T he Kościuszko Foundation
THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION BY-LAW S
1926*1927
T he Kościuszko Foundation
FO R M EM ORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS A N D T H E PR O M O T IO N O F INTELLECTUAL A N D CULTURAL R ELATIO N S B ET W EEN
PO L A N D A N D T H E U N IT E D STATES
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H e n r y No b l e M a cCr a c k e n...President
G u y E. T r i p p...Vice-President
W i l l i s H . Bo o t h...Treasurer
G u a r a n t y T r u s t C o m p a n y o f N e w Y o r k
St e p h e n P . M i z w a...Secretary and Executive Director
B O A R D of T R U S T E E S
W i l l i s H . Bo o t h St e p h e n P . M i z w a
Ce d r i c E. Fa u n t l e r o y Pa u l M o n r o e
H e n r y No b l e M a cCr a c k e n Gu y E. T r i p p /
Sa m u e l M . Va u c l a i n
THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF TH E EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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G entlem en:
T h is report covers only those activities of the Kościuszko F ound
ation which pertain to its functions as a perm anent organization and does not deal w ith the campaign for a million dollar endowment fund which we are now conducting.
Since this is the first annual report, a brief survey is given of the efforts made along lines of the exchange of students between Poland and America prior to the establishment of the Foundation.
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SA M U E L M. V A U C L A IN , C h a irm a n Special S c h o la rsh ip s C om m ittee
G EN . GUY E . T R IP P , V ic e-P re sid en t
W IL L IS H . BOOTH, T re a s u re r
T H E B A C K G R O U N D O F T H E F O U N D A T I O N
T h e 'K ościuszko F o u n d atio n grew o u t of the Polish-A m erican Scholarship C om m ittee w hich began to function in Septem ber, 1924.
T h e origin of this C om m ittee dates back to Ja n u a ry , 1923, w hen the undersigned proposed th e o rganization of same to D r. L adislaus W ró b le w sk i, the then Polish M in iste r at W a sh in g to n , w ho w as asked to serve as C h airm an . T h e M in iste r consented to serve as C hairm an on the condition, how ever, th a t a t least $5,000 be procured first. H e also agreed to receive the contributions, if there be any, u n til the con
ditional sum w as raised.
T h is sum w as secured am ong the A m erican Poles, m ostly in sm all contributions th ro u g h new spaper appeals, w ith in the year from A ug u st 1923 to A u g u st 1924. T h e P olish-A m erican Scholarship C om m ittee w as organized in Septem ber, 1924, and w as composed of the follow ing perso n s:
H o n . L adislaus W róblew ski, P resident
P re sid en t H e n ry N . M a cC ra ck en , Vice-President Sam uel M . V auclain, V ice-President
C . D ziad u lew icż, V ice-President C. W . Sypniewski, V ice-President Jo h n F . Sm ulski, T reasurer
Stephen P. M iz w a , E xe c u tiv e Secretary
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S C H O O L Y E A R 1924-25
In the first year of its existence, the C om m ittee g ran te d nine scholarships to stu d en ts from P olan d . T w o had already been in A m erica ( M r . W . J . M ic h e jd a and M r . W . W rz e s ie ń ) and seven w ere selected by the various Polish universities upon request of the C om m ittee. O n e of these students w as a young lady. E ach received a steam ship ticket (w ith the exception of th e tw o already in A m erica) and a stipend of $5 0 0 a year.
T h e stu d en ts w e re :
1. W . Bielecki from the U n iv ersity of W iln o , a t Syracuse Ufii- versity School of Business A d m in istratio n .
2. J a n C ender, a g rad u a te of a Polish “ G y m n asiu m ” and also of the “ H ochschule f ü r W e lth a n d e l” in V ienna, a t C olum bia U niv ersity School of Business A dm in istratio n .
3. K aro l K ozłow ski from the U n iv ersity of P o z n a n (P o se n ) at A m h erst College.
4. D r. W ito ld K rzyżanow ski, w ho has a do cto rate fro m the U n i
versity of K rak o w and d u rin g the year 1923-24 w as an In s tru c to r in Econom ic G eography a t the U n iv ersity of L u b lin , studied a t Y ale, D e p a rtm e n t of Econom ics. D u rin g the sum m er vacation, 1925, w orked a t F o rd ’s p la n t in D e tro it and upon his re tu rn to P o lan d has w ritte n a book and lectured upon “ Scientific M a n ag e m en t of L arge-S cale P ro d u ctio n .”
5. W . J . M ic h ejd a, a g rad u a te of the M in in g A cadem y a t K ra k o w and also of the U n iv ersity of P ittsb u rg h School of M in e s in 1924, studied a t H a rv a rd U niv ersity G ra d u a te School of Business A dm in istratio n . H a v in g learned the technical side of m ining engineering, he w an te d to become acquainted w ith the problem s of business org an izatio n and labor m anagem ent.
6. M iss M a rie M o rzk o w sk a from th e U n iv ersity of W a rs a w , at C olum bia U n iv ersity T ea ch e rs College.
7. N icholas O lekiew icz, from th e U n iv ersity of W a rsa w , at C olum bia U n iv ersity T ea ch e rs College.
8. F ran cis W o lsk i fro m the U n iv ersity of K ra k o w a t D a rtm o u th College.
9. W . W rz e sie ń , a g rad u a te of the W a r s a w P olytechnic In stitu te , a t C olum bia U niv ersity School of E ngineering.
Y E A R 1925-26
In th e year 1925-26 the P o lish-A m erican Scholarship C om m ittee g ran te d ■ scholarships to nine stu d en ts fo r th e first sem ester, and the K ościuszko F o u n d atio n (in the m eanw hile o rg an ized ) gave these students scholarships for the second semester.
T h e r e w ere eight stu d en ts fro m P o lan d in th e U n ite d States, and one A m erican, P ro f. E ric P . K elly of D a rtm o u th C ollege, in P oland.
F ro m am ong the eight P olish students, six of the preceding year's scholars had th e ir scholarships renew ed ( D r . W . K rzy żan o w sk i and M r . F ra n cis W o lsk i having retu rn ed a t the end of the first y ea r) and tw o students. A d am G ostom ki and Z byszko Z ielinski, w ere gran ted scholarships for th e first tim e.
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COL. C ED R IC E. F A U N T L E R O Y P R O F . P A U L M ON R O E
M r . G ostom ski, a g rad u a te of the W a rs a w School of Com m erce, studied a t C olum bia U n iv ersity School of Business A dm inistration.
D u rin g th e sum m er of 1926 he w as appointed by the Polish G o v ern m en t as S ecre tary -In te rp re te r to M r . C la rk on th e K em m erer M ission.
M r . Z ielinski, a g rad u a te of the L w o w (L e m b e rg ) U niversity, enrolled a t Jo h n s H opkins. H e specializes in Physics and C hem istry and upon his re tu rn to P oland his aim is to w o rk in the m etallurgical industry.
