New-York tribune., 1908-04-22
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$4,000 FOR WELLS
Carnegie Gift of College Library
Named for Mrs. CleUeland.

1t is hard TO interest piIanthropists in small COL
leges, because they look for dividends upon their
gifts in the shape of numbers Nevertheless,
President George Morgan Ward of Wells College
has succeeded in interesting Andrew Carnegie in
that institution. small it is, and II is going to
have a new library in consequence Mr.. Carnegie
has promised $4,000 for the purpose, condition
that the college raise similar sum, and he desires
the building to bear the name Of the Frances Cleve-
land Library in honor of his friend. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. President Ward made this announce
ment yesterday afternoon at the twenty-ffth an
nual reunion and luncheon at the Eastern as
sociation Of Wells College held at sherry's, and
will convey the good news to the Western as
sociation in Buffalo on Thursday. The Eastern as
sociation has raised $4,000 to endow chair OF
English. and Mr.. Carnegie will count this part
OF the $4,000 that only $4,000 has still TO be
raised.
Mrs. Cleveland. after whom the library is to be
named, is graduate Of Wells College, and it was
expected that she would be present yesterday. but
she sent q telegram OF regret at the last moment.
Mrs. Charles H. Hughes, who is not a graduate,
but spent a couple of years at Wells, was there,
and the dafodils and yellow tulips which deco
rated the tables sent by her order from the
greenhouses Of the executive mansion in Albany.
Mrs. Hughes wore a gown Of tan messane with
white lace hat and white plume.
Miss NJ. Helena Zachos president Of the asso
ciation presided and presented the $50 prize an
nually awarded by the association for the best
essay written in the English department Of the
college. Miss Anne Weeland. of Minneapolis.
the winner, her subject being John Henry New
man.
Professor c. T. Winchester. OF Wesleyan Unver-
sity spoke feelingly OF the educational advantages
afforded by womens colleges in general and
Wells particular compared with mems col
leges
American colleges for men, he said, ARE
usually hard put to it to resist the tendency to
technical education the hand and scientific
specialism and research the other. 1t is hard
to keep boy in college four years, and IL you
do he begins to specialize while he is there The
result is that the woods full of little Phi DIS
who know theory and proud Of knowing
they have found out something which no one
knew before-probably because it wasn't worth
knowing-and they have presented It in a book
We have many eminent specialists, but no schol-
I know I something OF a relic, but
think this is a pity and I look to the womans
college provide a broader culture. The average
college girl does not look forward to entering
profession. thank heaven! She is not SO desper
ately anxious to specialize. She is not IN such
urgent haste TO get done. I look to her for aid in
preserving the traditional conception OF college
education
Among those at the presidents table were Miss
Anna Goldsmith Mrs. Alonzo Zabriskie and Miss
Edith Morgan, Of Aurora; Miss Esther Ida Tar
bell, Mrs. Cyrus W Editz. Mrs. Nathan 3. Van
Etten and Mrs. Colin c. Cooper.