Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1914 — University of Illinois Receives Gift of $200,000. [ARTICLE]

University of Illinois Receives Gift of $200,000.

Oapt. Thos. J. Smith, of Champaign, 111., has just given to thfe University of Illinois a farm consisting of 769 acres. 'The land is in Champaign «>unty and is fine land, having a value of about $200,000. It is the largest individual gift ever made to that university. Captain Smith is a lawyer and is a large land owner. The purpose of the gift is. the erection of a building on the campus of the university for the music departments