Show PRAISES BIG philanthropy president schurman of cornell thinks well of rockefeller foundation ithaca john D rockefellers Rocke fellers philanthropic ic scheme which the rockefeller foundation bill now pending in congress proposes to incorporate was commended by president jacob G schurman roan in an address before thedor nell congress friday night in summing up an exhaustive discussion of the measure president schurman said 1 I recognize that section no 2 of the bill which defines the object of the rockefeller Koche feller foundation authorizes and empowers that foundation to do anything and everything which may 0 o mota tind rind advance human civilization civilisation that Is to say morals arid and religion art and science ma manners and social intercourse and all that concerns the political li econom economic lc and material well being of individuals and communities this Is a vast field for the exercise or of philanthropy dut but mr rockefeller feller has conceived a vast scheme of philanthropy forthe for the benefit of his fellow citizens and mankind ills ilia character ability and organizing gan izing skill are adequate guarantees that ila ho will carry out ills his scheme wisely arid and successfully with incalculable benefit and blessing to mankind it Is in the interest of the nation that he be be given a free hand band in the exercise of his colossal berie beneficence fl so long iong as he Is active or his influence remains it would be wise and safe to give the foundation the sort of organization he desires neither now nor hereafter does it seem necessary to limit the scope of his benefi cence which la Is coextensive with the efforts of mankind to attain a higher civilization the only change I 1 would desire to see bee in the proposed bill Is the total or partial elimination of at the method of selecting trustees by operation cooperation co the organization might well li left a close corporation if mr rockefeller so desires for a generation but after that time I 1 am confident that it would inure both to the efficiency of the foundation and to the public welfare to say nothing of the satisfaction of the sentiment of a democracy if the majority of the the trustees were appointed by the president of the united states with the advice and consent of the senate or selected by some other high abiding governmental agencies a that may fairly be regarded as representing the people of the united states whose welfare Is the primary object of the immense and glorious benefaction |