The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-05

being tor The most part conddicnal On
their raising AZ least AZ much more
elsewhere. His gifts 10 the University
Of Chicago. on the contrary. have been
outright. He has donated more than
fl.250.000 TO Barnard college. si.10o..
900 20 Union Theological seminary
$1,000. 900 10 Harvard; 100000 10
Yale. $500, 900 20 the Teachers college
IN New York: $500. 900 10 Johns Hop
kins. ff0o.0O0 70 Yassar: t325,00o TO
Brown university. and 80 on.
Il was after he become the patron
Of the University Of Chicago that Mr..
R~ockefelier's attention was directed
b. President Harper and others 70 the
need for educational activity among
the negroes Of the south. He made
HIS first large contribution 10 the
southern educational board IN 1901.
Robert G. Ogden was one Of those who
interested Mr. Rockefeller 10 the
movement which. under the insplra-
tion Of Mrs. Rockefeller. o o took
the vastly more comprehensive form
Of a plan to aid the general cause OF
education among whites and blacks IN
all parts Of the country.
~s45.ooo.oOo for Education.
The general education board was
therefore Incorporated at Washington
II was said ar the time that the board
vas 90 be virtually a chartered form
for John D R~ockefellers charities.
which was ~thereafter to be concen-
trated under that one impersonal and
systematic administrative shape, Air
Rockefeller started OF with q donation
Of $4,000 900. In 1905 he gave $4,000.
600. and In February. 1907. he an.
nounced a further donation OF s32.
100000. This doubtless was the largest
sum y p given by one individual for q
specific purpose. This unsurpassed
donation brings his aggregate oontri-
button 10 the general education board
up & S43, 1000. 900.
OF the SAB. 900. 900. the initial $1,000
600 was 70 be devoted 10 work in the
southern states. The second gift Of
SI0.G 900 was 70 be used TO pro
mote a comprehensive system Of high
or education 10 the United States
This excluded common schools and
academies. OF the S32,0 600. 900 consti-
tuting the third gift. 0ne-third is for
the board outright TO use as Il deems
best. Two-thirds are reserved for dis
tribution under the direction Of John
D. or his son. It is said the elder
Rockefeller is preparing a new plan
Of be~uefaetiOn. the nature OF which
has not yet been disclosed. His son
now represents him in all his sya
tematic charities.
To Form Chain Of Colleges.
The general education board. up to
the present. has been distributing the
interest on its fund among a large
number o. smaller colleges. Each city
OF 100000 should have q college, Mr..
Rockefeller says So q chain Of col
leges is likely 20 be established In the
smaller cities which have none. prin-
cipally in the south and west Indus
trial development IS the keynote oi
the general education board Schools
OF trade and agriculture are 20 be
stimulated especially.
There has been some criticism Of
the oil kings plan 10 centralize high
err education IN the cities. it being
coutended that the natural tendencies
lie 10 the other direcuon-toward the
suburban or rural centers.
The Institute for Medical Research,
al slxty-sixth street and the Eas,
river. is the most recent OK the Rookie
Teller charities. II was established
la 1901. and grew out Of his grief
over the loss Of little Jack McCor.
mick. his grandson. the child OF his
daughter. The boy succumbed 20 SUN.
mer complaint despite all that money
and science could do to prolong his
life
Mr. Rockefeller expressed the belief
that civilization had reached a point
where more effective WAYS ought TO be
found for combating disease He il
credited with having stated he was
willing 10 devote $4,000 70 scientific
medical research. OF this s.. o0o, 900 Is
already invested IN the institution
which Is under the direction Of Or,
Simon FloXncr