Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Negro" Institutions
Get $40 Million
In Ford Money

Chicago amp .-- Private Me-
gro colleges and hospitals were "a.
mong the recipients Of a haif-bil.
lion-dollar grant last week by the
Ford foundation. the largest phil
anthropic gesture In the history
OF this country.
Negro institutions will receive
nearly $4,000. 900 under terms
Of the grant The largest gift went
10 Tuskegee. which will receive
t547.s00. Hampton, with 1920
200 was second
Among the recipients will be
many member colleges Of the
United Negro College Fund. an
association OF Negro land grant
colleges, Commenting on the gifts,
DR. r. u. Patterson, president Of
the UNCF. hailed the grants ms an
epic contribution to the future Of
American higher education"
DIR. Patterson said THE gener.
Gus grants received by the col.
leges win go far toward strength.
ening them for increasing ser
vice TO all qualified American
youth. and will be a stimulus 10
others 10 give greater support TO
these important institutions which
are an integral part Of this ma.
tons network Of first class indie
pendent colleges and universities"
Grants TO colleges are Of two
kinds. All win get q portion Of n
S2i0 million dollar fund, which
they must use 10 raise faculty
salaries for at least 10 years,
In addition, 12s colleges will
share In n $50 million fund which
was appropriated last spring Re
clpients OF this fund have not yet
been named
Two Hospitals share
Two Chicago hospitals, Provi-
dent and tho Ida Mac Scott hos
pltai. were named In the grants.
Provident, which has helped train
many Of the country'H Negro doc.
tors. will get si07 300. Ida Mae
Scott hospital win receive $4,000.
II was noted that WHEREFORE
University. an AME institution at
Xenia. Ohio, and one Of Americas
oldest private schools. was not In.
cluded In the list.
Tho foundation committee said
that In selecting the colleges II
did not attempt To compare the
calibrc 81 these many different
colleges. their general excellence
or reputation"
All college recipients must be
rcgionally accredited, privately
supported institutions The list OF
Negro colleges and the amounts
received follows;
Allen University, Sii2,t0O:
BENEDICT College, $1,000; Bethune-
Goodman College. siis.O0O: Bar
Der Scotia College. Bennett Col
lego sl0d 400: Bishop College.
S8s. 400. Ciafiln College, Clark
College, si2s,O 900; billiard Unlver.
slty. s2ss,7oO.
Florida Normal and Industrial
Institute. $4,000. Fisk univcr-
Eity. ta6o,h0O; Hampton Institute.
SAGA. 200. Huston Tillotson College
Siit,8OO. Jarvis Christian College.
S7s,tO0; Johnson G, Smith Uni
veruity. sisS BOO
Knoxville College, 1900. Iiv-
ingston University. $4,000; Lin
coin tPaD University. $685. 200.
LeMoyne College, $4,000: Miles
Memorial College. si26, 900, More
house College. 1920. 800, Morris
Brown College. $i?g. 500
philander Smith College. StiS.-
200. Payne College. SOS, 200: Rust
College, $4,000: shorter College
$50, 900; spelman College, si7S.-
900; st Augustine College, 500.
900. shaw University. tit7.0O0.
Tlskrgee Institute. s5tT 500.
Talladcga College, ss7 900 Tou-
galoo College. s7s.6o0; Texas Col.
legr, sTp.aoo: Virginia Union
University, sla2 900 Wiley Col.