New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
NO CARNEGIE SUPPORT
TAKEN FROM COLLEGE.
George Washington University Dc
priUed of Foundation Funds.

The reasons that prompted the Carnegie Founda
tion for the Advancement of eaching to withdraw
further financial support from the George Washing
ton University, at Washington a few days ago.
were announced this city yesterday Following
Is copy of letter. dated June a. addressed to
Charles ". Needham, president of the George
Washington University, and which written by
Henry s. Prtchett. president of the Carnegie
Foundation:
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching TO send to you as president OF the George
Washington University the following communlca-
tion. ,
the Foundation a productive endowment Of $2ls.-
s32 96 as of date August u, l9b7 In the financial
statement submitted time since IT reported as
of date October 3, 1908, productive endowment
oi be rules Of the Carnegie Foundation require that
an institution entitled TO the privileges OF tne
e1GoW8eht Of not less than 500 OOO This proviso
was made because experience mas ppoIEee s+sndsrds
college can maintain fair educauonai SOau0'1
The examination which / have Just caused TO be
iPa it's Announced standards Of admission 10 the
various schools are not enforced, ,iersit1- regular
students are admitted with reasonable regard 10
rToiroent moe than one-third are special students
The value of the A b degree however, Is seiIousIy
PofticsI Sciences and the division Of education to
which admission is granted snt MN rt7 RE Ia W
school announces a four years high schooi eduCa ca
non as a in the medical school the
rn5nCed re6Iirements for admission have been re
peatedlv evaded If the entrance requirements 10 10
This school were actually enforced the enro@nleIl. @
would be so greatly reduced that the cepaiL az
could NOT ccntinue-a result may add entIItIy II. ~
the interest of medical education since the SsTGt
Of Columbia and the region about II are oversup SUP
piled not only with physicians but WIN "eaA "e'i
cal schools. -.,,.z .1-o tr
The executive committee feels conpelleo a!So ~
protest against the extraordinary ACTON OF .S I.s
institution I'm forciby retiring two professors, ooL1
of whom are in the prime OF their active teacns, m IS
on the ground that the institution neeus 70 80 t
money nv the retiring allowance system puJ 1t -
entirely contrary the spirit in which TINS oun-
dat ton was conceived and is blow at acade1nlo
dignity and academic freedom .. ..
The committee further calls your atIehtoH y"
the extract from TIT rules for the admission OF In
stiuttons: The trustees Of the carnegie Fouilud-
tIon for the Advancement Of Teaching reserve @ @tIe
right - discontinue the privilege Of particpat
i'm the system of retiring allowances or the roudd-
ton whenever in the judgment OF the trustees
an institution to conform TO the resuia7,
tions maintained by the trustees. Such Wthdra"ai,
shall not however. result in the dlsContnuahce u
retiring allowance already granted
The executive committee, by virtue OF the au-
thoritv conferred upon il under the bylaws IN we"
OF the conditions existing in the George NasnIHE
ION University referred to above CondIloS
are entirely out Of harmony with the eduGatIonal t
ideals for which the Foundation stands HtolitiS III ;
YOU with great regret that the relati IN oi, me
George Washington University as an acCepteu III
stitution is terminated with this date