P ro f. K elly spent the year 1925-26 a t the Jag ello n ian U niv ersity a t K ra k o w — the Polish oldest university and one of the oldest seats of le arn in g in E u ro p e— w here he devoted him self to the stu d y of P o la n d ’s history, lite ra tu re and cu ltu re, and present day problem s. H e also conducted classes in E nglish and E nglish L ite ra tu re and gave a series of popular lectures on certain phases of A m erican C ivilization. A s a resu lt of his stu d y in P olan d , he has w ritte n upon his re tu rn a num ber of articles— am ong others, a series of articles in the D a rtm o u th A lu m n i M a g az in e— and in th e school year 1927-28 is plan n in g to give a course in Polish L ite ra tu re a t D a rtm o u th College.
In a le tte r of appreciation of J u ly 12, 1926, signed by the R ector, the D ean and the C h airm an of the E nglish D ep a rtm en t, the U n iv ersity of K ra k o w sent the follow ing message to P re sid en t H opkins of D a r t m outh :
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T h e m o m e n t h a v i n g a r r i v e d w h e n th i s U n i v e r s i t y b id s g o o d - b y e to P r o fe s s o r E r ic P h i lb r o o k K e l l y , o f D a r t m o u t h C o lle g e , a f t e r a y e a r o f h is s ta y a m o n g u s— w e f u l f i l l a m o s t p le a s a n t d u t y in a d d r e s s i n g to y o u , S ir , a f e w w o r d s o f a p p r e c ia tio n o f th e w o r k d o n e b y P r o fe s s o r K e l l y in P o l a n d . . . .
H i s le c tu r e s , w h i c h c o v e r e d th e w h o le r a n g e o f A m e r i c a n L it e r a tu r e a n d A m e r i c a n C i v i l i z a t i o n , a n d h is c la sse s, w h i c h e m b r a c e d e x e r c is e s in l a n g u a g e a n d in th e r e a d in g o f E n g l i s h p o e tr y , h a v e b e e n e x t r e m e l y u s e f u l a n d d e s e r v e d l y p o p u la r . P ie a lso g a v e a s e r ie s o f p u b l i c le c tu r e s o n th e p r i n c i p a l p h a s e s o f A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e a n d on s e le c te d s u b je c ts o f A m e r i c a n L i f e to c ity a u d ie n c e s . T h e s e le c tu r e s w e r e a lso n u m e r o u s l y a tt e n d e d a n d e a g e r ly lis te n e d to . T h i s s id e o f M r . K e l l y 's a c tiv i tie s c a n w i t h o u t e x a g g e r a tio n b e s a id to h a v e g i v e n a lto g e th e r a n e w s ta r t to th e k n o w l e d g e o f A m e r i c a i n th is c e n tr e o f P o lis h in te lle c t u a l l i f e . . . .
B y h is t w o - f o l d w o r k a t K r a k o w , P r o fe s s o r K e l l y h a s in d e e d w o r t h i l y s e r v e d th e e n d s o f th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t i o n . . ■
( s i g n e d ) Jo h n Lo s,
P r o r e c to r o f th e U n i v e r s i t y W l . O t t m a n n ,
A c a d e m i c R e g is tr a r R . D y b o s k i ,
P r o fe s s o r o f E n g l is h
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T H E K O Ś C IU S Z K O F O U N D A T I O N
T h e P olish-A m erican Scholarship C om m ittee w as dissolved and the K ościuszko F o u n d atio n organized on O cto b er 22, 1925— the incorpor
ation being com pleted D ecem ber 23.
T h e H o n . P a u l C ra v a th incorporated the F o u n d atio n and paid all fees connected therew ith , as his contribution.
T h e Polish C onsulate G en eral of N e w Y o rk gave the F o u n d atio n a suite of rooms fo r its h eadquarters and some of the office fu rn itu re .
T h e A m erican B ank N o te C om pany donated to the F o u n d atio n 5,000 K ościuszko M e m o ria l C ertificates, to be given to contributors of $5 and m ore. M r . W . T . B enda and M r . Joseph Jabłoński, furnished th e d raw ings for the certificate.
Y E A R 1926-27
F o r the year 1926-27, tw elve stu d en ts have been given th e o p p o rtu n ity to study u n d er the auspices o r w ith the cooperation of the F o u n d ation— tw o young ladies and ten young m en, eleven from P oland in A m erica and one from A m erica in P oland.
T. he tw o P olish young ladies in A m erica, one a t V assar and one a t W ellesley, have been given by th e colleges them selves, scholarships covering tu itio n , board and room . T h e F o u n d atio n paid for their tran sp o rta tio n and in one case allow ed $100 fo r the year for incidental expenses.
C o operating w ith th e A m erican Legion, a m em ber of the In terallie d V eteran s F ed era tio n know n as F I D A C , tw o of the F o u n d atio n students, the A m erican in P o lan d and one P olish stu d e n t in A m erica, are know n as F I D A C scholars of the K ościuszko F o u n d atio n .
E ach of the n ew stu d en ts w as given a th ird class steam ship ticket and $ 3 4 .4 0 fo r o th e r jo u rn ey expenses. In addition to tran sp o rta tio n , th e scholarship of th e F o u n d atio n consists of tu itio n fee, if the stu d e n t is obliged to pay tuitio n , and a stipend of $600 a year. T u itio n fees range from $ 2 2 0 to $3 0 0 a year. Besides the tw o young ladies, fo u r stu d e n ts (one in P olan d , tw o a t C olum bia T ea ch e rs College and one a t Jo h n s H op k in s U n iv ersity ) have been given tu itio n scholarships by the in stitu tio n s themselves.
1926-27 S C H O L A R S
1. W . Bielecki fro m the U niv ersity of W iln o , a t Syracuse U niversity 1924-26, U n iv ersity of Chicago School of Business A d m in istratio n 1926-27. T h ir d year in A m erica. C an d id ate fo r P h .D .
F ields of S tu d y :
T h e M a n a g e r’s A d m in istra tio n of P roduction.
Special S tudy in the P ap er In d u stry in the U . S.
2. H e le n Bilińska, from the U n iv ersity of L w o w a t W ellesley College.
F irs t year.
F ields of S tu d y :
E nglish, F re n ch , Psychology.
3. Rose G odlew ska, from W a rs a w School of Business A dm inistration, a t V assar. F irs t year.
Fields of Study:
English, Econom ics, H isto ry , Psychology.
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4- Joseph Ja stak , from th e U n iv ersity of P o zn an , a t C olum bia T e a c h ers College. F irs t year.
F ields of stu d y :
E ducation, P listory, Psychology and M eth o d . M e th o d s of T ea c h in g E nglish in F o reig n C ountries.
5. T h a d d e u s A . K ubiczek, from the M in in g A cadem y a t K rak o w , at U niv ersity of P ittsb u rg h School of M ines. F irs t year.
F ields of S tu d y :
E lectrical, m echanical and m ining engineering— the emphasis on M in in g E ngineering.
6. N icholas O lekiew icz, fro m the U n iv ersity of W a rsa w , a t C olum bia U n iv ersity T ea ch e rs College. T h ir d year. C a n d id a te fo r P h .D .
F ields of S tu d y :
E du catio n — E d u catio n al Psychology, historical and experi
m ental ; M e th o d s of R esearch and Statistics.
