Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-27
The Rockefeller Board Imperals
Education, Says Bishop Gambler

The country is at last beginning TO
awake to the peril to the education OF
the nation which is involved in the
Rockefeller and Carnegie boards. II is
TO be hoped the awakening OF the peo-
pie to this menace Is not too late
In the early pa-t OF the year. 1903.
] printed in The Atlanta Journal Sc
Ties OF articles pointing out the dan
gers which threatened Us from the plans
and purposes OF the Rockefeller BOARD.
commOlrSy known as The General Board
OF Education" Al that time some good
people thought 1 was unduly alarmed.
and that my crikcism Of the Carnegie
board was not well founded. But many
now perceive that my fears were not
: grOundleSs. and that my conclusions
were amply justified by the facts
At the meeting of the National i:du-
cational association held i'm St Paul.
Mnn.. in the year. 1914. the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That we view with alarm
the activity OF the CarneSie and Rookie
Teller foundations. agencies not in any
way responsible to the people. in their
efforts 10 control the policies OF our
state educational institutions; to- fash
ion them after their own conceptions:
TO standsrdiZe our courses OF study, and
TO surround the institutions with cOndi-
tions which menace true academic free
dow and defeat the primary purpose in
violsble I'm our common schools, normal
schools and universities"
Recently the subject has be IN brought
forward in the senate OF the United
States On February $ when the bill
making appropriations for the depart
ment OF agriculture for the fiscal year
ending June 50. 1915. was under discus
sion. Senator Kenyon. Of Iowa offered
the following amendment which was
adopted by the senate
Provided. That no part of the sppro-
urfarion made BY rnTS. act, whether for
salaries or expenses or any other pur-
pose connected Herewith. shall be used
in connection with any money contri-
buted. or rendered. by the general edu-
cation board. or any corporate. or 9TH
er organization or individual in any way
associated with IL. either directly or in
directly. or contributed or rendered by
any corporation or individual other than
such as NAV be contributed by the
state. county, or municipal agencies;
nor shall the department OF agriculture
receive any moneys for salaries or any
other purpose from the general educa-
ton board. or any corporate or other
associated with IL. either directly or in
directly. or contributed or rendered by
: corporation or individual other than
such as may be contributed by state,
county. or municipal agencies. except by
act Of congress authorizing the same.
Nor shall any person paid in whole or
IN part by any such corporation for
services rendered by him be employed
by the government or become or re-
main an officer OF the government Any
person violating any or either OF the
terms OF this provision shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor. and. upon
conviction thereof. shall be punished by
a fine or not less than $1,000 or by i'm
prisonmeut as the court may deter
mine
Pending the consideration OF the
amendment Senator George z Chamber
lain. Of Oregon. exposed the improper
connection of these boards with the &C
tivtties and operations of the general
government. and had printed in the rec
ord all my articles which The Journal
published eight years ago.
Senator Chamberlain put into the rec
ord also a strong letter from President
J. W crabtree- OF the State Normal
school OF Wisconsin. In the course OF
his letter President Crabtree used the
following language:
Many educators through the country
are OF the opinion that these founda-
lions have a good deal 10 do with the
naming OF university presidents and
with the naming Of men for some other
very important places. Were I TO desire
a university Presidency, OF were 1 to
desire a promotion to a better position