
/ ~ on Grove street, between Byers hall
and the building of the New Haven
4 Colony Historical Society. The prop
erty will pass TO the Sheffield Scion
tifc school on July l. The Wander
bilt family has been most generous
to Yale. The fact that Mr. Vanderbilt
/ is Yale man, of The class Of rs
Shelf, but makes his gifts tho more
acceptable, rhe Townsend proper
ty has strategic importance that
may not be entirely evident upon the
face of the announcements, The last
few years have seen giant strides in
the development of Shelf as a depart
mcnt of the university and the proph-
cts seem to have good reason for theil
assertions when they say that the day
Ia now not far distant when Shelf, will
equal or exceed in numbers the acade-
mic department Already its fresh.
man class has measured itself against
the freshman class of the Academic
department in numbers and has wor
out. The Townsend property rs II
the heart of 'ShefftoWn. Tho last
few years have seen tne development
Of the Shelf campus with Byers Hal
ON the corner and the two new Van.
dcrbilt dormitores on two sides OF
an interior quadrangle. Mr. Wander.
bilt's gift practically buys up a thirt
side, for the historical society's build.
ing Ia semi-collegiate in nature anc
there arc but two other small houses
remaining to be owned by the univer'
sity between It and Ryers Hall
The Townsend property is to be