7. G eorge R . Saxon, fro m H o w a rd C ollege, a t th e U n iv ersity of W a rsa w . F irs t year.
U n d e r the guidance of P ro f. K ostanecki, P rofessor of E co
nomics a t the U n iv ersity of W a rs a w , M r . Saxon is doing research w o rk on the special topic: “ T h e A m erican C a p ita l in P o la n d .”
F o r th e background he is studying th e history of P oland both from the economic and the political points of view.
8. D r. C asim ir S tu dentow icz, fro m th e U n iv ersity of K rak o w , a t C olum bia U n iv ersity School of Business. F irs t year. C a n d id a te fo r P h .D .
F ields of S tu d y :
Econom ics and B anking, em phasizing A m erican B anking, T h e o ry and P ractice.
9. T h a d d e u s S. S zw abow icz, fro m M in in g A cadem y of K rak o w , a t U n iv ersity of P ittsb u rg h , School of E ngineering. F irs t year.
F ields of S tu d y :
O il and G as E ngineering.
10. J o h n J . T ic h y , fro m W a rs a w P olitechnic In stitu te , a t C olum bia U n iv ersity School of Business, F irs t year.
F ields of S tu d y :
Business O rg a n iz a tio n and Scientific M a n ag e m en t.
11. Z byszko Zielinski, from th e U n iv ersity of L w o w , a t Jo h n s H opkins U niversity. Second year. C a n d id a te fo r P h .D .
F ields of stu d y :
A dvanced courses and Research in Physics, w ith emphasis on T herm o d y n am ics and M echanics.
12. M . S. Z low odzki, fro m the P olitechnic I n s titu te of L w o w , a t the U n iv ersity of P ittsb u rg h School of E ngineering. F irs t year.
F ields of stu d y :
M echanical and In d u s tria l E ngineering.
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G EO R G E R . SA X O N
K. ST U D E N T O W IC Z ZBYSZKO Z IE L IN S K I
“ K ościuszko B oys” a n d “ K ościuszko G irls ” . A rriv ed in S eptem ber, 1926.
F ro m le ft to r i g h t : T h ad d eu s A. K ubiczek, M. S. Zlow odzki, T h ad d eu s S. Szw abow icz, H elen B iliń sk a, R ose G odlew ska, Jo sep h J a s ta k , J o h n J . T ichy.
A ll of these stu d en ts have had a t least tw o years of university w ork o r the equivalent. M o st of them have either com pleted th e ir university w o rk o r shall do so w ith in one year upon th e ir retu rn .
O n the w hole, they have all been doing very good w ork, both academ ically and otherw ise. O n the basis of first te rm exam inations, the follow ing grades w ere reported by the R eg istra rs of th e ir respective in s titu tio n s : tw o students received an A on the average, five received a B, tw o a C ; fo r three no grades w ere given as they are doing advanced research w ork.
T h e record of the nine students (a rra n g ed according to the degree of excellence) whose grades w ere reported to the F o u n d atio n is as fo llo w s:
I . A in 4 courses , B in I, average 93.
2. A in 4 courses, B. in 2, average 91.
3- A in i course, B in 6, average 87.
4- A in i course, B in 3, C in I, average 83- 5- B in 4 courses., C in I, average 82.
6. A in 2 courses, B in i, C in 2, D in I , average 81.
7- P in 2 courses., C in I, average 81.
8. A in i course, B in i, C in 2, D in I, average 79.
9 - B in i course, D in 2, average 7 L
T h e averages w ere arrived a t by th e follow ing e v a lu a tio n : A ( E x c e lle n t) — 9 5 ; B ( G o o d ) — 8 5 ; C ( F a i r ) — 7 5 ; D (P a s s e d )— 65.
G U I D I N G P R I N C I P L E S in the S E L E C T I O N of S C H O L A R S 1. M o re P olish stu d en ts in A m erica th a n A m erican stu d e n ts in P oland,
the presum ption being th a t d u rin g this period of reconstruction, P o lan d needs A m erica-trained men.
2. M a tu re students, w ith practical inclinations, an aim in life and a definite p ro g ram of study. Such fields as E ngineering, Business A d m in istra tio n , etc., w hich stand high in A m erica and are needed in P o lan d w ere emphasized.
C ourses in general cu ltu re and aims to b rin g about b e tte r m u tu a l u n d erstan d in g , have been regarded as of secondary' im portance; the fo rm e r should be taken a t home, the la tte r m u st come as a by
p roduct, resu ltin g fro m ability, ad aptability and character.
3. A n a tte m p t has been m ade to choose scholars from as m any Polish universities as practicable, so as to have representatives fro m all p a rts of P o lan d , and to place them a t in stitu tio n s th a t ra n k high in given fields of study.
4. K now ledge of E nglish required of all Polish students com ing to A m erica.
5. A n obligation, signed by all scholars, to re tu rn to P o lan d upon the com pletion of th e ir studies in A m erica.
6. T h e w o rk of each scholar has been follow ed closely by the E xecutive D ire c to r, periodical reports being req u ired ; sim ilarly, upon th eir re tu rn , the career of each w ill be follow ed.
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T H E KOŚCIUSZKO F O U N D A T IO N A CLEARING HOUSE
T h e office of the F o u n d atio n is w ell-nigh becom ing a clearing house of inform ation w ith in the scope of its aims and purposes fo r students, scholars, and prospective tourists.
T h e m ost fre q u en t inquiries come from Polish students w ho w ould like to come to A m erica to stu d y a t th eir ow n expense o r to w o rk th e ir w ay through, and th erefo re w ould like to have the F o u n d atio n obtain for them C ertificates of Adm ission to some school so as to obtain no n quota stu d e n t visas. U n fo rtu n a te ly , in the vast m a jo rity of cases, it has been the unpleasant function of the D ire c to r to dam pen th e enthusi
asm of the applicants w ho, fu rth e r correspondence revealed, had n eith er money no r the know ledge of E nglish.
K O Ś C I U S Z K O P R I Z E E S S A Y C O N T E S T
I n the spring of 1926 the F o u n d atio n conducted a prize essay contest, open to all u n d erg rad u ates, upon th e topic: “K o ściu szko 's C on
tribution to A m erica ."
T h e r e w ere 38 essays subm itted in all, from 36 different colleges and universities, in the follow ing sta te s: M assachusetts, C onnecticut, N e w Y ork, P ennsylvania, V irginia, S outh C aro lin a, T ennessee, O hio, Illinois, In d ian a, Iow a, South D ak o ta , G eorgia, M issouri, T ex a s, C olorado, C a lifo rn ia and O regon.
P riz es w ere aw arded to the fo llo w in g :
F irs t p rize $ 1 0 0 : E d w a rd C. Ames, U n iv ersity of Chicago.
Second prize $ 5 0 : F lorence L. D avies, R a n d o lp h -M aco n W o m e n ’s College.
T h ir d prize $25 : T h a d d e u s M osiey, O h io S tate U niversity.
P R O P . E R IC P . K E L L Y of D a rtm o u th College, F i r s t A m e ric a n E x c h a n g e P ro fe s s o r u n d e r th e au sp ices of th e K ościuszko F o u n d a tio n .
