The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

educators, and other men and women
engaged in the work Of uplifting human
ity And he viii not let any laborer
IN his immediate employ work more thsc
eight hours & day.
Mr. Peabedy's summer home Is on the
banks Of Lake George. He noticed one
day that the men began work at what
seemed 70 him an unearthly early hour.
and this led him to think OF the much
earlier hour that the laboTers' wives
were compelled 10 begin the day, that
their lords and masters might not go
breakfastless 10 work 4 day or so later
Mr. Peabody notified his men 10 come
20 work at a later hour, for their wives
sake Somewhat later Mr.. PeabOdy's
neighbors reluctantly followed suit, for
Mr.. Peabody is the largest employer IN
his neck O. the lake. and hence sort
OF employer dictator.
Mr.. Peabody IS among the youngest of
the leading administrators OF our greatest
philanthropic trusts: he IS still four years
this side Of sixty. Most Of his associates
are in the sixty and the seventy and over
classes. Like Robert c Ogden. OF the
General and Southern Education boards
he is intensely religious
Henry 5. Pritchett.
-Four years younger than Mr. Peabody,
Henry s Prftchett, president Of the Car
uegie Foundation, when he was head OF
/ the Coast and Geodetic Survey astonished
Congress by asking for an appropriation
/ tust sufficient 20 meet the needs OF his
/ bureau Former heads Of the service had
asked for appropriations far TOO large or
too small. It was with a sigh Of relief
that Congress received Pritchett's report
and until he left the service TO become
president OF the Massachusetts Institute
| Of Technology in 1900 he experienced no
! trouble IN getting MS appropriations
through the national legislative body
As president OF Massachusetts Tech -
DR.. Pritchett "humanized.' the courses Of
study, thus incidentally gaining the notice
and friendship Of Andrew Carnegie Later
on Mr.. Carnegie showed his friendship in
| a marked degree By naming Dr. Pritchstt
/ as one OF the trustees Of the Carnegie
Foundation Fund. and the trustees, be
cause they realized Nr. Carnegie's liking
for Dr. Pritchett named the latter as
/ their president Il was Dr. Prltchett. you
i may remember. who promulgated ms
scheme OF uniting Massachusetts Tech -
/ with Harvard He was bitterly disap-
painted when his trustees and the alum
nj refused 20 consider the proposition
favorably, and II was this adverse action
?
for his present position Not long ago
rurnOr had Il that ne would one day give
this up for the headship OF the Carnegie
institution.
Robert De Forest, chief director Of the
Sage phIlanthropies. is the Country's rec
ognized authority on the problem Of the
tenements. and so is fitted admirably 70
direct the work Of such an organization
as the Sage Foundation Before he be
came one Of the men IN the forefront OF
the battle for better living conditions IN
New York City Mr.. De Forest had made
| a fortune out Of law To-day he divides
! his tine between his law ofice and con
sideration Of problems affecting "she i'm
provement OF social and living conditions
in the United States the zvowed ob5eci
/ OF the Sage Foundation
Il IS 20 NJ. De Forrest that Mrs Sags
turns for advice before she makes largt
philanthropic gift. and Il is 10 this sam'
man that many Of New York's Honeyec
/ men turn before distributing a cent fol
: philanthropy's sake His counsel led Mrs
! sage 10 found the fund that bears hel
b nane-
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