Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-07-07
Can Use Income ONLY.

With the letter the following state
ment was given out:
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with other gen.
tlemen OF this city, was instrumental in
forming the general education board in
February, 1902. A very broad and admira-
bic charter was secured from Congress and
signed by President Roosevelt on January
l., 1903
i gift Of $1.O00,O0O from John D. Rookie
teller was Immediately passed over 10 the
board, especially designated for educational
work in the south. Other funds have been
added By other philanthropistS since that
time and the board has confined its work
hitherto mainly to educational work in the
southern states.
The present gift differs from Mr. RCake-
feller's first gift to the board in the follow
ing particulars:
The principal sum of the gift of S1,OOo00l
made on the organization the board could
be distributed. The present gift of $1o,-
000,0 00 is held as ar endowment the in
come only being available for distribution.
The first gift was designed to be Q I;t
exclusively III the southern states. The
present gift is for use not only in the
southern states, but throughout the United
States without distinction of section.
The first gift could be used for common
schools and secondary education. The sec
ond gift is confined to higher education and
is designed especially for colleges as dis
tingUished from the great universities, al
though there is no prohibition in the let
ter OF gift against making contributions to
universities.
No Religious Lines Drawn.
Both gifts are alike available for demon
national schools as we'll as for those which
are non-sectarian. While the funds, may
be employed for UNCONVENTIONAL schools,
they Will be employed without sectarian
distinction. No special denomination will
be particularly favored, but the funds will
be open to approved schools of all denom-
nations although they cannot be employed
for giving specially theological instruction.
The board will aim especially to favor
those institutions which are we'll located
and which have a local constituency suf-
ficiently strong and able to insure per.
maEency and power No attempt Will be
made to reSuScitate moribund schools or to
assist institutions which are SO located that
they cannot promise to be permanently use
full
Within these limits there are no restric-
tons as to the use of the income. 1t may
be used for endowment. for buildings for
current expenses, or debts, for apparatus,
or for any other purpose which may be
found most servicable.
Rockefeller Promises More.
1t is known that Mr.. Rockefeller has
had this gift in contemplation for a long
time, and Mr.. Gates has been studying the
subject in his behalf for many months
If the fund proves to be as useful as is
now anticipated, Mr.. Rockefeller will I'M
d0ubtCdly make large additions to it il
future years.
The present members of the board are
as follows: Robert G. Ogden, chairman;
George OSLtf ItabOuS. II6dSuIeI, NdlldcC
Buttcrick secretary and executive officer
for the states south of the Potomac and
Ohio rivers and Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas: Starr j. Murphy. secretary and eX-
ecutivc officer for the states of the north
and west; Frederick T. Gates, Daniel O..
Gilman, Morris X. Jessup, Walter H. Page,
Albert Shaw, John ID. Rockefeller Jr.,
Hugh II. Hanna, William Il. Harper and
L. Benjamin Andrews.
There are four vacancies in the board
which are expected to be filed later.