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...Rosenwald Fund. In 1914, Julius Rosenwald, most notable of Chicago philanthropists, established a co-operative fund for helping southern Negroes to education. By report last week 3,400 school buildings have since been erected. Public school authorities have contributed $8,402,580 to the total cost of the scheme, white citizens $694,142, Negro citizens $3,110,410 and the Rosenwald Fund $2,621,814. Alfred K. Stern, executive director of the Fund, commenting on this report, stated in The Survey: "The most outstanding feature to my mind is the fact that the Negroes have contributed about as much...
...William Rosenwald, son of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Chairman Julius Rosenwald: "Interviewed by newsgatherers last week I said: 'I deeply regret the false impression given to the press by a statement which I made (TIME, Oct. 11) concerning the Sherwood Eddy mission to Russia of which I was a member. I did not say that the Eddy mission was "filled full of bunk." I meant to say that it was almost impossible to get into the real heart of the Russian people. I fully agreed with and signed the letter sent to President Coolidge (recommending U. S. recognition of Russia...
...Hugh S. ("Mail Order") Magill, independent Republican Dry, who is backed by Julius Rosenwald in "a revolt of good citizenship" against the two other "slush" candidates. In August, Mr. Rosenwald, head of the mail order house of Sears, Roebuck & Co., visited President Coolidge, is believed to have told him about the grimy political situation in Illinois. Mr. Rosenwald says that he, himself, is "a dub in politics" but that he is firmly convinced of the worthiness of Mr. Magill. Mr. Magill's name will be put on the November ballot as the result of a petition filed last week...
...Sherwood Eddy's mission to Russia of which I was a member was filled full of bunk!" Eager newsgatherers scribbled this statement as it fell from the lips of one William Rosenwald, son of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Chairman Julius Rosenwald...
Besides Cabinet members, Senators, Representatives, many a businessman has answered the call to the Coolidge Camp during the summer. Among them: Edsel Ford (autos, airplanes), Harvey Firestone Jr. (tires), Patrick E. Crowley (railroads), Julius Rosenwald (mail orders), A. J. Brosseau (trucks). The statements of these and other magnates concerning the undeniable prosperity of the country have received wide publicity because made in connection with a visit to White Pine Camp. Long after the magnates have returned to their less conspicuous affairs, the impression lingers that somehow President Coolidge is Prosperity. Last week, Mr. Coolidge announced that he would not take...