Carnegie Hero Fund

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a fund created by Andrew Carnegie in 1904 to provide rewards for those who perform deeds of heroism, and in case of their death to provide for their widows and dependents. The endowment of the fund is $5,000,000, the income of which is used for the purpose specified by the donor. The awards are carefully hedged about with provisions to insure that only those receive them who are entitled to do so. The expenditure of the fund is directed by a commission of Mr. Carnegie's own naming. Medals are awarded and grants are made only when the facts concerning any alleged acts of heroism are fully attested. The medals are of gold, silver, or bronze, in accordance with the degree of bravery or self-sacrifice shown by the recipient. On each medal is set forth the circumstances under which the heroic act was performed. A recapitulation of the work done in connection with the Fund from the date of its establishment up to 1920 shows that 1,527 medals had been awarded. Of these, 18 were gold, 456 silver and 1,053 bronze. To heroes and their dependents $1,834,521.97 had been paid. The pensions in force up to Nov. 1, 1919, amounted to $99,300 annually. A total of 20,053 cases had been brought to the attention of the Commission. Of these 1,527 had been granted, 17,826 had been refused and 700 were pending. In addition to the distinct purpose for which the Fund had been created, $ 169,462 had been given to sufferers from disasters from storm, earthquake, etc. Since the creation of the American Fund, Mr. Carnegie has established similar funds in Great Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, and Denmark. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECH- NOLOGY, an institution for scientific education, founded in Pittsburgh, gh, Pa., by Andrew Carnegie, in 1900. It was originally known as the Carnegie Technical Schools, and in 1912 received its present title. Mr. Carnegie originally endowed the institution with $1,000,000, but increased the gifts until they reached a total of $4,000,000 for buildings and $7,000,000 for endowments. The institution is situated in Schenley Park, about cent. of 3 miles from the business center of and the Pittsburgh. It is composed of 4 separate up of schools: a School of Applied Science, a Italians. School of Applied Design, a School for Catholic. Applied Industries, and the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women. Tuition fees are extremely moderate. In 1919 there were 3,150 students, with 212 instructors. President, A. A. Hamerschlag. about 530,000. CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, an educational institufounded by Andrew Carnegie in 1902, with an endowment of $10 cially at Rome and Naples, with $10,000,000, 0, to which original sum the giver later on added $12,000,000. The articles of incorporation state that "the objects of the corporation shall be to encourage in broadest and most liberal manner investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind." Provision is made dissemination of the results for a achieved, by the publication of brochures and bulletins from time to time. The institution is under the control of 24 y the trustees, who meet annually to study progress of the work on hand and the initiation of such new projects as may seem to them desirable. In the intervals between meetings, the affairs of the institution are carried on by an executive committee. Its publications have been widely disseminated among the libraries of the world.