[2] In total, it supported 43 students, including composers Stasys Šimkus and Aleksandras Kačanauskas, writers Marija Pečkauskaitė (pen name Šatrijos Ragana) and Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas, Prime Minister Pranas Dovydaitis, philosopher Stasys Šalkauskis, bishops Vincentas Borisevičius and Jurgis Matulaitis, painters Vytautas Kairiūkštis and Adomas Varnas,[2] priest and poet Motiejus Gustaitis, priest and historian Jonas Totoraitis.
They supported linguist Kazimieras Būga, writers Marija Pečkauskaitė (pen name Šatrijos Ragana) and Józef Albin Herbaczewski.
The founding meeting, attended by 34 people, took place on 21 February and elected the first board (chairman Adomas Dambrauskas-Jakštas, treasurer Kazimieras Steponas Šaulys, and secretary Antanas Alekna [lt], later members included Juozapas Skvireckas and Kazimieras Paltarokas).
In 1919, it raised the idea of establishing a special fund for publishing thesis and dissertations of Lithuanian students.
The idea was supported by Stasys Šalkauskis, Edvardas Turauskas, and Leonas Bistras, but remained unrealized.
[1] Vast majority of them were priests, including Justinas Staugaitis, Jurgis Matulaitis, Pranciškus Karevičius [lt].
The largest sums were paid to linguists Kazimieras Būga and Juozas Balčikonis, diplomat Kazys Bizauskas, and physician Eliziejus Draugelis.
Other recipients included politicians Leonas Bistras and Mykolas Krupavičius, bishop Vincentas Borisevičius, professor Pranas Dovydaitis, President Aleksandras Stulginskis, diplomat Eduardas Turauskas, painter Adomas Varnas, sculptor Juozas Zikaras, composer Jonas Bendorius [lt], Minister of the Interior Liudas Noreika.