New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
Great Expectations from
Colossal Telescope May Soon Bring Moons Image Within Fifty Miles of
Earth-Army of Crank Begging Institution for Funds
to Aid Weird Researches
ev John Elfrcth Watkins.

ARE already able TO visualize
" ten times as many rev enter
w pr.ses as the entire endowment
-. was told to-day by Presi-
VIII ',,'.I 80, G woodward % the Carnegie
GEN. -, -, ~ washington in reply to my
insu'- N how the additional endow-
inqUI'' s,o noo 90 just promised the institu-
,,,, ,,on BY the Laird OF skioo Cssue would oe
expended. o,,- o.,o,.o,s
Du' ~, are hatched. much less before
pe.O-. 80 are laid" added the head keeper
',e "a. rreat mother hen Of science. who
oi 'I's us, sa,. tucked beneath her sheltering
% n,,rgs a fortune Of 50 oOO,o"
".ms' asu donation will not be fina;.y
- N the institution for some
a.. and the next scheduled meeting
n,O..','' ~ ,rustees. 10 be held for the initi-
o. - - new protects. falls not until De-
1,r,bsr-ten months hence
nevertheless, the res; OF the plethoric
...her hen i5 already besieged by an army
'@.-onks. whom President Woodward cata-
- % as "deIp4ed enthusiasts and design
.so-lstans amateurs, dilettanti, arc
'-.ac,o-s circle sQuarers. perpetual motion
m.n and women ard all sorts of para
doxers
rs,b of these chimera chasers soliciting
.,,s for the furtherance Of their pet
'.her,ss believes that he comes within Inc
c,rnass Of that interesting paragraph Of
Ar Carnesie's deed Of trust 10 the insu-
,rt,on which states that one of the estab-
Hshments aims Is.
.To discover the exceptional man in every
6snsrtuert of study. whenever and wher-
ever found. inside or outside Of schools,
and enable hin, 10 make the work for which
he seems specially designed his life work
In the institutions new administration
building a little gem Of Roman temple
which has lately risen 20 grace the cap
,tsrs residence section, found President
Woodward.
He told me that bis Institution already
ozned afy.nine buildings. with rooms
enough 10 shelter the population of a good
sized town besides thirteen parcels of land
and a feet Of ten vessels.
This inventory includes two astronomical
observatories. five laboratories and an
snti-magnetic ship built Of bronze instead
Of steel Thus far about 1900 individ-
tsls have contributed 20 the researches
and publications % the institution, 500
Of them working ~ the regularly or
fanzed branches Of the establishment
end 700 Of them under special grants
Of money Their continued activities
have included thirty different fields Of
study in for separate countries OF
the world and their discoveries have
teen set forth in l67 volumes, aggre-
eating over 4)o10 printed pages, which
have been distributed free TO the greater
libraries Of The world or sold at cost-one-
half the regular publishers rate-to indi-
viduals interested in the subjects investi-
gated. To accomplish all Of this the insti-
tuition has spent 10 date nearly $4,000. 900.
which with the exception Of a few dona-
ilons from other philanthropists. has all
been paid out Of the interest on the en-
dowments made hitherto by Andrew Car
regie. Less than one-twelfth OF this has
been spent for salaries and other admins
traton expenses
Now you are wondering, OF course. as 10
JUS, what irons this great institution has
In the FIRE. and what it is accomplishing
for the good Of mankind.
Al point above the clouds and mile
above sea level the institution has estab-
lshsd upon the summit OF Mount Wilson
California O solar observatory" which is
being equipped with the most ingenious In
ttrumeats known 70 astronomy. In the
presence Of Mr Carnegie Professor George
: Hale, the director. lately focused upon
ths heavens O. new rejecting telescope con-
tanning mirror five feet in diameter.
When the plate was developed the iron
master beheld upon il the image Of sixty
thousand stars not previously known 10
astronomy. With another large instrument,
The Snow telescope. which lies fiat upon
The mountain TOP and is covered by long
White shed. Photographs Of the suns i'm
age are be.nc daily taken With these and
other pieces Of apparatus IS being made
STUDY Of the effects Of sunspots upon the
eaTth's atmosphere which may make lcng
range weather f0recasung an exact sci
enee Already IL has been established by