The sun., 1912-07-01
MILLION DOLLAR FUND
RAISED BY WESLEYAN
w. F. Baird of New York Adds
$4,000 for New Fratcr-
nifty House.
$4,000 OVER THE MARK
Salaries of Faculty to BE In
creased and New Build.
ings Erected.

MiDpLETowN. Conn.,. June 3O.--With
July 1. when the conditional offer OF
100000 from the Carnegie Foundation
would expire. only few hours away
President william ArnCld Shanklin OF
Wesleyan University announced this
afternoon the completion of the million
dollar endowment fund. for which he has
been working for two years.
Not only was the million mark reached
but in doing 80 an additional s5O,0O0
was received from a friend OF the college.
not an aliinnus. toward wiping out the
accumulated deficit Of the past few years.
The last $50 came in this mornings mail
from John Quinby Wool OF the class Of
$780, the American Corspl at 1ripoli.
Coincident with the completion of the
endowment fund cones the announce
ment of gift OF $50. .0V TO the local chap
ter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity
for new fraternity house. The gift
was from William +. Baird Of New York
city and il in memory u his son, Ray
mond y. Baird.
The first gift to tic end ewment fund
| came from Judge George Greenwood
Reynolds of Brooklyn. y. T., the Oldest
living al,lmnus. Contributions to the
fund were made ~ more than one-half
OF the alumni OF the college. while the
Undergraduates themselves gave almost
$4,000.
| A committee of the board OF trustees
which raised the fund ~as made up o,
John G. Clark. vice president ofthe boa rtl
chairman; G. d. Burdick. New York city
}. II. Brown. '7s. New York city; J. Crib
hell, Philadelphia. Pa: Charles Scott. Jr.
SO. Overbrook. Fa.: r. n. Bennett. 81
Wilkesbarre. Pa. ". T. Rich. Boston
Mass: G. l.. Rockwell. Meriden. Conn
and ". H. Bui rows. Middletown, Conn.
The faculty rs in all Of the college
past history. ia uot paid we'll. The saia
ries are not commensurate with the bilit
Of the men. Az least half a dozen mem
bers OF the faculty have had Offers OF large
coinpensation in other institutions. bu
lhave stayed at Wesleyan az a sacrific
solely because of their devotion to tn
college.
The necessities OF the college are three
fold First, additions to faculty; seconC
increase In salaries Of professors: thirc
additional buildings.
The General Education Board cOnd
| lttOth8uy buLBtIuWu SIW,uOV uVpNnuvh
upon the entire million dollars bein
subscribed not later than June 10. A
extension was granted to July /.
Spurred by the provisional gilt q
5000 from the General Educatio
Board DR.. Shanklin had the task TO rais
sum sufficient TO satisfy those demand
The entire endowment campaign ha
been conducted with all the energy an
fire Of a man completely swept away b
the work he Is undertaking.
, Among the buildir gs which are to com
the first probably viii I've a library. Thi
will satisfactorily house the manv book
now stored away OF or sight and provid
: an attractive place Of study. Judd Ha
for years has been Nercrowded with II
science; il is :.ot s.;ted TO contain tn
entire chemistry and biology depart
ments besides a museum. Now this
l physics has been removed from the builC
, ing TO better quarters the others mu
: have larger room as well and new chen
istry building will therefore come.
A pet scheme of DR.. shank lin ia a co
lege union that shall be common meetin
place for all.