W a s h in g to n th a n k in g K ościuszko fo r h is in v a lu a b le serv ices a s e n g in e er of fo rtific a tio n s in th e A rm y of th e R evolution.
K O Ś C I U S Z K O R E C O G N I T I O N D A Y
O cto b e r 18, 1926, w as the 150th anniversary of the d ate on w hich T h a d d e u s K ościuszko received his commission as C olonel of Engineers in the A m erican R e v olutionary A rm y.
U n d e r auspices of the K ościuszko F o u n d atio n and of a N atio n a l C om m ittee organized by the F o u n d atio n , there w as held on th a t day in M e m o rial C o n tin en tal H a ll in W a sh in g to n , D .C ., a Kościuszko R ecognition D ay M e e tin g — to render fittin g trib u te to the m em ory of K ościuszko as an A m erican p a trio t and a t the same tim e to call the atten tio n of the public to the “ L iv in g M e m o ria l” th a t is being erected in th e fo rm of an educational foundation.
T h e N a tio n a l C om m ittee included governors of th e th irte en original states, heads of n ational p atrio tic societies, and such o u tstan d in g A m eri
cans as C harles E vans H ughes, E lih u R oot, Sam uel M . V auclain and others.
“ M arch in g in A m e ric a ’s h o n o r.”
A scene in fr o n t of th e W a rsa w O pera H ouse.
“ In 1926 th e 4 th of J u ly w as a n a tio n a l holid ay in P o la n d .”
T h e H o n . D w ig h t F . D avis, S ecretary of W a r , was C h airm an of the M e etin g and the H o n . Joseph C. G re w , U n d er-S ec reta ry of State, delivered the m ain address on “ T ire L iv in g K ościuszko.” T h e o ther speakers w e re : M rs. A lfre d J . Brosseau, P re sid en t G en e ra l, N a tio n a l Society, D .A .R ., an address of w elc o m e; D r. G eorge E . M a c L e a n of the A m erican C ouncil on E du catio n on “ T h e K ościuszko S p irit in I n te r national E d u c a tio n ” ; D r. E m m e t J . S cott of H o w a rd U n iv ersity on
“ Kościuszko as P io n eer in F re ein g A m erican Slaves” ; H o n . J a n Ciechanow ski, M in iste r of P o lan d to the U n ite d S tate s; M r . Leopold K otnow ski, P re sid en t A m erican-P olish C ham ber of C om m erce in W a rsa w and C hairm an of the Com mission w hich presented to P re sid en t Coolidge a message of g reeting to the people of A m erica, signed by over five m illion people of P oland. T h e U . S. M a rin e O rc h estra furnished the music.
Also, a t the suggestion of the F o u n d atio n , several governors of the th irte en original states issued a public proclam ation, settin g aside the
18 th of O cto b e r as K ościuszko R ecognition D ay.
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MESSAGES RECEIVED
A few of the messages th a t w ere received a t the Kościuszko R e
cognition D ay M e e tin g are given below.
M essage from the P resid en t of P o la n d :
F u l l y s y m p a t h i z i n g w i t h t h e a im s o f th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n , I w h o le h e a r t e d l y p a r t ic ip a te in t o d a y ’s f e s t i v a l s a n d s e n d s in c e r e w is h e s in m y o w n n a m e a n d o n b e h a l f o f th e P o lis h n a tio n t h a t t h e s p i r i t u a l c o n ta c t o f o u r tw o c o u n tr ie s a s i n a u g u r a te d b y K o ś c iu s z k o m a y c o n tin u e f o r e v e r , th a n k s to th e n o b le e ffo r ts o f th e i n s titu tio n b e a r in g h is n a m e a n d w h i c h h a s e s ta b l is h e d i n te lle c tu a l r a p p r o c h e m e n t b e tw e e n P o l a n d a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s t h r o u g h c lo se in te r c o u r s e a m o n g th e e d u c a tio n a l c irc le s a n d y o u th . M a y i t f u r t h e r d e v e lo p in to a f r u i t f u l c o o p e r a tio n in e v e r y fie l d e m b o d y in g th e g r e a t id e a ls o f tr u e d e m o c r a tic d e v e l o p m e n t.
Ig n a c y Mo ś c ic k i,
Pr e s id e n t o f t h e Re p u b l ic o f Po l a n d.
In response to the greetings from the P re sid en t of P oland, those assembled a t the M e m o rial C o n tin en tal H a ll passed th e follow ing re so lu tio n :
W a s h i n g t o n , O c to b e r 18, 1926 A s s e m b l e d u n d e r t h e a u s p ic e s o f T h e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n , a n d o f a C o m m i tt e e o f d is t i n g u i s h e d A m e r ic a n s , in M e m o r i a l C o n ti n e n ta l H a l l , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C ., to p a y n a tio n a l h o n o r a n d r e s p e c t to th e m e m o r y o f T h a d d e u s K o ś c i u s z k o , P o lis h a n d A m e r i c a n p a tr io t, o n th is e ig h te e n th d a y o f O c to b e r , 1926, th e o n e - h u n d r e d a n d f i f t i e t h a n n iv e r s a r y o f h is e n te r in g th e m i l i t a r y s e r v ic e s o f th e U n it e d S t a te s ;
T h i s m e e ti n g — c o m p o s e d o f r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f th e th ir te e n o r ig in a l A m e r i c a n s ta te s , l e a d i n g e d u c a tio n a l i n s titu tio n s o f th e c o u n tr y , o ffic ia ls o f th e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t , h e a d s o f p a tr io tic s o c ie tie s w h o s e m e m b e r s n u m b e r m a n y h u n d r e d s o f th o u s a n d s , o ffic e r s o f th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a tio n , a n d p r i v a t e c itiz e n s o f th e U n i te d S t a t e s ; —
B e i n g g r a t e f u l l y a w a r e t h a t th e n a tio n a l in d e p e n d e n c e w h i c h K o ś c i u s z k o h e lp e d to w i n f o r th e U n ite d S ta te s a c e n tu r y a n d a h a l f a g o , h a s la te ly b e e n w o n b y th e l a n d o f h is b i r t h ;
B e i n g a p p r e c i a t i v e l y c o n sc io u s o f th e c u ltu r a l a n d p a tr i o ti c tie s w h ic h b r i n g th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d P o la n d to g e th e r in a n in s p i r i n g b o n d o f f e l l o w s h i p a n d a s p ir a ti o n ; # ■
A n d b e in g s tir r e d b y th e u n p r e c e d e n t e d d i s p la y o f n a tio n a l a ffe c tio n u p o n t h e p a r t o f P o l a n d f o r its s is te r r e p u b li c , th e U n ite d S ta te s , as e x p r e s s e d in th e n a t i o n - w i d e o b s e r v a n c e o f th e A m e r i c a n I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y th r o u g h o u t th e P o lis h R e p u b li c on J u l y 4 th la s t ;
H e r e b y e x p r e s s e s its h e a r t f e l t g r a t i t u d e f o r P o l a n d ’s g i f f o f K o ś c iu s z k o a n d o f h is ta le n ts to th e c a u se o f A m e r i c a n fr e e d o m , its s in c e r e g r e e t in g a n d fe l i c i t a t i o n s to th e P o lis h R e p u b li c , a n d its d e s ir e a n d p u r p o s e s to s u s ta in a n d e n h a n c e , t h r o u g h in t e r n a tio n a l e x c h a n g e o f s tu d e n t s a rid in o th e r w a y s , th e s p i r it o f m u t u a l w e l f a r e , th e k in s h i p o f id e a ls , a n d th e b o n d s o f f r i e n d s h i p w h i c h e x i s t b e tw e e n t h e U n i te d S ta te s a n d P o la n d .
