RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

CHINA PROGRAM
The interest of The Rockefeller Foundationin
China, especially in the fields of medicine and
the natural sciences, is of long standing. A change
of emphasis of the Foundation's program in
this country in 1935 has been toward cooperation
with efforts in the field of rural reconstruction.
The Chinese National Government, and, indeed,
many provincial and county authorities and private
organizations, are undertaking measures
designed to reconstruct a medieval society in
terms of modern knowledge. The plasticity of the
situation, together with the availability of proven
Chinese leadership, offered an opportunity for
the Foundation to develop its program in China
in an attempt to improve community welfare,
particularly with reference to the rural problems.
Appropriations made during 1935 toward the
China Program fall under five headings end are
summarized in the following table:
APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE CHINA PROGRAM DURING 1935
NORTH CHINA PROGRAM
Chinese Mass Education Movement LC §150,000*
Nankai University. Institute of Economics 37,500
Yenching University, College of Public Affairs and
College of Natural Sciences 77,325
* LC= Local Currency.
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