▁new ▁college ▁seems ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁Bar r ▁made ▁no ▁significant ▁effort ▁to ▁find ▁such ▁an ▁institution ." ▁Nelson ▁suggests ▁a ▁fundamental ▁understanding , ▁in ▁which ▁" M ell on ▁accepted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁college ▁in ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁Bar r ▁could ▁raise ▁the ▁additional ▁funds ▁to ▁sust ain ▁it , ▁whereas ▁Bar r ▁interpreted ▁M ell on ’ s ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁substitution ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁he , ▁M ell on , ▁would ▁supply ▁the ▁necessary ▁additional ▁funds ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁letter , ▁M ell on ▁wrote : ▁ ▁D ear ▁W ink ie : ▁... my ▁idea ▁( and ▁I ▁understood ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁yours ) ▁was ▁that ▁some ▁college ▁for ▁under grad u ates ▁similar ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁curr icul um ▁to ▁St . ▁John ’ s ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁the ▁gift . ▁When ▁you ▁went ▁to ▁Massachusetts , ▁it ▁was ▁my ▁understanding ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁form ▁such ▁a ▁college . ▁Through ▁circumstances ▁beyond ▁your ▁control , ▁that ▁project ▁now ▁appears ▁un fe as ible , ▁if ▁not ▁impossible , ▁within ▁any ▁reasonable ▁amount ▁of ▁time , ▁chief ly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁qualified ▁teachers ▁and ▁ade qu ate ▁building ▁funds . ▁As ▁an ▁alternative , ▁you ▁have ▁requested ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁Foundation , ▁through ▁me , ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁entire ▁benefits ▁of ▁the ▁end ow ment ▁fund ▁to ▁Liberal ▁Arts , ▁Inc .... ▁for ▁purposes ▁which ▁seem ▁to ▁me ▁extremely ▁vague .... ▁Since ▁I