I t is th e f u r t h e r s e n s e o f th is m e e ti n g th a t th e s e g r e e tin g s a n d s e n ti m e n ts b e c o n v e y e d b y th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n to th e P r e s i d e n t o f th e
P o l is h R e p u b l i c a n d to its c itiz e n s . - . ...
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E X C E R P T S F R O M A D D R E S S E S A N D M E S S A G E S :
I t s e e m s so f i t t i n g in th is S e s q u i - C e n te n n ia l y e a r t h a t th i s y o u n g p a tr i o t s h o u ld h e s h o w n in p o r t r a it u r e a t th e a p p r o p r ia t e tim e a n d p la c e a n d th a t d u e h o m a g e s h o u ld he p a i d to h is m e m o r y a n d to t h e g r e a t s e r v ic e h e r e n d e r e d th e A m e r i c a n c o lo n ie s d u r i n g th e R e v o l u t i o n a r y J V a r .
Y o u h a v e u n d e r ta k e n a g r a c io u s a n d a j a r - r e a c h i n g ta s k o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l e d u c a t io n w h e r e b y th e y o u t h o f K o ś c iu s z k o ’s c o u n tr y a n d G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n ’s c o u n tr y w i l l c o m e to g e th e r t h r o u g h a f r i e n d l y i n te r c h a n g e o f id e a s a n d a c lo se s t u d y o f g o v e r n m e n t a l p r o b le m s .
T h e r e fo r e , th e D a u g h te r s o f t h e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n e x t e n d to T h e K o ś c i u s z k o F o u n d a t io n th e h a n d o f f e l l o w s h i p . A s t h e i r P r e s i d e n t G e n e r a l, 1 h id y o u w e l c o m e t o n i g h t to o u r o w n M e m o r i a l C o n tin e n ta l H a l l a n d p e r s o n a lly s e a l th e b o n d o f f r i e n d s h i p .
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Da u g h t e r s o f t h e Am e r ic a n Re v o l u t io n.
W e a r e a s s e m b le d h e r e t o n ig h t to p a y o u r r e s p e c ts to th e m e m o r y o f T h a d d e u s K o ś c iu s z k o w h o m w e A m e r i c a n s d e l i g h t to h o n o r n o t o n ly a s o n e o f o u r o w n p a tr io ts , b u t a s a r e p r e s e n ta ti v e o f t h a t f r i e n d l i n e s s a n d a c c o r d w h i c h e x is ts b e tw e e n o u r n a tio n a n d h is n a t i v e c o u n tr y . H i s m i l i t a r y a c h ie v e m e n ts a r c e v e n to d a y a n e x a m p le a n d a n in s p i r a t i o n to o u r s o ld ie r s . P lis r e c o g n itio n o f th e ju s t i c e o f o u r c a u se a rid h is d e v o t io n to o u r id e a ls o f lib e r ty is o n e o f th e c o m m o n b o n d s w h i c h u n i t e P o l a n d a n d t h e U n ite d S ta te s .
Dw i g h t F . Da v is,
Se c r e t a r y o f Wa r.
M ME. M A R IE C U R IE (n ee Skłodow ska)
T he fo rem o st w o m an s c ie n tis ts o f th e p re s e n t g e n e ra tio n a n d m uch in te re s te d in in te rn a tio n a l c u ltu ra l re la tio n sh ip s.
“ A n o th e r liv in g lin k b etw een P o la n d a n d A m e ric a .”
MR. P A D E R E W S K I is a m em ber of th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f the K ościuszko F o u n d a tio n a n d is in te n se ly in te re s te d in th e cul
t u r a l re la tio n s betw een th e tw o co u n tries.
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P o l a n d h a s g i v e n m u c h to A m e r i c a n l i f e . B u t s h e h a s c o n tr i b u te d to m a n k i n d a s a w h o le , a s w e l l . F o r th is la tte r c o n tr ib u tio n th e w h o le w o r l d is h e r d e b to r . W h o ca n h e a r o r r e a d th e n a m e s o f P o l is h h e ro e s , s ta te s m e n , s c ie n tis ts , m u s i c ia n s , w r i t e r s — th e n a m e s o f S o b ie s k i, C o p e r n ic u s , S k l o d o w s k a - C u r i e , P a d e r e w s k i , S i e n k i e w i c z , C o n r a d c o m e to m i n d — w i t h o u t w o n d e r i n g w h a t o u r l i f e w o u l d be w i t h o u t th e s e il lu s tr io u s b e n e fa c to r s o f m a n k i n d ?
B u t n o P o le is so s e c u r e o f a p r e d o m in a n t, a l i v i n g p la c e in A m e r i c a n h is to r y a s K o ś c i u s z k o . N o A m e r i c a n ca n h e a r tlie n a m e o f K o ś c i u s z k o w i t h o u t r e m e m b e r in g w i t h d e e p e s t g r a t i t u d e h is v a l u a b l e s e r v i c e to th is c o u n tr y .
H i s n a m e h a s b e e n w r i t t e n in m a r b le a n d b r o n z e t h r o u g h o u t o u r c o u n tr y , h is d e e d s o f v a l o r in f i g h t i n g f o r a c a u s e w h i c h h e w a s g r e a t e n o u g h to ta k e a s h is o w n a r e w r i t t e n d e e p in th e a n n a ls o f o u r h i s t o r y ; b u t th e tr u e c h a r a c te r o f th e m a n w h o a c e n tu r y a n d a h a l f a g o f o u g h t f o r t h e id e a ls w h i c h h a v e i n s p ir e d a n d w i l l e v e r in s p ir e t h e p r o g r e s s o f P o l a n d a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s , is e n s h r in e d i n th e h e a r ts o f a l l o f u s a n d it is f r o m o u r h e a r ts th a t th e c a ll g o e s f o r t h in s a lu t a ti o n f r o m o u r p e o p le to th e p e o p le o f P o l a n d : K o ś c i u s z k o l i v e s !
Jo s e p h C . Gr e w,
Un d e r- Se c r e t a r y o f St a t e.
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S ta tu e o f C opernicus w ith U n iv e rs ity o f K ra k o w L ib ra ry in th e b a ck g ro u n d .
