New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-09

the beard President Snyder told Dr. wallace
Buttrick, secretary Of the board. that he had
succeeded in raising SILL 600, and said he did not
want the S25.o00 turned over TO him until he had
raised $4,000 more. It has also been found
that the campaigns for funds OF this kind stimu
late an interest in the particular institution and
in education IN general. apart from the mere
financial interest.
Speaking of the reasons for the large addi-
tional gift OF Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Gates, who is
the personal business representative Of Mr..
Rockefeller, as well as the chairman Of the Cen
eral Education Board, said:
1T was made because Mr.. Rockefeller knew
that the board had found It could use a much
larger sum than il had along the lines it had
mapped OUT
One Of the specific things the board will do
as result Of the large gift Will be The extension
Of the agricultural demonstration work to all
the Southern states. The gift of 81 100000 by
Mr. Rockefeller IN 1902 TO further education in
the South led to the formation of the General
Education Board. the members Of which were
selected by Mr.. Rockefeller or his friends.
II was learned that, whereas the average
farmer in Iowa for example, got a yearly in
come Of $1,000 from his acres, the farmer Of the
South got only $3.50. For this reason the latter
was unable TO support a school system such as
Iowa had. AS the board could not undertake.
Of course, to establish such system throughout
the South, # turned its attention to showing tho
farmer Of the South how he could make his land
more productive. % he might support better
s1Hools
This is now being done in three or four South
ern states with great success by means Of what
are known demonstration farms We realize
The great economic value of all this and that It
VIII make the Southern farmer prosperous and
contented." said ar. Gates. but we Justify our
work along these lines because it is laying a
foundation for future educational system"
At the last meeting OF the board it was de-
cided TO extend the agricultural work into Vir-
ciuia At once.
When Mr.. Gates asked why Mr.. Rockcfel-
lcr had reserved the right TO designate later Ger
tain purposes (within the objects of the board)
10 which two-thirds Of tho $32 600 600 should go,
he said:
Mr.. Rockefeller, in giving the first $10O0.G0O
designated that il should be spent for education
iH the South. His next git, of S10.000O0O. was
accompanied by the provision that il should be
used for higher education. Now he says that
one-thiTd of his latest gift. or tho income from
n, may oe used by Us TO further the objects uf
ihe board in whatever way We see fit, but he
f""ls that he may want TO make some future
designation Of the remainder.
n IS probable that Mr.. Rockefeller mas some
ideas about .thc disposition of this money, but
they have not apparently yet been formulated
II 50, neither Mr.. Gates nor DIR. Buttrick knows
what they are
The fact that Mr. Rockefeller gave the S32,-
100000 through his son" said Mr.. Gates. 'is only
an exemplihcatiOn OF the fact that he has been
out Of active business affairs for many years. He
docs IN the way Of benevolence is done through
those who represent him This does not mean
!ioWevaT shat he does not approve OF what IS
cone - carry out his benevolent ideas"