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Among the donations which are being made by the wealthy to help men at tain success in lfe, one of the most in teresting is the munificent gift of Mrs. Collis P. Huntington and her son, Archer Milton Huntington, of a $100,000 library to the Hampton (Va.) Normal’ and Agri cultural Institute. The building is of brick with facings of granite. The name of “Hampton students recalls the many pleasurable entertainments given about the country by these sweet singers of this famous Indian and negro school where the education is not only of the mind, but of the hand, the students be ing trained to proficiency in manual in dustries to fit themselves to be self sporting citizens. It has been erroneous ly stated In some of the newspapers that the new library was a provision In the bequest of $100,000 to the Institute made by the late railway king—Collis P. Hunt ington, Mrs. Huntington being the actual donor in memory of her late, lamented husband, whose benevolent ideas have always been warmly supported by her. Collis P. Huntington's charities were generally practical in the extreme, for he was a firm believer in giving money where it would help to make people self supporting by requiring on their part effort in the line of self-instruction and thirifty habit. ‘The Tfuntington Industrial Works—an adjunct of the institute at Hampton—was the result of Mr. Hunt ington's substantial benevolence, and he and his wife, together and separately, were generous supporters of it, giving freely and endowing scholarships from time to time. The dedicatory services at Hampton a few days ago, when Mrs. Huntington presented to the trustees of the Institute the beautiful “Collis P. Huntington’ Memorial Building,’ and Ar cher Huntington formally delivered its keys to Dr. Frissel, were, therefore, un usually significant and interesting, and many men prominent in broad educa tional movements participated In the ex ercises, among them being President Had ley, of Yale; Robert C. Ogden, Governor Montague, of Virginia; Booker T. Wash ington, of Tuskegee; Bishop McVickar, of Rhode Island; Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Gates, of New York; Rev, Dr. Maugh Chapman, of London Rey. 8. ;T. Johnson, George W. Peabody, Dr. Alexander Melkenzie, Judge J. L. Lewis, Dr.H. Frissol and others. Mrs. Huntington will M l the library with a carefully selected list of books, especially adapted to the needs and tastes of the students of Hampton, and will eny down generously. COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Presented by Mrs. Huntington to the Normal and Agricultural Institute at Hampton, Virginia.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Sun, May 24, 1903
Page 12
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