The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

paid by the late Archbishop Corrigan, whose
admiration not easily stirred
She is Puritan and school teacher steadfast
New Englander by inheritance and desire. She is
sensible, sane to her finger tips and never for
moment does she lose her sense of humor. She has
always been the exponent of common sense
In an interview not long ago she said: Il had to
earn my own living for several years. After my
fathers failure Cat the age of g. remained at home
helping my mother with the homework determined
TO go to some higher school, if had to work my
way through. wanted to go to Mount Holyoke
found that ! could pay a very small tuition fee and
help with the homework to pay for my board and
determined to go. On my way TO school was taken
very ill in Troy When | recovered my uncle wished
me TO go to the Troy seminary, the Emma Will
lard seminary, and l did so
After | graduated returned home and helped
with the homework. l remained home some time.
Mother couldn't spare At length, however, felt
that | might be burden to my father, who never
recovered his losses, and | determined TO teach for
living wanted to put the education for which
had worked so hard some good use
Il went to Philadelphia teach in what is now
the Ogontz school 1t was hard work. Teachers had
no speciaties in those days One hour ! would he
teaching geography; then would come class in
French, and then in grammar, spelling and other
studies before the day ! had long hours,
but had the satisfaction of feeling that was paying
my own expenses and living to purpose
WHAT AIDING THE POOR MEANS
And she goes on record as saying again: Help
ing the poor does not mean giving them money. In
the majority of that would be the very worst
thing to do. 1t is unfortunate thing that the poor
people do not believe that any is helping them
unless gifts of money accompany the deed That is
such mistake. In order properly TO help the poor
they must be brought to frame of mind from which
they now seem very far, although they approach
ing II as the years pass This frame OF mind be
willingness to help themselves In a word, means
the poor must learn the meaning of responsibility
And her carrying out Of the trust imposed on her
has justified her euogiss and her husbands belief
Her gifts have been in help of educational and
lgious enterprises and the study toward the solution
of the ameioration OF human misery. To the cause
of education she has contributed about $3,250000 OF
this money about quarter has gone into the erection
OF school buildings; the remainder has been in the
form OF perpetual endowments approxmating
nual income of per cent.
That has been one feature of all her gifts; part
has been devoted present needs but the larger part
has been laid aside insure income for the
tinuance of the work. The Rensselaer, polytechnic,
at Troy, which has graduated some of the greatest
engineers of this country, received $1,000000 her
alma mater the Emma Willard seminary, also received
$l,OO0000 Her gifts have embraced many towns,
from Sag Harbor, which has received 100000 for
educational purposes to Olivia, Mimi, where she
established manual training school To the Syrian
Protestant college at Beirut she has given $4,000
and TO the American College for Girls at CONSTANT
noplc $4,000
To religious enterprises she has devoted nearly
$5,000000 Included in this enormous total
than 100000 contributed to the Young Mems Chris
ton association and the Young Women's Christian
association; half million to the American Bible
society to establish permanent endowment fund to
prosecute its work. gifts of large amounts to various
churches and great gift to the Far Rockaway Pres
byterian church, where her husbands funeral was
held. Two million dollars has been dedicated toward
erecting church, parsonage and Sunday school build
ing and toward the purchase and embellishments of
four city squares of land. a large endowment fund
is also set aside for this church, where Mr. and Mrs.