THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE 



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THE PROGEESS OF SCIENCE 



THE WORK OF TEE GENERAL 

 EDUCATION BOARD 



The General Education Board, the 

 foundation endowed by Mr. John I). 

 Rockefeller, at a recent meeting nude 

 large appropriations for educational 

 work. Following the gifts of $1,500,- 

 000 to the Johns Hopkins University 

 and $750,000 to Washington University 

 for their medical schools on condition 

 that the professors of medicine and 

 surgery shall devote their entire time to 

 the work of the school and not engage 

 in private practise, a gift of $500,000 

 has been made to the medical school of 

 Yale University under similar condi- 

 tions and the further stipulation that 

 the school obtain control of the New 

 Haven Hospital. Other conditional ap- 

 propriations amounting to $700,000 

 were made to Stevens Institute of Tech- 

 nology, Elmira College, Hendrix Col- 

 lege, Washington and Lee University, 

 Wells College and Wofford College. 



Increased appropriations were made 

 to develop the work in secondary edu- 

 cation which the board has been carry- 

 ing on in the south for ten years. The 

 board has maintained professors of 

 secondary education in southern uni- 

 versities and inspectors of secondary 

 schools who have devoted their time to 

 the creation and development of high 

 schools in their several spheres. 



The sum of $36,500 was appropriated 

 for the maintenance of rural school 

 supervisors in each of the southern 

 states. • These supervisors are concerned 

 with the improvement of country 

 schools and with the introduction into 

 them of industrial training and domes- 

 tic science. The annual subscription of 

 $10,000 toward the current expenses of 

 Hampton Institute was increased to 

 $25,000, an annual subscription of $10,- 

 000 was made to Tuskegee Institute, 



and one of $15,000 to Spelman Semi- 

 nary, Atlanta. 



Farm demonstration work on an edu- 

 cational basis was originated by the 

 General Education Board. The plan 

 was conceived by the late Dr. Seaman 

 A. Knapp. So far as the southern 

 states are concerned, congress now as- 

 sumes the work heretofore supported by 

 the General Education Board, objection 

 having been made to the payment of 

 the officers of the Department of Agri- 

 culture by a private contribution. The 

 board will, however, continue its co- 

 operation with agricultural colleges in 

 the work. For this purpoose, $20,000 

 was appropriated for farm demonstra- 

 tion in six counties in Maine and for 

 boys' and girls' clubs in that state. A 

 further appropriation of $10,000 was 

 made for similar work in New Hamp- 

 shire. 



To improve education in the rural 

 districts the board has resolved to offer 

 to support in connection with state de- 

 partments of education, rural school 

 agents. An appropriation of $50,000 

 was made for the work in fifteen states. 

 A general agent will be appointed to 

 keep the several state movements in 

 touch with one another. The board re- 

 solved to authorize a study of training 

 for public health service and of the or- 

 ganization of public health service in 

 England, Germany, Denmark and other 

 foreign countries. When the facts 

 have been ascertained a conference will 

 be held and a concrete scheme formu- 

 lated for schools of public health. 



THE CINCINNATI NEW GENERAL 

 HOSPITAL 



Large #s are the gifts for hospitals 

 and medical schools from private phi- 

 lanthropy, they are likely to be sur- 

 passed by public provision for the 



