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-Chancellor
J. II. Kirkland, Of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, 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 1t was
too absurd for any thinking man to
lend cr9dence to-" Continuing. he
said: TT was our suggestion 10 Mr.
Carnegie that a governing board of
seven competent and experienced men
be selected, and 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 a schemer as Bishop Can
der would lead one to believe. He
alone was responsible for this princely
gift to Vanderbilt, and the claim that
Mr.. 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 s.
Pritchett of New York, head of the
Carnegie Foundation; DR.. William IL.
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 o.
bacterioIogy of the Chicago Univer-
sity medical department.
1t is claimed that the trustees Of
Vanderbilt nave very unWisely com
piled with the primary terms Of the
Carnegie gift, in view Of the present
litigation in the court, headed BY
Chancellor Kirkland, which seeks 20
Wrest the control of the university
from the Methodist Church. since il
is asserted, that the trustees can NOT
nope to fulfill their agreement with
Mr.. Carnegie unless they are victori-
GUS IN the suit.
Contention of Bishops.
1t is asserted by Bishop Gambler
and Bishop Hoss that Mr., Carnegie's
prejudices against UNCONVENTIONAL in
iuences are well known and this con-
tention is proved, in a measure, in d
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 Cor
the erection Of new laboratories and
the remaining 100000 to remain In
the custody Of the Carnegie Corpora
ton, interest to be paid to the medi
cal department. until such time as the
question of UNCONVENTIONAL influence
shall have been settled by the court
Of last resort. It 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 win mol
receive the additional 100000 unless
the Kirkland faction secures control
of the university, but on the other
hand, that the university will give
away its medical department to a new
governing board without limitations
or restrictions.