Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-15 | Page 29 | British Nabobs Urged to Get American Habit

BRITISH NABOBS URGED TO GET AMERICAN HABIT I LONDON Feb 14 By A. A P. P P. P.-A A L y to bring about a better better bet bet- ter understanding between the thi United States and nd England would I Ibe be to send seid all an the wealthy men o of f the British Isles les to America Jor or forthe oi the p purpose of ot acquiring the knack of making frequent and liberal donations donations do donations do- do nations to educational institutions H. H A A. A L. L Fisher member of ot parliament parlia parlia- ment meat told members of ot the English t Speaking Speaking- union at a luncheon re recently recently recently re- re at which he was vas the guest gues t of honor Mr 11 Fisher former president o of r the board of education returned I recently from a tour of the United I States and Canada during which 1 he visited many of or the principal 1 I colleges and universities He spoke t fr h- p particular u lar V of f the h superb II p u V superb ic tc buildings for the undergraduates ates at Yale built by part of the Harkness endowment of and said th that t he wished these could be seen by all persons here heFe interested In education I think It would be a capital idea if It we could send all England's wealthy men to America to Inspect the wonderful universities and to see what had been done with endowments endowments en en- en from some of or the Amerlean Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican millionaires If It this were done clone perhaps some of or our rich men would acquire the habit of giving away vast sums to institutes of learning There is not a college in the United States or in Canada which does not appear to have a well trained retinue of or millionaires on its staff We We- here in England have much to learn from American edu edu-