New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-12

Andrew Carnegie has added t,-3i.rD 20
h!e Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching. The gift was announced ye'-
terday at a meeting OF the executive coni-
mittee of the board Of trustees Or the
foundation at it, Offices. No 90 Firth
avenue. The gift is in the form Of per
cent bonds and the income IS to be- set
aside FOR special Investigation relative 70
the purposes Of tic original foundation "i
pensioning college professor
The announcement ~ the executive
committee states that IN" money IS 10 be
devoted 10 the endowment of Division oil
Educational Inquiry and Study. ana
makes permanent provision for studies
hitherto conducted by the foundation out
OF it's general fund. II rs the plan o. the
trustees TO proceed with the new cndow-
ment to make other studics similar 70
those already published concerning medi-
cal education and in particular to study
l,cal education H. its relation TO the sup
ply OF lawyers and the cost of legal
process.
4 letter from Mr. Carnegie IN regard TO
the new endowment was received by the
lilStfF~ anu a'hN o. tHN 49, ''''1
day. The letter follows.
January g. 1913
To the Trustees Of the Carnegie Founda-
ton Tor tile Advancement Of Teaching.
Gentlemen. Approaching the valuable
results of the educational studies OF the
foundation, ard being % opinion that IL
e desirable that a fund be established 10
sectir. such results and conduct such IN
ycstlgations as may aid you IN your work.
and realizing that sufficient income may
not nov be available for that purpose. !
hereby offer 10 the foundation the sum OF
81 .2o.or, per cent bonds. To DE- hrid aIa
used by the foundation upon the follow
ing terms.
First-Thcre shall he organized iu thu
foundation an agency for the study OF
education and educational institutions. 10
be designated the Division OF Education
Inquiry
Second-Any endowment or funds con-
viewed TO the foundation for the use Oh
such division shall constitute ana b." h"ld
az special fund and the income "l"h"
be used and shall %" accounted for s"pa
rately from TN" general funds ot IN"
foundation and shall be devoted To- the
purposes hereinafter named.
Third l. shall boz the function OF the
Division OF Edlcation Inquiry u conduct
studies and 10 make Investigations CON
corning universities. colleges, proit ssioutl
schools and systems of education t"n'i-
ally. 10 inVcstigat" problems OF cducau"Ii
affecting the lmproN" mcnt 81 educational
methods. the Advancement Of teaching, or
bcttcrmcnt Of educational standards. ana
ia general To Investigate ana To report
upon those educational agencies "hlci
undertake Ia deal with IN" intellectual.
social and moral progress Of mankind ana
10 publish such results a. a." trustees
may consider az value.
Fourth-Thc income of the DIVISION oi
Educational Inquiry shall Boz used 100 the
expenses Incident To- the performance OF
the work Of tho Division 81 Educational
Inquiry as hercinbcfore set forth. a. may
from time to time bee undertaken ana
published ty the foundation. but no part
OF thu. income of the fund or funds spc-
cfncallv given for the us" OF this division
shall BE- used ia the payment OF pen
sOns.
n is my purpose 10 aid the trustees or
the foundation to conduct their Work
upou broad lines and Ia enable them 10
obtain such Information as VIII make ~"
whole endowment ~ the foundation o' the
greatest possible service 10 mankind.
Yours truly.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
The Carnegie Foundation was cstab-
l'shed I'm 1913 with an endowment OF $40 70
90. 90. IN 1895 Mr. Carnegie promised the
foundation an additional S,eoc". To- le
applied 10 state universities which were
not included under the original endow-
ment OF the latter named sum he has
ALREADY given S.r.0p which makes his