Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
GAMBLER CHARGE
ABSURD, SAYS
KIRKLAND
Chancellor Of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity Takes Issue With Bishop
Over Carnegie Gift.

NASHVILLE, June 1s.-ChanceUor
]. II. Kirkland, Of Vanderbilt Uni
verslty, IN discussing the Implication
Of Bishop w. A. Gambler, of Atlanta
that Andrew Carnegie sought "agnos-
tic control Of Vanderbilt by the 81,
100000 gift to the university's medi-
cal department, declared that it was
too absurd for any thinking man to
lend credence to-" Continuing ha
said: ut was our suggestion to Mr..
Carnegie that governing board of
seven competent and experienced men
be selected, and 1 can not conceive
where there could possibly be any
alienation Of the management or rights
Of the board of trustees, to whom this
committee of seven shall at all times
be responsible.
"As for Mr.. Carnegie desiring con-
troll Of the university, the Idea is lu-
dicrous. He is a public benefactor
not such q schener as Bishop Can
der would lead one to believe, He
alone was responsible for this princely
gift to Vanderbilt, and the claim that
MI. Rockefeller was in any way in
terested is absolutely false"
Minority Makes Protest.
A bitter protest against a compli-
ance with the terms of the Carnegie
gift was made through a minority re-
port offered by the members of the
board Of trustees of the university, fol-
lowing the selection Of a committee
Of seven to control the disbursement
Of the ironmaSter's donation. This
board Of control Is composed of
Chancellor Kirkland, DR.. Henry 3.
Pritchett, of New York, head of the
Carnegie Foundation; DR.. William H.
Howell, dean of the medical DEPART
ment of Johns Hopkins University;
Whiteford R. Cole, John W. Thomas
and Joseph H. Washington, all prom
inent in Nashville financial circles. and
DR.. Edwin O. Jordan, professor %
bacteriology of the Chicago Univer-
sity medical department.
1t is claimed that the trustees NJ
Vanderbilt nave very unwisely com
piled with the primary terms of fine
Carnegie gift, in view of the present
litigation in the court, headed 5y
Chancellor kirkland, which seeks 20
Wrest the control of the university
from the Methodist Church, since ii
is asserted, that the trustees can nos
nope TO fulhll their agreement with
Mr.. Carnegie unless they are victori-
GUS in the suit.
Contention of Bishops.
It is asserted by Bishop Gambler
and Bishop Hoss that Mr.. Carnegie's
preJudtces against denOmlnational in
huences are well known and this con-
tention is proved, in a measure in "a
letter from Mr.. Carnegie to Chan
cellor Kirkland, in regard to the do
nation, in which he characterizes as
unfortunate" the influence of any
sect In educational matters.
Accordingly he proposed to give to
the university 100000 in cash for
the erection of new laboratories and
the remaining 100000 to remain In
the custody Of the Carnegie Corpora
tion, interest to be paid TO the medi-
cal department, until such time as the
question Of denominational influence
shall have been settled by the court
Of last resort. 1t was upon this basis
that the board of trustees accepted
the gift.
The minority members Of the board
Of trustees, headed by Bishops Hoss
and Gambler, declare that the infer
ence is plain that Vanderbilt will not
receive the additional 100000 unless
the Kirkland faction secures control
OF the university, but, on the other
hand, that the university will give
away it's medical department to a new
governing board without limitations
or restrictions.