D r. S co tt’s address w as based on the w ill of Kosciuszlco, w hich reads as fo llow s:
I , T h a '.d e u s K o ś c iu s z k o , b e in g j u s ! on m y d e p a r tu r e f r o m A m e r ic a , d o h e r e b y d e c la r e a n d d i r e c t th a t, s h o u ld I m a k e no o th e r te s t a m e n ta r y d is p o s it io n o f m y p r o p e r ty in th e U n ite d S ta te s , I h e r e b y a u t h o r i z e m y f r i e n d , T h o m a s J e ffe r s o n , to e m p lo y th e w h o l e t h e r e o f in p u r c h a s in g n e g r o e s f r o m a m o n g h is o w n o r a n y o th e r s , a n d g i v i n g th e m lib e r ty in m y n a m e ; i n g i v i n g th e m a n e d u c a tio n in tr a d e o r o t h e r w is e ; in h a v i n g th e m in s tr u c te d f o r t h e i r n e w c o n d itio n in th e d u ti e s o f m o r a l ity , w h i c h m a y m a k e th e m g o o d n e ig h b o r s , g o o d f a t h e r s a n d m o th e r s , h u s b a n d s a n d w i v e s , i n th e i r d u t y a s c i tiz e n s , te a c h in g th e m to b e d e fe n d e r s o f th e ir l i b e r t y a n d c o u n tr y , o f th e g o o d o r d e r o f s o c ie ty , a n d in w h a t s o e v e r m a y m a k e th e m h a p p y a n d u s e f u l ; a n d I m a k e th e s a id T h o m a s J e f fe r s o n e x e c u to r o f th is .
$ th o f M a y , 179S. T . K o ś c i u s z k o .
T h e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n is o r g a n i z e d in o r d e r t h a t th e r e c o g n itio n o f T h a d d e n s K o ś c iu s z k o m a y n o t c ea se w i t h a s in g le c e le b r a tio n b u t m a y b e p e r p e t u a te d in th e y e a r s to c o m e b y th e c o n s ta n t in te r e s t o f y o u th in th e a p p l ic a ti o n o f h is p r a c t i c a l id e a ls o f s k i l l in th e s e r v ic e o f h u m a n ity .
He n r y No ble Ma cCr a c k e n,
Pr e s id e n t o f Va ssa r Co l l e g e a n d o f Th e Ko ś c iu s z k o Fo u n d a t io n. I a m in h e a r ty a c c o r d w i t h t h e p r o g r a m a r r a n g e d to d o h o n o r to t h a t g r e a t P o lis h a n d A m e r i c a n p a t r i o t w h o c o n tr i b u te d so m u c h to s e c u r in g l i b e r t y f o r a g r e a t n a tio n . H e is t r u l y r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f a g r e a t a n d l ib e r ty l o v i n g p e o p le .
Jo h n R . Tr u m b u l l,
Go v e r n o r o f Co n n e c t ic u t. I n g r a t e f u l m e m o r y o f th e l i f e a n d s e r v ic e o f th is s p l e n d i d s o ld ie r a n d s ta te s m a n , w h o s e e ffo r ts o n tw o c o n tin e n ts e n d e a r e d h im to lib e r ty l o v i n g p e o p le t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d , I h a v e d e s i g n a t e d M o n d a y , O c to b e r e ig h t e e n t h , 19 2 6 , a s K o ś c iu s z k o R e c o g n itio n D a y a n d h a v e r e q u e s te d th e c i tiz e n s o f M a s s a c h u s e t ts to a p p r o p r ia te ly o b s e r v e th e o n e h u n d r e d a n d f i f t i e t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f th is g r e a t p a tr io t’s e n tr a n c e in to th e a r m y o f th e C o lo n is ts in th e c r itic a l p io n e e r d a y s o f o u r N a ti o n .
Al v a n T . Fu l l e r
Go v e r n o r o f Ma s s a c h u s e t t s. I t g i v e s m e th e g r e a te s t p le a s u r e to s e n d m y g r e e ti n g s a n d th e g r e e t
i n g s o f th e p e o p le o f M a r y l a n d to th e g r e a t a s s e m b la g e w h i c h m e e ts in W a s h i n g t o n on K o ś c iu s z k o R e c o g n itio n D a y , O c to b e r 18. T h e s e e x e r c ise s a r e a g r e a t d e a l m o r e th a n a m e m o r ia l to o n e o f th e g r e a t fig u r e s o f th e w o r l d . T h e y e m p h a s i z e th e s p ir it w h i c h is th e i n s p i r i n g t h i n g a b o u t th e n e w P o l is h R e p u b lic .
T h e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n is s h o w in g t h e i m p o r ta n c e o f th e i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x c h a n g e o f s tu d e n t s . T h e k n o w l e d g e th u s a c q u ir e d t h e y w i l l c a r r y b a c k a n d a p p l y in th e u p b u i l d i n g o f th e P o lis h R e p u b l ic . T h u s w i l l A m e r i c a s h a r e to d a y in o b ta in in g f o r P o l a n d th e f u l l m e a s u r e o f t h a t f r e e d o m w h i c h K o ś c iu s z k o c a m e to A m e r i c a to h e lp u s s e c u r e w h e n w e w e r e s t r u g g l i n g f o r o u r o w n i n d e p e n d e n c e .
Al b e r t C . Ri t c h ie,
Go v e r n o r o f Ma r y l a n d. T h a d d e u s K o ś c i u s z k o d e d ic a te d h is l i f e to lib e r ty . M a y h is g a l la n t r y a n d c h i v a l r y c o n tin u e to in s p ir e a l l m e n w h o a r e e n g a g e d in t h e c a u se o f h u m a n fr e e d o m a n d m a y a n a b i d i n g f r i e n d s h i p b e tw e e n A m e r i c a a n d P o l a n d r e s t f o r e v e r o n th e p r in c i p l e s t h a t h e l i v e d to s e r v e .
J o h n C . W i n a n t
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I n p r o v i d i n g s c h o la r s h ip s th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t io n is c r e a tin g a p e r p e t u a l a n d m e r i t e d m e m o r i a l to t h a t g r e a t p a tr io t, s o ld ie r a n d e n g in e e r
•w hose s e r v i c e s <were o f s u c h i n e s t i m a b le v a l u e to th e th i r te e n s t r u g g l i n g c o lo n ie s.
A . H a r r y M o o r e ,
Go v e r n o r o f Ne w Je r s e y.
T h i s d a y c o m m e m o r a te s th e 1 5 0 th a n n i v e r s a r y o f th e d a y w h e n K o ś c iu s z k o r e c e iv e d f r o m C o n g r e s s h is c o m m is s io n a s C o lo n e l o f E n g i n e e r s . A m e r i c a t o d a y o w e s m u c h o f h e r s t a b i l i t y to th i s g r e a t s o ld ie r , w h o in th o s e h e r o ic d a y s g a v e so m u c h o f h is v a l u a b l e s e r v ic e s to o u r C o u n tr y a n d w h o s to o d w i t h W a s h i n g t o n a s c h a m p io n o f N a t i o n a l L ib e r t y .
I a m i s s u in g a s ta te m e n t to b e p u b l i s h e d in th e p r e s s o f o u r S t a t e u r g i n g th e o b s e r v a n c e o f K o ś c iu s z k o R e c o g n itio n D a y , a n d a s k in g th a t s u ita b le e x e r c is e s b e h e l d in o u r s c h o o ls to in c u lc a te in to th e m in d s o f th e c o m in g g e n e r a tio n th e g r e a t d e e d s o f th i s P o / i s h - A m c r ic a n .
A . J . P o t h i e r ,
Go v e r n o r o f Rh o d e Is l a n d.
