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...Land being a gift of nature and not the product of labor, is the inheritance of men, consequently not a fit subject for private appropriation: its site value is created by society and not by the individual owners: Political Science, Vol. XXXVI, p. 348; Barry. "Moloch of Monopolies," Forum, June 1889; vide "Best general references...
...money will now go. The executors state that they give the property in trust to various colleges mentioned in Mr. Fayerweather's will. Harvard was not mentioned in the will, but in this apportionment of the residuary estate she is set down for $100,000. The conditions of the gift are that the amount shall be used as a Fayerweather fund for some special purpose, such as the erection of buildings or founding of scholarships, or for whatever end the authorities may consider to be of practical benefit. In any case the use of the money is to be subject...
Unless some unforeseen circumstances arise, Harvard will very likely receive another bequest-this time from the generous gift of the late Mr. Fayerweather. We understand that the legacy for Harvard is not restricted by many conditions, but may be applied for almost any special object which the authorities may think proper. It will not be hard to find uses for the money; on the contrary, the difficulty will be to decide, among so many needs, which is the most pressing...
...lacking course in astronomy is only one example of many. A bequest providing for it would be most welcome, but what the University needs most of all is a large gift with no conditions attached. Many little gaps could then be filled, each of which now causes great annoyance, and yet is not sufficiently evident to catch the eye and stir the sympathies of any generously disposed graduate...
...announcement was made recently that Morris K. Jesup of New York, had given $51,000 government bonds to the Yale Divinity School. The gift is made in memory of Mr. Jesup's father, who graduated from the college in 1841, and it will be known as the "Charles Jesup Fund." No stipulations accompany the gift, and the interest of the sum will be used at the discretion of the Faculty...