The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
ATTACKS CARNEGIE'S
FUND AS DISGRACE
r. W. Churchill, Board of Edu-
cation Head, Says Foundation
for Teaching Is Bribery.
.DEBAUCHES PROFESSORS"
Sneaker Charges Plan Is Effort
to Wipe Out Smaller
Colleges in Country.

Thomas W. Churchill. president OF the
BOARD Of Education, made a bitter attack
On the intent and purpose of the Carnegie
toundation for the Advancement of
Teaching last night in Carnegie Hall in
an address at the commencement exer-
eises Of the Manhattan College.
He characterized Mr. Carncgie's founda-
ton as a work of general philanthropy
that has developed into IA piece of dis
graceful bribery, debauching professors,
brbing religious ms buttons and threaten
ng colleges with a reign of uniformity.
rigdity and Justification"
Ills remarks were received with pro-
lonred applause. The Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Michael j. l.avellc, who was presiding
At the exercises. Joined IN the applause.
As did also a platform filled with men
familiar ia metropolitan events, which in
GUIDED Herman \. Metz. eX-Comptroller.
The first applause came after n sem
,,nce describing the foundation MS IAN
Institution which now presents itself as
a junta which declares college teaching
and college management a thing to be
carried on by a pattern prescribed by IT.
Tells OF Fund Forme ton.
Nr. ChurchiIs remarks. in part. follow
About ten years ago our morning pa
pcrs announced that Andrew Carnegie had
With some millions established q fund for
the pensloning Of college professors. Not
himself "a college man. Mr.. Carnegie has
been among those distinguished citizens
whose utterances ON the us.lessness OF o
college education had rendered their SER
vice by wide publication in the newspapers
end by provoking argument and denial.
But about 1904 Mr.. Carnegie s"t aside his
college pension fund and formed his COM
mittee to administer II. At a salary of
$4,000 a year & president OF the commit
tee was appointed.
"What had been announced and hailed
asa provision for the old age OF the col
icge professors now appears as "a corpora
ton to buy control OF the management oi
such colleges AZ are willing TO sell tlril
brthrlght What had been advertised a.
an Institution FOR the reward Of teachers
Who had lived from hand 20 mouth that
they might Instruct thu youth OF the coun-
.ry nov presents itself as a junta whcf
declares college teaching and college man
sg.m.nt should u" carried ON according &
the pattern prescribed by II.
.Infnir 10 small Colleges"
"A widely advertised proposal for thi,
private corporation IS the Standardization
o. American colleges. II appears tina
where the number Of rich donors 10 uni
.'ersties has not been so great AS else
where These colleges have attempted
with their slender means and simple
Equipment TO minister TO the youth o
their community. The evident desire o
the Carnegie Foundatio for tn. Advance
ment OF Teaching is TO wipe these strug
Cling colleges off the map
Poverty and neglect is the found>
he. M
little college who will go out and preacl
the gospel OF education and urge tn
careless youth Of the country 10 come am
taste Of the fruit Of study. Assurance o
an Old age Of comfort Is the reward hell
out BY this foundation to the lnstructo
who 10 hdrbured IN an institution wealth.
. enough to buy complete equipment anu 4
be able To exclude all applicants 70
education who do not measure up 10 tn
requirements which the foundation
pleased 20 set
"CuAs YOU conform you get none o
this mouay Drop your denOm!naiional
ISM SAYS the Carnegie Foundation, ant
We'll advance YOU the money 10 retir
= yolr u.essurs' one cannot but iiusl
with Indignation that any body OF men u
tbs generation and in this country woul'
- bTazcu'y employ the tremendous powe
o. grea. wealth as t. permit II to buy tn
sOtndpuU-ui VI rCliglon
- proposition which was hailed as
work OF generous philanthropy has de
rtloped into Il piece of disgracetul bribery
CeHaucalng professors. bribng religion
Institutions and threatening colleges wilt
REIN o: uniformity. r,gdity and ossih
cation Let this menace to the freedom
q teaching be undone. Let the founda
tor he dissolved and its revenues be con
'er'ed a. d pension service beyond tn
ioTsr Of private committee"
The honorary tHgree Of doctor OF law
vas conferred on Herman A Metz an
I'm nn.n-.r.