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...voluntary subscriptions to the Washington and Lee University. A few years ago a number of representative men, who were interested in higher education, formed a "Centennial Organization for the Better Endowment of Washington and Lee University." The object of this organization was to raise a fund of a million dollars to endow this leading university of the South. Of this sum, about $400,000 has been raised, one half being received from citizens of the North. The university is located at Lexington, Va., in the center of large coal fields and in the neighborhood of extensive iron ore mines, where...
...little more than one-half of the whole number were allowed to pursue their studies in other institutions or elsewhere in absentia. The report of the treasurer shows that the total assets of the university are $1,179,535,99, of which more than three-quarters of a million is real estate above encumbrances. The liabilities are $155,974.64, leaving an excess of assets of $1,023,561.35. The pressing needs of the institution are enumerated as follows: "A sextant, a terrestrial globe, more free scholarships in all departments, a house of aid for young men unable...
...asserted at Milan that the German Government are negotiating for the purchase of the famous Ossuna library. The price asked by the Ossuna family is said to be six million francs. The library was formed by the Duke of Ossuna, who was governor of Milan under Charles IV., of Spain, from 1670 to 1674. The most valuable contents of the library are the Petrarch manuscripts...
Since 1873 over half a million dollars have been expended for the collection and buildings of the Agassiz Museum...
...million dollars has been donated by a single individual to the foundation of a Methodist university at Toronto...