Word: mellons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Matthew T. Mellon who made the offer of the scholarship, and who also cabled Hanfstaengl indicated that he would certainly make his offer of a scholarship for German study to the University again. This time, however, he pointed out that he was to make it merely as an American citizen, and attach no strings to the gift. It would be given as a grant for German study and without any conditions at all implied or stipulated. He hopes sincerely he said that with this new attitude the Corporation will accept his gift in the manner in which he makes...
...twelve long Republican years Andrew William Mellon was almost a saint to his party. By last week, however, the Democratic Administration in Washington was rapidly making this 79-year-old Pittsburgher over into an Old Deal devil...
...associated with the leadership of a political party which has inflicted damage on the universities of Germany through measures which have struck at the principles we believe to be fundamental to universities throughout the world." Thus the donor and not the desirability of German education caused the rejection. Mr. Mellon seems to have allied himself with this donor in the words "replacement of the Hanfstaengl scholarship," ambiguous wording which necessarily bears the implication of substitution and makes refusal obligatory...
...wise to remember that the Hanfstaengl case and this one which has developed from it should be considered as individual cases. If Mr. Mellon or any person disinterested in the Hitler government were to present a student with a similar chance--but without the present implication--the problem would not be the same and different action would be advisable...
...Hanfstaengl has received the following telegram from Dr. Francis P. Magoun, Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University: "The Harvard Alumni are ashamed on account of the action of the University Corporation." Another American scholar, Professor Matthew T. Mellon, has likewise informed Dr. Hanfstaengl by telegram, that he himself has offered President Conant of Harvard University $1000 for a scholarship, with the condition that the money should be used according to the intention of Dr. Hanfstaengl. "As an American citizen I should like to place my service at your disposal, so that your good intentions will be acknowledged in America...