Evening star., 1909-03-01
Dowdoin College Debarred.

Oo"oSAA SOAAS6S OSDoAASo.
Bowdoin College. at Brunswick. Me-,
from which Longfellow, Chief Justice Full
ler, Senator Frye, the late Speaker Reed
and SO many other famous men were
graduated. was debarred because one
endowment Of fifty thousand dollars prac-
| tically committed to 1t the denominational
! Church. This enjoyment must be handed
over to the Andover Theological Seminary
In case majority Of trustees Of Bow
doln were not Congregationaists. There
fore the forfeit was deliberately made,
the trustees Of Andover Seminary accept
ed the beQuest Of Mrs. Stone amounting
! to $751; and Bowdoin took it's place in
the list Of non-sectarian institutions.
Drake University, Iowa, founded by
the late Gov. Francis Marion Drake in
| 1881, was under the care of the Church
| of the Disciples Of Christ. Its charter
| provided that two-thirds of the board of
| trustees should be elected by the Iowa
Christian Missionary convection and must
! be members OF that denomination. But
lately the citizens of Des Moines of all
religious bodies began to take a strong
interest in the institution and to show a
! desire to make 1t thoroughly representa-
/ tive. Therefore in June, 1905, with a cor
dial assent Of the membership Of the
Disciple Church, the charter was amended
| so as to provide that only ne-fourfh of
the board should be elected by the Iowa
Christian missionary convention. Then.
| In 1907, the standard of scholarship was
increased to meet the requirements, and
February q. 19Oe Drake University was
admitted to participation in the privileges
| Of the Carnegie foundation.
BY disassociating itself from the Pres
| byterian Church. the Central University
Of Kentucky, formerly Center College.
| has removed the obstacles that prevented
| its professors from receiving pensions.
| This Is one of the most famous institu-
%l.4 f@l, I,r,A
distinguished kentuckians have been edu-
Gated, including John c. Breckenridge.
| Adlai E. Stevenson and Justice Harlan.
| Hereafter. with the consent OF the synod
Of Kentucky, mo denominational or sec
tartan test SHAH be applied in the choice
of trustees, officers or teachers. nor in
the admission of students, and no re-
ligious doctrines peculiar to any one sect
Of Christians shall be inculcated by any
professors In said university"
Handicapped by Poverty.
Drury College at Carthage. Mo. for
forty years has been center Of educa-
tional influence, although it has been
handicapped by poverty, Hike so many Of
the lighthouses on the frontier. 1t was
named In honor of Mr.. Samuel F. Drury OF
Michigan. one Of it's early benefactors,
and has been receiving considerable as
sistance from the Congregational Church.
amended so as to eliminate all denomina-
tional restrictions, the standard Of educa-
ton has been raised. and all the require
ments Of the Carnegie foundation have
been complied with.
Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terra
Haute. Ind, has advanced it's require
ments for entrance and graduation to
comply with the conditions OF the Car
negie foundation and has also been ad-
mitted to full benefits.
Franklin College at Franklin. Ind, near
Indianapolis, has been under the care OF
the Baptist Church until now, but it's
charter has been amended to eliminate
denominational control and its professors
may now receive Carnegie pensions.
The University of Cincinnati was found
ed by private benefactions and has re-
ceived large gifts from individuals. A
considerable portion Of it's present income
Is derived from those sources. but at the
same time it has been the beneficiary Of
liberal grants from the municipality and for
that reason its professors were debarred
from the benefits of the Carnegie founda-
tion until last July. when it was placed
on the same basis as state universities
There are still large number Of inst-