Show U John D Rockefeller offered n gift or 52000000 to the Chicago university on condition that a like sum should be raised from other sources for the same F purpose by the 1st of January On that I I date he extended the time to April 1st last Saturday morning there was morlnS as still due 1CO000 and It was the last day stl Dr I Harper president of the university started out and raised the full sum He ful slm made the Chicago club qome up with 550000 and then rushVd from rusltir one rich man to another held them up until they gave up and had unl the full sum ful ready for the next morning The be quest makes the amount that the Standard Oil magnate has given to the university aggregate 57800000 He evi gIfts dently means to beat Stanfords great |