[S.N. Patten's letter] Feb.6,1895,Philadelphia [to F.H. Giddings], [letter marked 'Private' at top]

Feb. 6, 1895, Philadelphia. [ letter marked 'Private' at top ]

Dear Giddings,
        Your letter came this
morning. Our affairs are, as you
have learned, in a bad shape.
There is likely to be a compromise
in the next two weeks however unless
some new hitch occurs.
 Your proposition strikes both
James and me favorably if
it can be acted upon immediately.
We are naturally indignant to
be treated so badly after so many
years of hard work for the university.
If you can make arrangements
by which James and I can come
in on equal footing with with
the other members of the combination we
would be strongly inclined to accept.
We can get the young
men if they are needed
and receive fair offers.
If we come, we shall throw
all our energy into the work and
I believe with you that we can
make Columbia the heart of the
new civilization which the 28th century
must bring to America.
 The Annals can be secured without
difficulty I think but the formal
organization of the University Extension
movement we could not control.
The real movement, however, lies
in the men working in it and they
can be secured if James goes
I feel sure. Formal organizations
are of little consequence if the efficient
men are secured.
 Do you want a Wharton School- an under-
graduate department I mean? We all
have an interest in such work and per-
haps a school like your school of mines
could be organized to supplement the other
proposed enterprises.
                                           Sincerely yours,
                                           Simon N. Patten