Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
1900 BOX fund
SERVICE
~..,,sr Editor Provides Annual
s,,. . Reward achievements
ssnefiting Philadelphia
4 OPEN 70 EVERY FIELD

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- thousand dollars win be awarded
.suw a the person who does the
annust annNs.st service to the City OF Pniiadel-
g.,. ;rbis has been maze possible py
pms. smnd founded by Edward BOX.
~ : VII rvire will be known as the Pniihdei-
ph' ssr be a painting, II may be a
~ n NAV be the erection OF build;
E.'' NAV be Just an idea--practicaI
ssl,e 10 the city-that wins the
any, The only condition attached is
rI,ssx rr.nfx wjil benefit and upbuild PhiIadei-
W." wv The prize will be awarded on
pn's !su ..ms basis that the Nobel Prize Is
W.T. rSs announcement that the prize had
..sr established was made public yes
I., pss ~ Dr. w. W. Keen, chairman
.v'v y ~. hosrd Of Trustees, who said
y NJ ~. Arst award will be made either
Y ~ snrinr or summer of 19Z2. Inc
r,.ssrtstion will be at public meeting
III viii be In the Academy OF MUSIC
= come similar building.
MAY Give Scholarships T
:, n. event there has been no sig
..r..,vire TO warrant the award, DR.:
w..r aid the $4,000 will be devoted
- :, toward free scholarships In ten
w,,ssrsities and colleges for boys and
W. ~ the Philadelphia district.
III -. !. recipient OF the award will not
80. a live In Philadelphia, according
~ III abatement. Under the decision
~ ~ shs BOARD of Trustees, he or she
.sst dmply be identified with Phiia-
Ssinhis interests.
us,F Ths scope of the achievement for
rhirh the award will be made is almost
r.l,m,ted. The only definition deter
snirsd mon is that the act or WORK
.rst 4. far. aching In effect and must
(" ~ service to the general public.
Il the hope Of the founder that
sr,sn ar woman who devotes his or
4, fine and energies to service rather
sS.o N selfish interests will be re-
wsrd4d In spite Of the smallness OF the
r.v they receive while doing that
ssr,,ce and the sole object Of the
award Is to stimulate service.
All Details Worked Out
An NJ the details for the fund have
h..n worked out. Negotiable securities
.ssr,ssting - 5000, 900 haye been de-
nos;tsS with the Girard Trust Co. BY
sir' BOX and definite organization has
Wv WIN DR.. Keen acting as chairman,
,hs other members of the board are
George wharton Pepper. vice chair
man: Rodman Wanamaker, Efingham
p Morrie,, Miss Marion Reilly, Mrs.
Incretia r. Blankenburg, Samuel s.
FAX. Major General Leonard Wood
srd Mr. Box. Albert A. Jackson, vice
nrssdent Of the Girard Trust Co., will
sct A. secretary. All Of these members
will serve gratuitously.
The founding Of the award, according
"A the statement. is more in keeping
vith the spirit Of the Nobel Prize and
the- proposed Woodrow Wilson Prize.
Instead Of being national or interna-
tional in character, however, It will
be applied to Philadelphia and its con- :
tribatius territories.
The schools that have been listed to
receive students, provided the money is
not awarded for service, include the
University Of Pennsylvania, the Whar
ton School OF Finance, the Philadelphia
School of Industrial Art. the Jefferson
Medical College. the Bryn Mawr Col
lege. the Pennsylvania Academy Of the
Fine ARTS, the Settlement Music
School, the Drexel Institute, the Ma
tionsl Farm School and the School OF
Horticulture in Amber.
DR.. Godfrey Praises Gift
DR.. Hollis Godfrey, president Of
Drexel Institute. said today:
'Mr. Bok's great gift. it seems tc
me, is very much more than gift tc
; greater Philadelphia. 1t is gift t,
education the world over. This Is tru,
because. so far as I know. this is thu
Arst gift Of this sort which recognize,
at one and the same time the finished
achievement and the means by which
men can be trained to achieve. TIL,
Nobel prize and other prizes of this sor
have been given for specific achieve
ments and to recognize men who hav,
achieved. These prizes do not contain
provisions for providing the means
education-by which men may attain
that knowledge and use Of knowledg
by which alone achievement may come
On the other hand, the Cecil Rhode
scholarships and other gifts Of tha
Kind provided for the training of mel
With the purpose that men SO trains,
may make permanent advances in tn
worlds progress. then do not provide
Ior the achievement when accomplished
Ihis gift OF Mr.. Bok's recognizes an,
combines both these ideas as 1t may b.
gwen, either for the achievement or 70
!he means BY which men may be traine,
to achievement. o..
it Is interesting to note how com
petely the spirit of this gift is In tn