New-York tribune., 1903-01-05
PHIPPS GIVES S1f,0O
Others Also Literally hid the Edu-
c0tiona[ .fAiaRce.

The annual meeting Of the directors and mem-
bers of the Educati tional Alliance was held last
night at Jefferson-st and East Broadway lsfdor
Straus its president. read a voluminous report
When Mr. Straus reached that part of the report
which gave a list of those who had made gifts
in the year he paused as he read. Henry PhiPpss'
81 600"
81 thinl, this IS the most opportune place for me
IN make an agreeable announcement. said Mr.
Straus ION December "a 1 received letter from
Mr. Phipps inclosing his check for $1,000 This 40
ration was unsolicited. and the letter accompanying
II placed no restrictions the manner in which
the money is TO be used Mr.. PhipPs gave Si''Vo
in an
This announcement greeted with applause
and later Jacob H Schiff arose and said he be-
ueved that some special cognizance should be
taken of the gift of Mr.. Phipps This gift came
TO usr said Mr.. Schiff. from one who is not OIL
our faith but who evidently has faith in the work
we are doing here. It is mark of good cltizen-
ship move we take special cognizance of what
Mr. Phpps has done. not for the money he mas
given but for the example he mas set
A motion by Mr.. Schiff TO make special mention
Of the gift IN the minutes of the meeting was
unanimously adopted
Further on IN his report Mr. straus called atten-
ton to another munificent gift the alliance mad
recently received.
In our last annual report" said Mr.. Straus.
I'VE expressed the hope that sufficient funds
might be Forthcoming for two much desired prov
ects One was for the erection of suitable nuilo-
ing on the lot acquired eo5olnlns pul E"9t
Broadway front. Two noble minded. open hearlea
friends have needed this call Our director. Feiix
NJ warburg and Mortimer L. Schiff have Jointly
come forward and placed $4,000 at our disposal LOT
this purpose.
This announcement was greeted with applause
The receipts from all sources in the year were
ss7 eso 6S and the expenditures amounted to s'S,-
An2 n leaving a balance Of s949s 81 The estimates
for the present fiscal year are: expenditures. w.
347: income from all sources, Ss5,59l, leaving
prospective deficit Of sS,756.
Mr. Straus gave report Of the work done at the
summer camp for boys, and asked for SSe1 so that
the alliance could buy permanent summer camp
ing ground for the boys
DR. William II. Maxwell. City Superintendent OF
Schools made an address in which he said In part:
Does not this very crowding in tenement houses
serve us some good purpose! Does IL not gI!spre
rs TO reach the masses of those foreign childre
and we never could if they were scattered over d
Is in the Inassins of children the large cities
that the schoolmasters find their greatest oPpor-
You of the Educational Alliance are showing us
of the public schools how to reach these masses.
how to instruct them; We marvel at the the rnuirt. t
to the education of children One Is to prepare re
item for earning a livelihood and the other IS 10
culture and prepare them TO perform thelr duues e.
as parents and as good citlzens we are "IonS =.
not giving enough adienton @ 10 and women rehned
tastes without the means of gratifying them is 10
place great temptations in their way
..Ferha2s our evening public schools, said Dr.
Maxwell would be better of. by that L mean ac-
complish better work, if each pupil paid a nominal
fee ] think might well foioW your eAaiisp'e iu
regard to evening schools; z.4.
The following were unanimously elected directors
n. serve three wears: Isidor Stfaus, N1lllam Salo-
NOV Albert Friedlander. Ferdinand Kuhn, Louis
Marshall Henry Morgenthau and Benjamin Tuska