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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 254, 26 April 1912, Page 3

They don't do things by halves in America. An anonymous donor has just given '.€500,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is presided-: oreriby President Richard C- Maclaurin, ■' formerly of New Zealand. . The gift has set the American, papers guessing as to file identity Of the 'donor, but Professor Maclaurin absolutely refuses to give the faintest clue, lie himself is getting no small share of the plaudits.. The' Boston Herald says: "President; Maclaurin lias won, not only the good will of tile alumni, but the confidence and admiration of the shrewdest rani of. the nation, which has been very fortunatv in securing the services of. so eminent and well-,, trained a man." 'Another', paper'says: "Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to our benefactor for the magnificent gift, and with it our heartiest congratulations to Richard Cockburu Maclaurin for the splendid tribute, to.his wonderful work. The donor's reason for the gift is succinctly expressed. He says it is due to his belief in the need of the highest technical education to-day and of its 'growing importance in the future; also his association with men of prominence in England and Germany and their assurance, to him that the Institute of Technology is one of the greatest educational forces in the world. He makes no conditions as to the manner in which the money is to be spent.