The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-29
GIFTS MADE TO i6 COLLEGES.
LARGELY FROM INCOME or THE
ROCKEFELLER $40 900, 900.

ss55 900 Distribute m the Past Six Months,
the College In Each Case Raising Thrice
as Much ne the Gift-New Trustees
Of General Education Board Chosen.
The General Education Board, which
was organized in this city in 1902 to aid
struggling colleges, and which received
a gift Of $40, 900 900 from John D. Rookie
Teller last year as a foundation for the fund,
announced yesterday that at a meeting
on Tuesday sS55 900 had been allotted to
Ave colleges. Ii was also that
within the last six months sixteen colleges
have now received from the board gifts
which aggregate to77.00O
In every case the institution receiving
the beQuest was looked into carefully by
the secretaries OF the board, the Rev. Wal
lace Buttrick and Starr j. Murphy, both
a. to whether they were deserving n
whether they would be able to raise three
times the amount given by the board,
required by its rules.
Tn meeting on Tuesday was in the Office
| OF the board, at "a William street. Acting
President Harry Pratt Judson Of Chicago
University, Edwin A. Alderman and the
Rev. H.. b. Frissell, president Of the Hamp.
ton, Va, Institute, were chosen to I'LL
vacancies on the board. These gifts were
made:
prury College. Springfield. No. ............ $4,000
Iowa College. Grinnel, Is.,",....".... 10000
Richmond college, Richmond, Va..."... 10000
Washington and Lee University, Lexing-
The small ait to washington and Lee
was a library endowment. Two weeks
ago the trustees awarded these gifts:
Mercer University, Macon. Ga" ........ $4,000
Randolph Macon College. Ashland. Va, 100000
DR.. Buttrick, one Of the secretaries OF
the board, said last night that the other
gifts Of the last six months were largely
to southern colleges and that no announce
ment was made here. He estimated that
with the disbursing OF the so77,O0O from
the funds Of the board more then 100000
Is now devoted TO the cause, since the funds
Of the board are advanced only as rapidly
as each college raises it's share, This IL
done TO encourage the heads OF the diff
ferent colleges to collect their share rapidly.
The gifts made within the last six months,
In addition 20 those already mentioned
are:
Tulane University, New Orleans ...........t $4,000
Wash6nrn College. Topeka. Kan "'.''.''.''' 2SSSo
WonoTd College. Sps rtansburv S. C......... 5000
EurmAn University, Greenvine, :. c .'' s59O0
Howard College. Birmingham, Ala ,......,, 2S.0oO
Mississippi College, Clinton. Miss. ........ 5000
Southwestern University, Jackson, Tenn DO. 25'OoV
Tho $40, 900, 600 gift from John d. Rookie
Teller nets the General Education Board
about $500, 600 a year, which, with the other
funds at its disposal, makes it possible
for the trustees to other gifts
from time 10 time as the needs of colleges
still unremembered are brought to the
boards attention. Many thousands OF
dollars have already been handed over
TO the colleges which have been able TO raise
their pro rata share.
DR.. Buttrick said last night that most
OF the gifts thus far have been 70 Southern
colleges. because their need OF aid has been
most strikingly demonstrated TO the
trustees. The office OF the General Educa-
: ton Board Ia filed with statistics concern
ing the condition Of every college in the
country The secretaries study each State
at a time, and by a sitting out process decide
ON the colleges that need attention and
then make a personal investigation.
The General Education Board was in
corporated in the District of Columbia by
special act Of Congress, approved January
~, 1908. This act exempts its funds from
taxation and authorizes a wide scope of
activity. Mr.. Rockefeller ave in 1902
81 ,OOO, 900, with which the board was
founded. When his larger donation was
made other. gifts came in rapidly. The
board received, besides the smaller con-
tributions, from George Foster Peabody
500, 900, from Robert c. Ogden $50 900 and
the Anna T. Jones fund $500 900.