The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
SAY BEQUEST
IS M|SUSED
Many Believe Thompson Fund Is
Not Being Properly
Expended.
WILL NAMES HIGH SCHOOL
PUPILS, NOT C0LLEGIANS
Present BenefciarieS, However,
Are All POsseSsOrs of
Degrees.

Much comment has been caused by
the publication of the list of Utah per
sons who have been recommended to re
ceive the benefit Of the endowment OF
the late Mrs. Jennie d, Thompson. Mrs
Thompson was the widow of the late
DR. Thompson, and in her will left II
sum of money To be used for the cdu
cation of worthy sons and daughters Of
Utah who had passed four years at a
recognized high school, the instruction
TO be furnished by the University of
California
The committee To pass upon the ap-
phcants is composed of the governor of
Utah, President Kingsbury Of the Uni.
versity of Utah and President Widtsoe
of the Agricultural college. Their
recommendations, az published n few
days ago in The Tribune, were as fol-
lows:
LYMAN J.: DANES A; b. Brigham
Utah. 1910; working in department Of
botany.
Feramorz Y. Fox. A. B., University of
Utah, 1906: working in department OF
economies
J. w. Geardner, A. B.. Brigham Young
college. 1908: Nj, A. University of Utah,
1910; instructor in Brigham Young col
]. T.. Graves. b. s., Utah Agricultural
college, 1904: NJ. S, University OF I'LL
nois 1908; working in agricultural chem
istry,
L. II. Walters. B, s, Utah Agricultural
college. 1903; assistant chemist in Utah
Agricultural college.
Provisions of Will.
The public is now ipquiring why
graduates of colleges and universities
of the state. holders of degrees, and
teachers in the said institutions should
he chosen when the will of Mrs. Thomp-
son expressly provided for young men
and women of the state to be provided
with an education, and not those who
bad already received a college educa
ton The portion of the Will covering
The case is as follows:
Elevenih-Al the rest. residue and re
mainder of my estate. both real and
personal and wherever situated after the
| give, devise and bequeath unto the
executors OF this. my last Will and tes-
lament, hereinafter named, TO be held
by item in trust for the following uses
ard purposes, namely: ,
TO assign. transfer. convey and de-
liver all of said property, both real and
versity OF California. as a perpetual en- |
dowmcnt fund. TO be known and called |
the willard d. Thompson Memorial
fund. for the purpose OF founding and |
establishing scholarships for the higher |
education OF worthy Young men and wo- |
men. residents OF Utah. and who shall |
have completed at least a four-years' |
course AT some high school OF recog~ |
nized standing. The beneficiaries OF such |
memorial fund shall he ascertained and |
determined In such manner as may be |
gents of the said University OF Cali
'ornia, or by the president and aca
demic council Or committee thereof OF
the said University OF California.
And whereas portion OF my said es-
tate consists OF real estate. situated on
Dearborn street Chicago, Ill. which is
under lease for the term of ninety-nine
Years. about eighty years OF which term
are yet to run. and whereas the said |
real estate cannot be sold for any
sum approXimating the amount for which
thc same may be sold at or near the
Iermipation of said lease. 1t IS my wish
and desire. and hereby enioin and di-
rect that said Chicago real estate not |
bc sold during the term or continuance
of such lease. but that the income there
from bc devoted 10 the purposes of such
memorial fund during tire term OF said
lease. and that thereafter the said real
estate ne held and disposed OF as shall
then seem proper TO the said regents of
said University Of California. for the
education Of young men and women OF
I tah, as aforesaid; bat in no event shall
the principal OF such endowment fund
hc devoted 20 any purpose. il being my
wish that only the income of sucl, me-
mortal fund bc so used. In order that this
endowment may be lasting.