Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-30
DR.. WILSON ASKS
A PENSION FROM
CARNEC|ES FUND
Goyernor-elect Thinks He Is En-
titled to Share in
&l Bounty.
MAKES REQUEST SOON AFTER
RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED
President of Foundation Is Ret=
icent Regarding Educators
Letter on Subject.
Especial to the Newark Star.


NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--Governor-
elect Woodrow Wilson wants to become
a pensioner of the Carnegie Founda-
ton, and he is perfectly willing to have
his name placed on the pension roll
while he lis drawing the salary of gov
ernor Of New Jersey. That DR.. Wilson
looks upon himself as an educator VINO
comes under the rules laid down by the
trustees of the Carnegie Foundation,
and to be entitled to retiring allow
ance has occasioned considerable un-
favorable comment In the light of the
fact that he soon Will begin to draw the
pay of the governor of this State.
Soon after DIR. Wilson resigned as
president of Princeton University ne
rendered his resignation as one OF the
trustees of the Carnegie Founda-
ton. The goyernor-elect was also
q member of the executive COM
nnittee of the foundation and his resig-
nation as trustee took him OIL this
committee 1t is understood among the
trustees of the foundation. who are
connected with educational institutions,
that as soon ss one of them ceases
to be so connected he will resign from
the management of the foundation. Dr.
Wilson'S resignation was accepted ana
his place on the executive committee
was taken by President Hadley. OF
Yale.
Writes to President of Foundation.
Soon after Dr. Wilson'S resignation
was accepted as president OF princeton
University he wrote q letter to Dr.
Henry Smith Pritchett. president OF
the Carnegie Foundation and the ac-
tive head of this particular benevolent
enterprise of Andrew Carnegie, sug-
gestinE. himself as a proper candidate
for a retiring allowance. Just how thls
first letter struck DR., Pritchett It is
impossible to learn FIR DIR. Pritehett
will not discuss COMMUNICATIONS he re-
ceives from would-be pensioners. Dr.
I,ritchett answered Governor VIII
sons appeal, and his reply brought
forth another communication from DIR.
Wilson. One report had 1t that DIR.
1Wilson's last letter In support OF his
appeal was a testy one and would make
Interesting reading. One of the MEM
bers of the executive committee, VINO
has seen the correspondence between
Dr. Wilson and Dr. Pritchett, says
that while the l tiers will undoubtedly
be of great interest to the managers
5<of the foundation when they are laid
before them officially, that there is
nothing in DIR. Wilson's last letter
showing ill-temper.
Up to Executive Committee Now.
Whether or not Dr. Wilson does be-
come a pensioner remains solely with
the executive committee of which the
governor-elect was formerly a member.
There are six members of this commit
tee exclusive of DR.. Pritchett, the presi-
dent of the foundation, who is mem
Der ex-officio. The other executive
committeeman are Professor Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia Univer-
sity: Robert A. Franks, President
Schurman, of Cornell; Alexander Crom-
bic Humphreys, Frenk A. Vanderlip
and President Hadley, of Yale. These
are. the men who will decide whether
DR.. Wilson's wish to become a PEN
sioner will be allowed.
The executive committee meets once
a month at the call of the president
of the foundation. The next meeting
will be held some time in January,
probably the latter part of the month
This committee has the final say in re-
gard to granting applications for PEN
BlOIlt 80 LItSI LIZ. WltSO1 Will huOW bOOn
after he becomes governor whether or
not he can increase the salary income
Of that ofioe by the bounty of Mr.. Car
negie.
May Establish Precedent.
II DR.. Wilson does get his name on
the pension roll of the Carnegie Foun-
tation his particular case will be a
precedent for other college executives
to follow. Under a strict interpreta-
ton of the rules laid down by the
foundation the governor -elect would
not be eligible for a pension, but the
executive committee is clothed with
suficient power to give him one II the
committeeman see fit
II is because the governor-elect has
applied for a pension, knowing the
rules of the foundation as a trustee
must know them. that has caused 80
knuoh unfavorable comment. The two
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