The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-03
GIFT OF MILLION
CAUSE OF STORM
Sewanee Claims Education
Board Is Trying to
Crush IT.
SUPPORT GIVEN VANDERBILT
Despite Opposition, 1t VIII Start
Medical School in
Nashville.
SUPPORT GIVEN VANDERBILT

Especial TO The Times -Dispatchl
New York, June "a violent storm
has broken over the Carnegie Cor
poration because of Andrew Carne-
eie's act. last week. in giving $1,000.
GOO 10 the Vanderbilt University. at
Nashville, Tenn, for medical college.
Alumni OF the University of the
South. at Sewanec. Tenn. which re-
Gently launched a medical adjunct at
Nashville. maintain that discrtmina-
ton against their college is reflected
in the Carnegie gift. The Sewanee mon.
many OF whom live in this city. assert
that the Carnegie Corporation and it's
ally. the Carnegie Foundation. to-
gether with the General Education
Board. maintained by John II. Rookie
TELLER, have set themselves to the work
OF crushing out scctarian colleges
everywhere,
ANDREW Carnegie is the head Of tho
Carnegie Corporation TO which he has
given $l25.O0o.00 for the promotion
of educational projects. The Carne-
gie Foundation. with an endowment
of Si6.O0o.000 is used exclusively for
transforming teachers. The General
Board OF Education, headed by the Rev.
Frederick r. Gates. Mr. Rockefellers
aimoner has a fund of approximately
500. 400, 900 and its share is somewhat
akin To that OF the Carnegie Corpora
ton.
Hoped for Even Chance.
When Sewanee University decided,
wear ago. to spread out by projecting
& medical college at Nashville, IL
hoped at least, for an even chance in
the field against the University of the
South Instead of this. its alumni
allece. the Carnegie and Rockefeller
influences are being exerted to throttle
Sewanee University Is governed by
the Episcopal Church. and it is pri-
marily because of its sectarianlsm, the
alumni insist that the destruction OF
Its medical project is being sought.
The Sewanee men assert that any col
leEe or other institution OF learning
ricidly adherinE to it's religious ties
must fan under this ban.
The educational trust" is the char
ac;erzatlon given the Carnegie Rookie
Teller projects by its critics. They in
sist that the two corporations. work
ing in sympathy, help only such educa-
tional enterprises as are willing TO re-
nounce their sectarianism. Sewanee,
obstinate about il, they say, must suf-
fer.
Or John H p. Hodsson, of this city,
whose father was one of the founders
OF Sewanee, considers that a cold plot
is afoot TO smother Sewanee's medical
college.
DR. Hodgson says he called. last Jan
uary, upon Abraham FleNner. general
manager of the General Education
Board. He spoke to Mr.. FleNner of the
decision reached 10y the Sewanee
trustees TO open medical college at
Nashville, and wanted to know from
him what rating il could expect to get
The General Education Board, through
an agreement with the American Med
ical Association. stands in the position
effectively To declare the status of any
educational project
m ~
ner that Sewanee, which is one of the
oldest universities OF the South, would
have ample backing for its medical
college. and that il intended TO employ
professors OF unquestionable standing
in the medical field.
Yes. know all about Sewanee'
Quoth Nh FleXner, in replying to DR.
Nodgson. But we are going to sup
port Vanderbilt University. You had
better give up the idea OF a medical
college for Your university AT Nash
VILE
Rating liz Denied.
RULED over this attitude. DR. Hodg
son replied that the Sewanee men hac
decided TO locate at Nashville. and al
he wanted to know was what rating
the General Education Board wOuit
give IL. Mr.. FleXner's reply, accordinl
TO Dr. Hodgson, was
You may establish your college il
Nashville, DR.. Hodgson. but YOU ma,
vest assured that you will not get al
rating. or n 3 rating, or even a
rating. Go ahead, If you wish"
The Sewanee trustees within IN,
next few weeks after this incident
took over a group Of buildings Of III
old University of Nashville which ma,
been abandoned. Sewanee had bee
urged by physicians OF Nashville 4
enter the city and start a medical col