P r o m o tio n o f t h e i n te ll e c tu a l a n d c u lt u r a l r e la tio n s b e tw e e n P o l a n d a n d th e U n i te d S ta te s , th e a im o f th e K o ś c iu s z k o F o u n d a t i o n , is in d e e d a l a u d a b l e u n d e r t a k i n g . T h e m e a n s a d o p te d b y th e F o u n d a t io n to p r o m o te th i s i n t e r n a tio n a l a m i c a b i l i t y a n d e x c h a n g e o f s tu d e n t s w h o d i s p l a y a p a r tic u l a r a p t i t u d e f o r th e te c h n ic a l s tu d ie s t h a t a r e b a s ic r e q u is ite s in th e f u l f i l l m e n t o f th is p e a c e , is e q u i v a l e n t l y p r a is e w o r t h y . T h e id e a l w h i c h a c tu a t e d th e F o u n d a t io n to b e f o u n d in th e e ste e m e v e r y A m e r i c a n fe e ls f o r t h e p a t r i o t K o ś c iu s z k o w h o , lik e W a s h i n g t o n , w a s m o v e d to th e n o b le s t e ffo r t b y a n a r d e n t l o v e o f l ib e r ty , is m a g n ific e n t.
I h e a r t i ly s u b s c r ib e to e v e r y h o n o r th a t m a y be o ffe r e d to th e m e m o r y o f G e n e r a l T h a d d e u s K o ś c iu s z k o a s o n e o f th e o u ts ta n d in g p a tr io ts a n d le a d e r s o f th e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u tio n .
Al f r e d E . Sm i t h,
Go v e r n o r o f Ne w Yo r k.
T h e P riz e Essay C ontest, the W a sh in g to n m eeting, the proclam a
tions of governors— w hich reached the public schools in th e ir States—
and the new spaper stories and editorials, as w ell as articles in periodicals ( th e E xecutive D ire c to r alone had articles on K ościuszko in “ P o la n d ,”
the “ K iw anis M a g a z in e ” and the “ D .A .R . M a g a z in e ” ) have all helped to enhance th e p o p u lar know ledge of K osciuszko’s p a rt in the A m erican R evolution.
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H o n o r i n g t h e H e r o o f T w o N a t i o n s
S p eak ers a t Koscius-zko R eco g n itio n D ay M eeting. L e ft to r i g h t : H on. D w ig h t F . D avis, S e c re ta ry of W a r ; Gen. J a m e s A . D ra in , E ig h th C o m m an d er o f th e A m erican L e g io n ; H on. J a n C iechanow ski, M in iste r of P o la n d ; M rs. A lfred J . B rosseau, P re s id e n t G en eral, D a u g h te rs of th e A m erican R evolution ; H on. Jo sep h C. G rew , U n d e r S e c re ta ry of S ta te ; M r. Leopold K otn o w sk i, C h a irm a n of D elegation p re s e n tin g v olum es of s ig n a tu re s to P re s id e n t C o o lid g e ; D r. E m m e tt J . Sco tt, S e c re ta ry -T re a s u re r of H o w ard U n iv e rsity , W a s h in g to n , D. C.
The U n iv e rsity of K rak o w c e le b ra tin g th e A m e ric a n S e sq u icen ten n ial, w ith A m erican M in iste r J o h n B.
S te tso n s ta n d in g in th e fo reg ro u n d .
P R O F . R O M A N D Y BO SK I, H ead o f th e D e p a rtm e n t of E n g lish a t the
U n iv e rs ity of K rakow .
M em ber o f th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f the K ościuszko F o u n d a tio n a n d a ctiv ely i n te r ested in th e w o rk of th e F o u n d a tio n .
P O L I S H B R A N C H O F T H E K O Ś C I U S Z K O F O U N D A T I O N
T o cooperate w ith the F o u n d atio n in carry in g o u t its aims and purposes, there has been established in W a r s a w a Polish Branch of the Kościuszko F oundation w ith tem porary h ead q u arters in the office of the Polish-A m erican Society, P ała c Staszica a t W a rsa w .
T h e nucleus of this B ranch F o u n d atio n consists of those m em bers of o u r N a tio n a l C ouncil th a t reside in P olan d . T h e org an izatio n also includes in its m em bership and officials, R ectors of all the universities in P o lan d , representatives of the M in is try of E d u ca tio n and of Foreign A ffairs, H o n . Jo h n B. Stetson, A m erican M in is te r to P o lan d , P rince C asim ir L ubom irski, first M in is te r of P o lan d to th e U n ite d States, em inent university professors and p ro m in en t business men. .
W h e n the o rganization is com pleted, chapters of the B ranch F o u n d ation w ill be established a t th e various universities and a t some of the higher institutions, headed by the R ecto r and professors in each place.
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T H E PURPOSES O F T H E BRANCH F O U N D A T IO N
1. T o cooperate w ith the F o u n d atio n in m aking a thorough survey of th e fields of study in P o lan d w ith a view tó determ ining w hich ones should be called to the special atten tio n of the A m erican students.
2. T o establish contacts w ith Polish industries and business con
cerns so as to m ake the best use of young men and w om en th a t have received A m erican training.
3. W ith the cooperation of U niversity chapters, help select the proper candidates fo r scholarships in A m erica.
4. H e lp the A m erican students in P oland to o rien tate themselves so as to get the greatest benefit from th e ir sojourn th e re ; and to receive distinguished A m ericans and help arran g e itineraries for A m erican professors, lecturers, groups of to u rin g students and tourists.
5. D issem inate reliable inform ation about A m erica th ro u g h books, pam phlets, lectures, etc. and to cooperate w ith the F o u n d atio n in all its efforts to b rin g ab o u t closer in tellectual and c u ltu ra l relations be
tw een the tw o countries.
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The U n iv e rsity of K rak o w
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T he U n iv e rsity of Lw ow
R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S
Program of the Foundation
I. F O R T H E N E X T T W O - T H R E E Y E A R S
W h ile we are conducting the cam paign for an endow m ent fund and u n til such fu n d renders sufficient income to enable us to earn? our w o rk on the scale intended, w e should lim it o u r activities both in num ber and ex ten t and curb the c u rre n t budget to m odest proportions.
T h e re fo re , fo r the next tw o-three years, I propose the follow ing p ro g ra m :
1. F o r the year 1 9 2 7 /2 8 to m ain tain not m ore th a n 12 students both ways.
2. T h a t some of the students in E ng in eerin g and Business O rg a n ization w ho d u rin g the year 1 9 2 6 /2 7 w ere studying a t the various u n i
versities, be tu rn e d into A pprenticeship F ellow s and placed w ith appro
p riate A m erican concerns so th a t they m ay gain experience in th eir specialties.
3. T h a t the institutions w here ou r scholars are or w ill be studying be asked to cooperate w ith us in the m a tte r of scholarships.
4. T h a t in the m eanw hile w e try to perfect the cooperative and selective m achinery in P o lan d so th a t we m ay be able to get only those stu d en ts w ho are properly qualified to profit by the opportunities offered them.
