Then he called a stenographer and began a bit of dictation.

He did not care to think even to himself how universally advantageous all this might yet prove to be.
The result was that in the course of a few weeks the proffer was formally accepted by the trustees of the University, and a report of the matter, with Cowperwood's formal consent, was given out for publication.

The fortuitous combination of circumstances already described gave the matter a unique news value.

Giant reflectors and refractors had been given and were in use in other parts of the world, but none so large or so important as this.

The gift was sufficient to set Cowperwood forth in the light of a public benefactor and patron of science.