New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-08
ROCKEFELLER FUND
SPREADS in CHINA
roundation Forms Special
: BOARD to Afford Better
Medical Relief.
., ANS COOPERATION
WITH MISSIONARIES
..,y Durable Diseases Prevail
Unchecked, Commission
Reports.

-.;,.rrove medical conditions in China
- prcvide better hospital facilities
,1s,ruetion the Rockefeller Founda-
has established special board.
y John D. Rockefeller, jr~ at the
II will be known as the China
s'~..l Board OF the Rockefeller Foun-
80 and Roger s. Greene will be the
'.i5ent director in Peking.
-. decision to found such a board
,n.v, the report Of n special commits
y. made up Of Harry ?. Judson, pres
-, ~ the University Of Chicago; DR..
-, W Peabody, Of the medical
- ~ Harvard University. and
&C. 49, c Greene, AZ one time United
~. Co,sul General at HankOw.
S'~ In commission says the official
.an,rerent. reported that the need
'u,~5icsI relief in China was very
Not only have many preVentable
..s;ly durable diseases prevailed
.Es,e almost unchecked from the
..,i;sst DAYS down to present times,
60, intercourse with foreign countries
~ modern methods of communication
~. introduced into regions previously
',sectod such terrible scourges as the
snSonic plague and have contributed
'r~elv 70 the spread of other danger
&C. also have modern systems OF
.,,ssportation and OF industry brought
I. =, entirely new series Of accidents
IA oceupational diseases with winch
rb,rsse civilization is not yet pre-
80 70 cone. 4 special Obligation
!Sevsfore rests upon Western clvlllZa-
~, 70 mitigate this suffering, for
~. Of which 10 may be held directly
sTbs china Medical Commission
ado numerous recommendations de-
.;rned 70 meet the situation system
,scslly. one Of the primary ideas UNI
s,rlying the whole plan being to en-
T,t the actual cooperation OF both the
Missionary agencies and the Chinese
neople. The report Of the commission
has in rs general outlines been adopt
d BY the Foundation as basis Tor
!. work in China Details, however,
win be studied separately and each
Brojeet will be taken up for definite
The China Medical Board has been
constituted as follows: John d.
Rockefeller. dr.. chairman; Wallace
Buttrick. director; Harry Pratt Jud-
con. Frank j. GoodnOw, Or. Simon
Tlexner, WicklFe Rose. Jerome ID.
Greene. Starr J.. Murphy, John X. Mott.
Or. Francis ". Peabody, DR.. William
Il. Welch and Frederick 7. Gates. L.
C. Sage is the secretary Of the board.
The plan outlined by the commits
sion looks forward to the development
ef medical education In China as the
first step toward effective work. 1t is
probable, therefore, that two or more
medical schools already existing IN
China will be aided by the Foundation
70 put themselves on satisfactory ba-
ss. 50 that they can train graduates
equal 10 those Of institutions IN West
en- countries.
With & view to building Up body
o. Chinese medical men who will in
time be able 20 take the lead In teach
ing the medical sciences In their own
country. the Foundation has decided
70 establish six feilowships, each Of
$1,000 gold q year. with allowances
Tor necessary travelling expenses. to
enable Chinese graduates in medicine
20 prosecute further studies abroad.
SIX fellows have been appointed, one
o. whom has already arrived in this
country.
It is also proposed to enable the
missionary societies 10 send out a
.aIger number Of well-traiued nurses.
An appropriation has been made for
we nursing scholar hips 70 enable Chi
He'e nurses 10 come TO the United
states and secure d frSt-class train
ing at some Of the leading schools in
TINS country.
. small Appropriation has been made
,or the translation Of nursing text
cooks and aid may be given to nurses
training schools