Financial support by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., for the University of Iowa School of Religion to the extenut of $60,000 has been promised in a message received by President Walter A. Jessup of the university.
The money, gift of which is contingent upon equal support of the Jewish, Catholic and Protestant professorships by these three religious groups, is to be a continuation of a three-year experimental period of support already given the religion school by Rockefeller, which will end August 30, 1930.
Under the plan offered by Mr. Rockefeller in response to a request from the school of religion for further financial aid, he will contribute a maximum of $20,000 a year for the administration and general expenses of the school for three years, beginning September 1, 1930. The amount of help in any one year is not to exceed the combined contributions of the three participating religious groups.
Following the three-year period, Mr. Rockefeller offers support on a declining scale, but requests the school to make a report to him of the needs during the 1932-1933 school year, the last year of the maximum grant.
Announcement was also made Monday of the appointment of Dr. Moses Jung to the Jewish professorship in the religion school faculty, left vacant by the resignation of Prof. Maurice H. Farbridge. The new appointee has been connected with the Hillel Foundation at the University of Illinois for the last five years.
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