Show general education board m new york preserved with an endowment for higher education by the standard OH man new york june 30 ten dollars as an endowment tor higher education in the united states has been given the education bureau by john D rockefeller the announcement was made by dr wallace buttrick of the board at a meeting today the following letter to the secretaries and ex of the board from F T games mr rockefellers Rocke fellers representative was given out no ac broadway N june 30 1005 to wallace buttrick and starr J murphy secretaries and executive general education board new york dear sirs I 1 am authorized by mr john D rockefeller to say that he will contribute to the general education board the sum of to be paid october ast 1st next in cash or at his option in income producing securities at their market value the principal to be held in perpetuity as a foundation tor education the income above expenses and administration to be distributed to or used tor the benefit of such institutions of learning at such times in such amounts for such purposes and under such conditions or employed in such other ways as the board may deem best adapted to promote a comparative system of higher education in the united states signed F T GAMES |