Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Address of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew: At the Laying of the Corner-Stone of the College Building Given by William H. Vanderbilt to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, April 24th, 1886
As the less fortunate drift into hostility to their more successful brethren, and those Who by their own ability or by inheritance have been lifted above the struggles of life lose sight of and sympathy With the workers, the internal relations of crowded communities become dangerous and intolerable. At this point the man of wealth who founds or endows an institution Which shall contribute in a large and permanent way to the welfare of the people becomes a statesman as well as a philanthropist. He brings us back to first principles in this recognition of our common origin and interests. We discover that What he is all may.
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