Show A SPLENDID EXAMPLE UTAH largest gilt gift was made by the late mrs M belle rice who bequeathed to the university tor for the erection 0 of a girls eiria dormitory this is the largest I 1 individual ual donation and is larger than any donation given by any organization it stands as a line fine example for or others who desire to do the state a great amount of good mrs rice nice was tile the widow ot of wind I 1 sor bor volney rice who came to utah I 1 in the early S Os at the inception or ora the park city boom mr rice en 1 in various enterprises but it was his large block of silver king stock which informed Ifor ined the basis ot of his I 1 fortune mrs rice knew that her family fortune had been made by taking one ot of natural resources and that it would be only fair to the state to return a portion ot of her fortune to the state taxes had been paid by the mining company and by the rices on their property but in ier her broadminded attitude she felt that inasmuch as aa her bar money had been made from a natural resource and in this state she would woula be gladi to have some ot of it help the state in I 1 ler er decision as to just what memorial to erect she felt that a girls dormitory atthe at ahe university would satisfy J one ot at the greatest needs in n tha th state estale at the present time the money will not b be e available for the university until the demise of 0 the principals of the will who were given life ike incomes at the time the bankers trust company the executor executer is instructed to erect a memorial arch in liberty park cat at a cost ot of according to the terms of 0 the will the trustee is to have supervision ot of the plans and construction st but the city and university officials are to lully fully approve whatever decision is made tho the arch Is to bear an inscription showing allowing it to be a memorial to windsor Winds Wind sod ocl V volney olney rice and the dormitory is to be designated signa ted and planned to afford every i modern convenience and facility incident to such a structure ture i atter after the public and private bene benc factions have been carried out the remainder 0 of the estate is to be divided equally between the son and daughter I 1 i such a splendid example should be followed by other people of the state whether or not they can make such larget gifts ns as did mrs rice |