The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Miss Jeanes, Philadelphia Quak- eIess Donor and Booker
 Washington is Trustee
FOR ASSISTANCE OF RURAL
 AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Neither Tuskegee Nor Hampton Nor nal Are to Get Any of the In- come of the MiIlion-Al-
 ternate Trustees.

{. Philadelphia, April 2s.-A gift of $1.OoooOo for the establishment of fund for rudi- mentary schools for southern negroes was announced here tonight. The donor is MISS Anna T. Jeanes, a Quakeress of this city. Booker T. Washington, head of Tuskegee institute, and Hollis Burk Frissel of Hampton Normal and Indus trial institute are named as trustees of the fund, but neither of the institutions they represent will share in the gift.
 The income of the million dollars Is to be used for the purpose of assisting in the "southern United States community, rural and country schools for the great class of negroes to whom the small rural and community schools are alone avail able''
 The deed of gift was executed yesterday and in it Washington and Frissel are em- powered to appoint a. board of trustees in connection with the fund. The Penn sylvania company for insurance on lives and granting annuities, of this city, will act as fiscal agent for the trustees.
 Miss Jeanes, the donor, is about 80 years of age and comes from an old and wealthy family, which has been promi- nent for more than a century. She has long been interested in the welfare of the negro, and has been a. contributor to Institutions for their education. She has rsnown Washington for q decade.
 Moral Influence.
 In transferring the million dollars to the trustees, Miss Jeanes states that trust i,, fIa of r,d fa--reaching good that may result from the moral and elevating influence of rural schools for negroes in the southern states, tught by reputable teachers, do hereby appoint Booker T. Washington of Tus- kegee, Ala, and Hollis Burk Frissel of Hampton Va, and their successors in the trust, appointed and created as herein after directed, the trustees of an endow- ment fund in perpetuity of one million dollars, which is hereby created to be known as the fund for rudimentary schools for southern negroes The in come thereof shall be devoted to the sole purpose of assisting in the southern United States community, country and rural schools for the great class of ne- groes to whom the small rural and com lnuHlty SCuOOlS Q diOhC dNdiidbAS.
 Alternate Trustees.
 Should the said Booker T. Washing ton or the said Hollis Burk Frissel de- cline to serve before they shall have es- tablished the board of trustees of said endowment fund. or if for any reason the same shall not be constituted by them within period of six months from date then I request and empower the trustees of the Hampton Commercial and Agricul- tural institute and the trustees of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial institute to select and create from members or the boards a special board of trustees to act as trustees of the said endowment fund in perpetuity hereby created; and I direct that such board apply the income upon the said fund in like manner solely toward the maintenance and assistance of the rural community and country schools for the southern negroes, and to encourage moral influence and social refinement which shall promote peace in the land and good will among men.
 Signed By Treaty.
 In a statement signed by Booker T. Washington and Hollis Burk Frissel they say that while we cannot speak dennitely we feel quite sure that it will be the aim of the trustees of this fund to work in hearty sympathy and close cooperation with the county and state officials in as- sisting schools and it will be the policy of the trustees to use the interest of this fund in a way to stimulate self help and not replace local schools but to supple ment the money being appropriated by southern states toward the education of the negro.
 we think we cannot too emphatically state that not one cent of this money will go to help the Hampton Normal and In- dustrial institution, nor the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial institute, and will in no way relieve the needs of these in- stitutions. Every -cent will go toward helping the rural schools according to Miss Jeanes' wishes and directions"