Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-13
CARNEGIE CORPORATIONS HEAD

mont in general have manifold reasons
for grateful and pleasrrable remembrance
Of Andrew Carnegie. Burlington's new
public library building, Vermont's educa-
tional survey. q pioneer OF Its KIND. the
sending to the Green Mountain State OK
present State Commissioner Of Educa-
ton M. B. HiIlegas and now the gift to
Vermont Of $4,000 for . teachers college
are all connected with tho name OF the
famous and public-spirited ironmaster
whose Anal ambition It was TO die poor.
The people Of Burlington as we'll as OF
Vermont in general now have an addi-
tional interest in the Carnegie Corporation
Of New York. since a son Of Burlington
in the person Of DR.. james Rowland An
CELL. as announced in the news columns.
has been made president Of that great or
ganization Some of the older residents
Of Burlington will recall DR.. Angel as
boy while his distinguished father. the
Hon. James Burrill Angel. was president
Of the University of Vermont. Certainly
the present generation has pleasant MEM
cries Of DR.. Angel who delivered the
commencement Grafton at the University
Of Vermont in 1916 receiving from the
university at that time the honorary de-
gree Of doctor Of letters. In q noteworthy
tribute to DR.. Angel the New York Post
says:
"Dr. James Rowland Angel. who has
Just been elected president OF the Carne-
gle Corporation Of New York. is one Of
the best known Of the nations younger
! scientists and a representative Of a fam
lily conspicuous for educational and pub
lie service.
His father. James Burrill Angel. was
professor Of modern languages and lit.
erature at Brown University. editor Of
the Providence Journal. president Of the
University Of Vermont and for thirty
eight years president Of the University
of Michigan. until his retirement in 1909.
He was also a member OF important in
ternational commissions. minister to China
and to Turkey. and the author Of sundry
volumes dealing with education and in
ternational law. DR.. Angels mother was
the daughter of President Alexis Caswell
of Brown University; his brother, Alexis
Caswell Angell has been professor Of law
at the University of Michigan and United
State Judge for eastern Michigan.
''Dr Angel was born at Burlington. VT.
In 1869. Graduated from the University
of Michigan in 1890 he supplemented g
year Of advanced study there with another
at Harvard and other periods at Halle
Leipzig. Berlin. Vienna and Paris. Aftel
a year as Instructor Of philosophy at tn,
University of Minnesota he became. sue
cessively. assistant professor, associate
professor. professor and head Of the de
partment Of psychology at the Universit.
Of Chicago, one Of the first to be estab
lished as an independent department.
then senior dean and, in 1911. dean of tn
able periods he served as acting president
He was president of the American Psyche
;, logical Association in 1905. In 1914 ne wa
in Paris as exchange professor tn
Sorbonne. During the war he served o
the adjutant generals committee on class
if1cation OF personnel and the committe
on education and special training Of III
war department. Since that time he ha
: devoted much attention to the directio
of the National Research Council in Wasi
" ington. particularly In organizing the vi
" Of s.. 100000 recently provided BY tho Ca
Y" negie Corporation.
THE Carnegie Corporation OF New Yor
Is the last and largest Of the philanthr
pies established by Mr.. Carnegie Cha
tered under the laws Of the State Of Ne
York. June 8, 1911, for the advanoemel
DC and diffusion Of knowledge and unde
' standing among the people of the Unit
u" States It was endowed at that time wi
a. SIPS 100000 and at Mr.. Carnegie's dea
g, 1t became his residuary legatee. 1t W
I'd be some time before the additional endo'
d. ment from this source can be realize
10 There are at present ten trustees, N
Carnegies place on the board havil
ng been taken by Mrs. Carnegie and his pre-
ne idency being now succeeded to by I
'r- Angel
'is "Elihu Root. long Mr.. Carnegies Gle
We est friend and adviser, Is chairman
ue the board. Of which he is a member
eo virtue Of his presidency Of the Carnef
I'M Endowment for international Peace. T
&C. other members are Henry S. Pritche
he president of the Carnegie Foundation
led the Advancement Of Teaching; Robert
,at Woodward, president Of the Carnegie
oil stitution Of Washington: Samuel
Church. president OF the Carnegie Ins
Ia tute of Pittsburgh: Charles L. Tayl
uld president Of the Carnegie Hero Fund Co
ties mission; James Bertrain. secretary: RI
Of ert A. Franks. treasurer. and John
at Poynton.
eat Since its establishment the Carne
on Corporation has given away appro
ers mately S5Oo0o.OOO. Among the causes
all. which funds have been given are pul
ives Libraries. scientific research. medical
ors ucation, colleges and universities and
ing. relief agencies. including Libraries for