Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-25
GIFT
OF S1oO,0DQ,0DOT TO
A|DWORLDFUTURE
Half Goes to Raise College
Professors Pay; Half
for Health.
By tho Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December 25.-John
D. Rockefeller yesterday gave to
mankind a Christmas present Of $780,
900. 000-haIf to the general education
board to raise the salaries of college
professors and half to the Rockefeller
Foundation, to aid in it's work of COM
batting disease through improvement
Of medical education. public health
administration and scientific research.
1t is estimated that Mr.. Rockefeller's
public gifts now approximate $780,
100000.
While leaving to the general educa-
ton board the task of selecting the
colleges which shall receive awards
for their teaching sta1s and the
amount each is to receive. Mr.. Rookie
Teller urged that the principal as well
and largely as may seem WISE"
May Use Principal
The trustees of the Rockefeller
utilize both the principal and income
of their gift. in connection with
which Mr.. Rockefeller added that if
the board should see fit to use any
part of this new gift in promoting
medical education in Canada. such ac-
ton would meet with my cordial ap
prevail" Such action will be taken,
according to DR.. George E. Vincent,
president of the foundation, who
stated tonight that the trustees
would be asked to set aside 100000
for this purpose.
In transmitting his gift to the board
Mr.. Rockefeller said:
1t is of the highest importance that
those intrusted with the education OF
youth and the increase of knowledge
should not be led to abandon their call
ing by reason of financial pressure or to
cling to it amid disbursements due to
financial limitations. 1t IS of equal i'm
portance to our future welfare and prog
Tess that able and aspiring young men
and women should not for similar rea-
sons be. deferred from devoting their
lives to teaching
In commenting on the gift. DR.. Wal
lace Buttrick. president of the board.
said that since the end of the war it had
received from colleges and universities
application for aid which would practi-
cally exhaust the working capital of the
board. He added that MIR. Rockefeller
had recognized the emergency which
exists.
Imposes No Restrictions.
In transmitting his gift to the Rocke-
Teller Foundation Ito promote the well
being of mankind throughout the world
MIR. Rockefeller imposed no restrictions.
although he expressed especial interest
in the work being done throughout the
WOTtu III COiuudliilS oASctSc III Lie ILL
provement OF medical education" AL
luding to git of 0,0O0, 900 for this
purpose which he made to the general
education board this year. he said:
The Canadian people are our near
They are closely bound to
US by ties of race. language and in
ternationaI friendship; and they have
without stint sacrificed themselves,
their youth and their resources to the
end that democracy might be saved
and extended. For these reasons. if
your board should See fit to use any
part of this new gift in promoting
medical education in Canada. such
action would meet with my cordial
approval"
In asserting $5.000,O00 would be set
aside for Canadian schools, DIR. Vim
cent said:
From this sum appropriations will
be made by the foundation to medi-
cal schools on condition that they
raise additional funds from other
sources The new gift will also en-
able the foundation to extend work
in progress in medical edu-
cation and public health in many
parts of the world"