Show GUTS TO LEARNING JOHN D rockefeller IS A EDUCATOR 1111 11 II prin coir a ado to te ui th t lul ut realty of chi chicaiza caira have Eli ellel I 1 raise froni tram taoso who him film I 1 li I 1 othar apel Kp el Spec special Bp lal letter this Is i a period of much rejoicing at the university of chicago it Is tho the remit result of a lone long and carue earnest 3 t ale again against time and fortune which leavea leaves the wealthier ta in endowment funds and the u of thie this wealth came about through the ui practice ot of john 1 D rockefeller the rounder founder ot of the uni ver varsity sity in mailing making nil big donation donations do double duty that Is la in 1896 he promised president Preil deat harper that be b would give an additional 2 ON to the in a tit ution provided a similar aum sum could be obtained from other sources prior to january 1 1000 the friends of the then began an energetic effort to raise the required eum sum As the new year rolled around mr harper i ho he hitherto la I 1 succeeded la in besting all the of 1 mr 1 fr rockefeller found clr olf eer al 1 hundred thousand dollars short ot of the necessary necea eary 2000 00 II 11 waa wag hope fill tul bo however weyer bf securing the he balanco within a abort short time and made a trip alist to consult the Stan laid oil mac mag nile ite he in securing an extension ot of alino until april I 1 soon the tho time limit began to close and 11 harper arper though confident let it be known that they were still about 1200 short then dollente ensued until the morning vl of march 31 the last day when it became known that oaly ta 9 waa needed toward enlar mr unit that the necessary amount bad had been obtained and la in consequence the ficula d students were in a particularly happy frais amae itle ot of mind with willi this last gift of mr ur rockefeller hu had given in all to uie its university ot of chi cago WO the oil mag magnate naten a princely dona dons tie tlona to tula this institution of learning are aa ollowa follows may 15 1889 u cabb WOW 31 september lb it 1890 cash 1000 reb february Tary 23 IW bonds lOO OOOO december 23 1892 bond bonds june 29 1893 cash ISO AL orlly JOHN 0 1000 oember De 24 34 im cai cash ih january 1 1 each asb or bonds law promised on conditions january 1 1996 6 it 2 hooli bt mr r aad anti mrs Rocke rockefeller filler are member members of the fifth avenue baptist church I 1 new now turk and many of their cent charitable gitte gifts have been made through gli the american baptist edu carimal cat lonal society they yearly give large sums to ob charety chArl ty tin mo greater por tion cf of which Is ayer a yer hud ot of mr lir nock rockefeller eteller assists mazy collegen eg and school bools and it Is said that hie his gitta gifts to the university ci of rochester alone segregate BK Reg regate 1100 |