New-York tribune., 1902-12-11
BIG ROCKEFELLER GIFT
TO RIVAL Mr.. C4RNEGIE'S S
ProbQbIy Ten Millions to ERd05C an
Educational Corporation.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l

washington, Dec. Io.-JOhn d. Rockefeller,
,-esident OF the Standard Oil COMPANY is TO
make a contribution TO education that will rival
The endowment OF the Carnegie Institution by
Andrew Carnegie a bill has passed both houses
Of Congress and is now awaiting the signature
ot the President, providing for the incorpora-
zion in the District OF Columbia of General
Education Board. It is known 10 be Mr.
Rockefeller's intention to make a gift of a large
sum of money this board The exact amount
which he viH give has not been made known
but 1t is understood that 1t will probably be
s1GOO0OO0 The bill was introduced in the
Senate on March 10 by Mr.. Hoar, of Afassachu-
setts II passed that body and was favorably
reported by the House Committee on Educa-
tinn at the last session Last Saturday Repre-
sentative Grow. Of Pennsylvania. called il up in
the HOUSE and II passed without debate
The corporators named IN the bill are Will
lam II. Baldwin, jr. Jabe5 L. N. Curry Freder-
fek T. Gates, Daniel @ Gilman, Morris X JesuP
Robert C ogden. Waiter IL Page. George Eos
ter Peabody and Albert Shaw. The object OF
the corporation is stated In the bill to be 1.-THE
p-sEaetion Of education within the United States
OF America, without distinction Of race sex or
creed" 1t has broad powers as 10 the holding
of property of all kinds and is authorized ito
establish, maintain endov, or aid others TO
establish maintain or endow, elementary or
urinary schools, industrial schools. technical
schools normal schools, training schools for
teachers or schools of any grade, or higher in
stitutions of learning: to employ or aid others
10 employ teachers and lecturers: to aid, CO.
operate with or endow associations or other
corporations engaged In educational work With
in the United States OF America 1t is also
empowered to collect educational statistics and
information and to publish and distribute docu-
lnents containing the same
REPRESENTATIVE Grow said this evening ms
understanding was that the proposed corpora
ton should be a body which would receive gifts
of money made for educational purposes, ana
that il would distribute this money, or the pro-
ceeds of its investment among institutions of
learning of all kinds throughout the United
States He did not understand that II was pro-
posed TO found a great institution OF learning
IN Washington. although the powers given 10
the corporation by the bill would enable this TO
be done He said he did not know what MI
Rockefelers intentions toward the institution
We're but he knew that Mr.. Rockefeller took
great interest in having the bill passed, ana
he understood that ne proposed to contribute
Mberally to its endowment. Mr. Grow said the
corporation would furnish agency by whlch
any persons desiring to contribute to the cause
OF education in the United States could give
their money with the assurance that II would
be judiciously expended as to do the most
good
The measure is without limitation to the
section OF country in which the schools snail De
located. but il is known that il is the especlai
desire Of the promoters to improve the eouca-
tional facilities of the South, including those Tor
cOlored youth. The headquarters and offices or
the corporation will be in Washington The un-
derstanding here is that the institution VIII pe
put in shape for business soon after the Dill
receives the Presidents signature The names
of other rich men who will join Mr.. Rockefeller
in the enterprise have not been made public