Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-29
Largest Circulation IN the District
Reading Matter on Every Page.
WASHINGTON CITY:
I--..-....-.-ocfOber 20, IszS.
The Fuiure of wsSbtug,o,

We rec. ul-e in the noble endowment bv
Mr.. COTcOT an, to the Columbian College. Can-
bounced H. another column an impo-tsr,s s,r-
wee in aid Of the Substantial prosperity OF
Washington There Is a certain limit u the
growth Of the city, 81 Fsr a. that 4 dana-a.o4
upon The amount Of public business transacted
here II = not probable, either. th,- Wssb
lngton viii ever be essentially a c5lnn,rci,f
or manufacturing city. though II has alvau-
taees IN both respects that vii uu1oub.s.lI,,
\ he utilized in the future very a.ivantaceoasls
re great source OF the growth and prosperity
- the capital city, beyond the limitations IN
Cleatod, VII be in making IL city of varied
and, especially, Of refined attractions so that
we may draw here students Of al kinds and
people OF culture, wealth AMI leisure; ia.. s..
Paris, city having no great advantages OF 10
sition. has yet made itself tue social cauitI 81
the world. just a. students IN every branch of
learning nov flock to Paris 70 avail themseIye.
OF the aids TO the acquisition o. knawiaI-s
presented in the great Museums. art galleries.
colleges, schools, hospitals. &C.. there, 20 they
will come to Washington from an a1a-ters. IL
we set ourselves intelligeniIy and with
public spirit to the work OF supplement-
ing and sustaining what has already
been 30 well blocked out TO that end.
we uust tina. Others OF our men Of wealth will
by munihcent enjOwmcnts, all in the noble
WORK OF building ~ a great university at the
n2tional center. and thus render available for
the cause OF education the unriyalIed apparatus
already provided here as auxiliary TO the for
nston of National University. The i'm
I0ftance OF these advantages already at hand
" AZ admirably expressed by President yelling
who so happily combines the ripest scholarship
with enlarged and progressive ideas-in his in
augural address. He said:
Ov-r
nation at this metropolitan centre, where society
Is broad. liberal, and cultured, has m sny sdyan-
tages- The learning OF the present day, il Is i'm
IoItant 10 remark, no longer courts the sh a1es
of the cIOister, but walks abroad alony the hiyh-
ways OF empire. Behold how, but a few weeks
ago, the hand OF Bismarck turned from proto-
co.'s and papers OF state to indiIe an autograph
letter tn private citizen of italy, the Count
IrivulZi0. begging, In behalf OF Prot. Mommsen
The loan OF few old Latin inScri ptions which the
Professor needed 20 clear up some disputed
question p the Roman history he Is writ
Ihg' not Tor PTussian scholars alone, but
Tor the whole literary world Thsrs il
Iothlng es0tsric in the learning OF our day.
AndWhat advantages are ours. both for gaining
and difiUs'ng the blessings OF highest culturei
r OF here, At our very doors We have the Smith
sonian Institution, parPetual!y working, under
The guidance of its IliustTiOus secretary. on the
boundaries OF knowledge in all departments
thus literally fulfilling the will OF it, founder
and tNemFlifying the highest function of
university, Oy increasing and diffusing know
ledge among men. And here is the National
Library OF Congress, with its we'll filled alsoyes
open alike to teachers and scholars for purposes
OF literary OF scientific research, and here, for
the study of technology, are the accumu-
lated fruits Of American inventive genius
stored in the Patent Office; and here for
The progressive scientific study of a,trono-
my, il the National Observatory: and here
Il that no less learned than usefuI |
school or practical 2eOmeters connected vita
TIE coast survey; and here are the gardens /
which, under the keeping OF the AgricuItnr.I |
de faFtmSnr, invite to the study of botany not |
IN dry heT5ara and in dryer TONES but amid |
nOWeIy Walks through which ShenstOne would |
ave loved to ramble by the side of Linn:eus or
hasselGui>f. And here. for the student of law
are the h CHEST seats Cf our American Themis,
a. here, fer the yotaries OF the healing art are
priceless treasures Of the Medical Museum
without any rival in the world among institu-
tons or i's KIM; and here, by the muni6cenc
OF MN WHO stands al the heal of the governing
board CT Cur college, il the COrcoran gallery OF
the hne arts. to keep alive the love of beauty in
the soul OF man.