Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-25
WORLD s RICHEST
MAN MAKES BIC
GIFT TO PUBLIC
General Education Board Soon
to Start on Trip Through
South to Investigate the
Schools.

tsV MORNING JouRnAL SPECIAL LEASED wtREl
New York. Dec 24.--John ID, Rock
efeller today gave to mankind a
Christmas present Of 100000, 600
half to the general education board to
raise the salaries of college professors
and half to the Rockefeller Founda-
tion to aid in its work of combating
disease through improvement of med
ical education, public health admins
tration and scientific research. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Rockefeller's pub
lie gifts now approximate $450,000,-
000.
While leaving to the general educa-
ton board the task of selecting the
colleges which shall receive awards
for their teaching staffs and the
amount each is to receive. Mr.. Rookie
feller urged that the principal as we'll
as the income be used as promptly
and largely as may seem wise"
The trustees Of the Rockefeller
Foundation are authorized to utilize
both 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 tins
new gift in promoting medical edu-
cation in Canada, such action would
meet with my cordial approval such
action will be taken, according to DIR,
George T., Vincent, president of the
foundation, who stated tonight that
the trustees would be asked to set
aside $4,000 for this purpose
It Is known that for a long time Mr..
Rockefeller has been interested in the
problem of aiding teachers In meeting.
the increased cost Of living. In sou
colleges campaigns are under way TO
t,I.. a
this purpose, and wnffg-in making ms
gifts Mr.. Rockefeller does not specify
that institutions receiving share shall
contribute q sum themselves this has
been the practice of the general edu-
cation board.
Certain officers of the general edu-
cation board are about to start a.
southern trip when they will visit sew
eraI institutions which already nave
applied for assistance. The board VIII
hold its next meeting February 20
and it is expected that at that Tune
a policy for distribution of the tuno
will be adopted.
In transmitting his Cift to the
board, Mr.. Rockefeller said
"The attention of the American
public has recently been drawn to the
urgent and immediate necessity OF
providing more adequate salaries 10
mesnbers of the teaching profession.
1t is of the highest importance that
those entrusted with the educatiou
of youth, and the increase OF KNOW I
edre should not he led to abandon
their calling by reason Of financial
presslre. or to cling to II amidst dis
couragements due to financial lint
tations. 1t is of equal importance toi
our future welfare and progress that
able and aspiring young men ana
women should not for similar reasons
he deferred from devoting their llVesl
to teaching
while this gift is made for thel
general corporate purposes OF the
board. | should cordially endorse q
decision to use the principal as well
as the income as promptly and largely
as NAV seem wise for the purpose of
cooperating with the higher institu-
tions of learning in raising sums spe-
officially devoted to the increase OF
teachers salaries"
In commenting upon the gltt Df.
Wallace Butterick, president or the
board, said that since the end or the
war it had received from colleges ana
universities applications for aid
(which would practically exhaust the
added that Mr.. Rockefeller had real
lied the emergency which exists.
In transmitting mis- gift to the Rock
efelIer foundation ito promote the
we'll being of mankind throughout thel
world" Mr.. Rockefeller imposes no
restrictions, although he expressed
special interest sin the work being
done throughout the world in com
batting disease through the improve
ment Of medical education. Alluding
to a gift Of 25.Oo0.Oo0 for this pur-.
pose which he made to the general
education board this year, he said;
"My attention has been called tol
the needs of some Of the medical
schools in Canada. but as the activities
of the general education board are by
it's charter limited to the United
States, l understand that gift may not
be used for Canadian schools,
1.-THE Canadian people are our near