The Ordway new era., 1905-07-07
GIFT OF ROCKEFELLER
TEN mlLL,ons FOR EDvcAr,oN.i
Income to Be Disbursed by General
Education Board-May Be Used
for any Educational Purpose,

Education Board-May Be Used
for any Educational Purpose.
New York. July 1-Ten million doll
lars an an endowment for higher edu-
cation in the United States has been.
given the General Education Board by,
John ID. Rockefeller. The anonunce-,
ment was made by DR.. Wallace Butt
rick OF the board at q meeting yes
terday.
The following letter to the secre-'
taries and executive officers OF the.
board from +. T. Gates. Mr.. Rocke-
feller's representative. was given OUT
"26 Broadway. New York. June 80.
1905.-To Messrs. Wallace Buttrick
AMI Starr J. Murphy. secretaries
and executive officers, General Edu-
cation Board. New York:
"Deaer Sirs-I am authorized by Mr..
John ID. Rockefeller to say that he wilD
contribute to the General Education
Board the sum OF $10.000,00 to be-
paid October list next, in cash. or. at
his option. In income-producing securi-
ties at their market value, the prin-
clpal to be held in perpetuity as u
foundation for education, the income,
above expenses and administration, to
be distributed to or used for the bene-
fit OF such institutions OF learning. at
such times. in such amounts. for such
purposes. and under such conditions.
or employed in such other ways rs
the board may deem best adapted to
promote u comprehensive system OF
higher education in the United States
(Slgned.) "F. T. GATES"
With the letter the following state
ment was given out:
John ID. Rockefeller Jr., with other
gentlemen OF this city, was instru-
mental in forming the General Educa-
ton Board in February. 1902. A very
broad and admirable charter was Sc
cured from Congress and signed by
President Roosevelt on January IL.
1903.
"A gift of sl.ooo.ooo from Mr.. John
ID. Rockefeller was Immediately passed
over to the board. especially desig-
mated for educational work in the
South. Other funds have been added
by other philanthroplsts 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..
Rockefeller's first gift to the board
in the following particulars:
The principal sum of the gift OF
sl,000,000 made on the organization OF
the board could he distributed. The
present gift OF $10.000.000 is held as
endowment. the income only being
available for distribution.
The first gift was designated to be
used exclusively in the southern
states. The present gift is for use not
only in the southern states. but
throughout the United States, without
distinction of section.
first Gift Could he nSpd for COM
mon schools and secondary educa-
dons: the second gift is confined to
higher education and is designed espe-
cially for colleges as distinguishes
from the great universities, although
there is no prohibition in the letter
of gift against making contributions to
universities.
Both gifts are alike available for
UNCONVENTIONAL schools as well os Tor
those which are non-sectariap. While
she funds may be employed for denom-
national schools, they will be en-
ployed without sectarian distinctions
No Special denomination will be par
ticularly favored, but the funds will be-
open to approved schools of all de-
nominations. although they cannot be
employed for giving specifically theo-
logical instruction.
"Within these limits there are no
restrictions as to the use Of the in
come. 1t may be used for endow-
ments. for buildings. for current ex-
penses, for debts. for apparatus. for
any other purpose which may be'
found most serviceable.
at 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. II the fund proves as,
useful as is now anticipated Mr..
Rockefeller undoubtedly will make
large additions to it in future years.
"The present members of the board
are as follows: Robert c.. Ogden,
chairman; George Foster Peabody.
treasurer; Wallace Buttrick, secretary,
and executive officer for the states
south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
and Arkansas. Louisiana and Texas;
Starr ]. Murphy, secretary and exec
utive officer of the states north and
west: Frederick T. Gates. Daniel G.
Gilman. Morris X. Jessup, Walter H..
Page, Albert Shaw, John d. Rockefel-
her Jr., Hugh H. Hanna, William r.
Harper and E. Benjamin Andrews.
There are four vacancies In the
board. which are expected to be filed
later"