5. T h a t for the year 1 9 2 8 /2 9 w e ask a nu m b er of colleges and universities, both in A m erica and in P olan d , to cooperate w ith us actively in the m a tte r of scholarships so th a t w e m ay increase the nu m b er of scholars to 20-25, and th a t in addition an attem p t be m ade to place in some of the leading A m erican concerns 20-25 A pprenticeship Fellow's in the fields of engineering, m ining, banking, in d u strial m anage
m ent, etc.
6. T h a t a rran g e m en t be m ade to have in 1 9 2 8 /2 9 some o u tsta n d ing Polish professor in A m erica u n d er the auspices of the F oundation.
7. As the office of the F o u n d atio n is the recipient of ever increasing dem ands fo r inform ation, th e F o u n d atio n should, as soon as convenient, publish tw o in form ational booklets, one for Polish students desiring to stu d y in A m erica and the o ther fo r A m erican students contem plating going to P o lan d for purposes o f study.
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II. W H E N T H E M IL L IO N DOLLAR E N D O W M E N T FU N D
IS S E C U R E D
T h e F o u n d atio n w ould then be able to ca rry on the follow ing p ro g ram of w o rk :
1. M a in ta in an n u ally 20-25 P olish students a t A m erican colleges, universities and technical schools, in those d ep artm en ts of know ledge in w hich A m erica stands high and P o lan d needs most.
2. M a in ta in an n u a lly 5-10 A m erican students a t Polish u n i
versities.
3. H elp annually 20-30 P olish g rad u a te engineers and prospective bankers and businessmen to obtain apprenticeships w ith A m erican concerns.
T. he D ire c to r of the F o rd Service School reports on the experience of foreign students a t the F o rd shops:
“ F o r the m a jo rity of the students it is th e ir first experience in a factory. M a n y are forced to change th e ir w hole outlook on life fo r they come fro m countries w here m anual w o rk is considered degrading. A s th e ir muscles h arden and th e ir v iew point changes, th e ir discouragem ent vanishes and th e ir enthusiasm , based on a su rer foundation, re tu rn s.”
T h e com bination of theory w ith practice, the coordination of m ental endow m ents w ith physical skill, the actual contact w ith the w orkshop undoubtedly produce the best results.
4. H ave each year one Polish professor o r some notable scholar o r le c tu re r in A m erica— one w ho in each case could in te rp re t P oland to A m erica.
5. H a v e each year one A m erican professor in P olan d , one w ho in each case could, in tu rn , in te rp re t A m erica to P oland.
6. H e lp establish and m a in ta in a lib ra ry of selected books on A m erica and of A m erican periodicals eith er u n d e r d irect auspices of the P olish B ranch of the F o u n d atio n a t W a rs a w o r encourage the collection of such books, even though on a sm aller scale, a t each of the leading universities so th a t studies on A m erican subjects can be facilitated and encouraged.
T h e re are organizations and individuals th a t have already expressed th eir w illingness to cooperate w ith the F o u n d atio n along these lines.
7. M a in ta in a bureau of info rm atio n p erta in in g to m a tte rs w ith in the scope of the functions of the F o u ndation.
8. C ooperate w ith those already established and encourage the establishm ent- of chairs of P olish L ite ra tu re a t A m erican universities, and chairs of E nglish, A m erican H isto ry and C ivilization a t Polish universities.
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g. E n courage th e study of the E nglish language and th ings A m eri
can in P o lan d by a w a rd in g from tim e to tim e prizes fo r com petitive essays on topics dealing w ith A m erican life, th e com petition to be open co n c u rre n tly o r a ltern ately to G ym nasium and U niv ersity students.
10. E n courage study of P olish lite ra tu re , a rt, music, etc., a t A m eri
can colleges and universities by a w a rd in g from tim e to tim e, prizes for com petitive essays on some special topics in these fields.
11. P ublish or aid in publishing o r encourage th e publication of a com prehensive and a u th o rita tiv e w o rk on “ K ościuszko in A m erica,’’
w hich some day m ig h t become th e basis of a m uch-needed w o rk in E nglish on the “ C o n trib u tio n of the Poles to A m erica.”
12. E nco u rag e A m erican stu d en ts and o th e r to u rists to trav el in P o lan d by fu rn ish in g them w ith illu strativ e in form ational lite ra tu re about things w o rth seeing there.
13. P u b lish a m onthly o r q u a rte rly b u lletin , te llin g about th e w o rk of th e F o u n d atio n and of o th e r efforts along lines of activities it follow s, as w ell as stories of its fo rm e r scholars and th e ir subsequent activities and accom plishm ents. T h e se bulletins to be sent to con
trib u tin g m em bers and friends of the F o u ndation.
T h e activities of the K ościuszko F o u n d atio n w ill be directed along these lines in o rd e r th a t P o lan d , th e F a th e rla n d of K ościuszko, may be b e tte r know n in A m erica, and in o rd er th a t A m erica, the F a th e rla n d of W a sh in g to n , as w ell as A m erican principles, m ay be m ore com pletely and com prehensively understood in P olan d .
R espectfully subm itted,
S T E P H E N P . M I Z W A , Executive Director
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EXHIBIT “A ”
F I N A N C E S O F T H E P O L I S H - A M E R I C A N S C H O L A R S H I P C O M M I T T E E
In c o m e
T o ta l contributions (A u g . 1923 to N ov. 16, 1 9 2 5 ) ... $9,028.78
D i s b u r s e m e n t s
Steam ship tickets (8 stu d e n ts) and trav e lin g
expenses (1 9 2 4 -2 5 ) ... 1,000.00 Scholarships (8 stu d e n ts) 1924-25 ... 4,200.00 Scholarships first sem ester 192 5 -2 6 ... 2,050.00 P r i n t i n g ... 122.00 L etterh ea d s and po stag e... 195.16
7,567.16 Balance, N ov. 16, 1 9 2 5 . . . . $1,461.62 U p o n dissolution of the P olish-A m erican Scholarship C om m ittee and the establishm ent of th e Kościuszko F o u n d atio n , the to ta l sum of the balance ($ 1 ,4 6 1 .6 2 ) w as tran sfe rred to the F oundation.
EXHIBIT “B”
T H E K O Ś C I U S Z K O F O U N D A T I O N
C o s t o f S c h o l a r s h i p s
T o ta l. ..
S e c o n d S e m e s t e r 1925-26
N u m b e r SS. T i c k e t
S tu d e n ts T r a v e l i n g E x p e n s e s T u i t i o n S ti p e n d s
7 —■ —• $1,750.00
2 —
1
—■ 300.00• 9 :
--
--- $2,050.00Y e a r 1926-27
I — $220.00 $600.00
I $125.00 — 100.00
1 125.00 — —-
I 250.00* — 550.00
I 125.00 — • 600.00
I — . 126.00** 600.00
I •— — 600.00
2 250.00 528.00 1,200.00
3 375.00 900.00 1,800.00
. 12 $1,250.00 $1,774.00 $6,050.00=
$2,050.00
1,074.00
* B o th w a y s .
* * S e c o n d s e m e s te r o n ly .
A verage estim ated cost 12 scholarships, $756.16.
A verage estim ated cost 10 scholarships (exclu d in g 2 whose tuitio n , board and room w ere given by the colleges them selves), $872.40.
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