The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-05

being for the most part conditional Of
their raising at least as much NOR
elsewhere. His gifts to the Upiversit,
Of Chicago. on the contrary, have beef
outright He has donated mora thai
S1.250.00o to Barnard college; 81 100,
900 to Union Theological seminary.
100000 to Harvard; $1,000 900 t.
Yale; 100000 to the Teachers' collesl
in New York; 100000 to Johns Hop
kins; 100000 to vassar; $3.50 tt
Brown university. and so on.
1t was after he become the patroi
Of the University of Chicago that Mr.
Rcckefeller's attention was direotet
by President Harper and others 10 tn,
need for educational activity anon,
the negroes of the south. He mad,
his first large contribution to the
southern educational board in 1901
Robert c. Ogden was one OF those VIII,
interested Mr.. Rockefeller in ths
movement. which, under the insplra
tion of Mrs. Rockefeller. soon tool
the vastly more comprehensive form
OF plan to aid the general cause O
education among whites and blacks ii
all parts of the country.
$4a,ooo,oo0 for Eduea alton.
The general education board wai
therefore Incorporated at Washington
1t was said at the time that the hoard
was to be virtually chartered forn
for John ID. Rockefeller's charities
which was thereafter to be concen
trated under that one impersonal and
systematic administrative shape. Mr.
Rockefeller started off with a donation
of $1,000,000. In 1905 he gave $4,000,
900. and In February. 1907, he an
nounced a further donation of 1872,
100000. This doubtless was the largesi
sum ever given by one individual for
specific purpose. This unsurpassed
donation brings his aggregate contri
button to the general education board
up to s43,00O.00O.
OF the s43.000.000, the initial 81, 900.
900 was to be devoted to work in this
southern states. The second gift ol
S1O.0OO,O0 was to be used to pro
mote comprehensive system OF high
er education in the United States
This excluded common schools and
academies. OF the 1872 100000 constt
tuting the third gift, one-third is fol
the board outright to use as 1t deems
best. Two-thirds are reserved for dis
tribution under the direction of John
d. or his son. 1t is said the elder
Rockefeller is preparing a new plan
of benefaction, the nature of which
has not yet been disclosed His sor
now represents him in all his sys
tematic charities.
To Form Chain of Colleges.
The general education board, up tc
the present, has been distributing ths
interest on it's fund among a large
number of smaller colleges. Each city
of 100000 should have college. Mr..
Rockefeller says. So chain of col
leges is likely to be established In the
smaller cities which have none, prin.
cipally Su the south and west Indus.
trial development is the keynote oil
the general education board. School;
of trade and agriculture are to be
stimulated especially.
There has been some criticism oil
the oil kings plan to centralize high
er education in the cities, 1t being
contended that the natural tendencies
lie in the other direction-toward the
suburban or rural centers.
The Institute for Medical Research,
at Sixty-sixth street and the East
river. is the most recent OF the Rookie
feller charities. 1t was established
in 1901. and grew out of his gria
over the loss of little Jack" McCor.
mick. his grandson, the child of hin
daughter The boy succumbed to sum-
mer complaint, despite all that money
and science could do to prolong his
life.
Mr. Rockefeller expressed the belief
that civilization had reached point
where more effective ways ought to be
found for combating disease He Is
credited with having stated he was
willing to devote $4,000. 900 to scientific
medical research. OF this 81, 100000 is
already invested in the institution
which is under the direction of DR..
Simon Flexner.
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