University of Virginia Library

Endowment Fund.

I am much gratified to state that our President, Dr. E. A.
Alderman, has succeeded in getting to date $228,000. Should
we get $500,000. for this "Thomas Jefferson Memorial Endowment
Fund," the Carnegie gift of another half million will fall into
our hands; but if not, Mr. Carnegie has promised to give us dollar
for dollar of the amount we obtain of the present half million.