Evening star., 1937-06-22

tUO dTLlCteS, answering queSLUHS
as to uho uu succeed the elder
Rockefeller, as striking symbol
OF American life
D, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 22.-John D.
Rockefeller, jr probably will succeed
his father as Americas No. phi
lanthropist.
The father was the pioneer In vast
private philanthropy His was a scien-
tiflc and educational approach. and
he gave away upwards of 1881 900, 900,
Philanthropy these days is virtually
big business in itself albeit busi-
ness with public profit instead of
private. And few persons have had
more experience in it than Mister
Junior" as the son is known to
business associates and friends
OF his own fortune, Mister
Junior" has made gifts of more than
s167, 100000
Fathers gifts have been greater"
the son once said but mine have
brought me more personal salts
faction"
He might well have said that even
his fathers gifts brought him personal
satisfaction, because the son for many
years supervised much of fathers
philanthropic work.
Contributions General.
The sons contributions have been
more general than his fathers. Many
of his millions have gone to projects
more to his personal liking, to park
developments, to sociological studies
and to restorations.
The restoration OF Williamsburg,
Colonial capital of Virginia. perhaps
has given him more enjoyment than
any of his other philanthropies He
has given approximately s15000,000
50 far to this restoration, and it is not
yet complete.
Mister Junior" spends much of his
time in Williamsburg He has home
there, Bassett Hall one Of the his
toric houses which has been restored.
and he can be frequently seen going
about the town with ruler and blue
prints.
nlented his fathers work
One Of the largest contributions of
the father was the endowment of the
General Education Board, $l29,000.-
900. The boards activities were con-
fined by congressional act to the
United States.
The son believed this work should
be international in scope, and he
organized the International Educa-
ton Board at cost to himself Of
el8,3O0OO0.
Training Own Son.
As his father saw to it that the son
was trained in philanthropy so is
the son looking after the training of
the third of the name.
OF the five sons of Mister Junior"
1t is John D.. Sd. who engages him.
self in his fathers and grandfather's
philanthropies. He is member of
the General Education Board and a
trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation
and the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research.
In the aggregate of contributions,
pUUdDly no one living Will ever dp~
proaeh the elder Rockefeller's half
billion dollars.
There is no competent estimate Of
his sons fortune. If you inquired
around Wall street. you would receive
guesses-not estimates-of from $780,
100000 to $400, 100000
Heavy Contributor.
mister Junior" continues as one
OF the country's heaviest contributors.
But, at the same time, he believes
family fortunes should be admins
tered by the active members of the
family, and is preparing his sons to
take over his fortune, as he took over
most Of his fathers
Whatever the size of his fortune.
Mister Junior" considers himself not
its complete possessor, to do with as
he wills, but its steward. This belief
he instills in his sons. And as long
ss there is a Rockefeller fortune. there
will be Rockefeller philanthropies.