The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-23
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
The Outset of n Great Educational Institution
in Maryland.

Correspondence OF me Nclo FORK Eyenin1 POST
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2l.-1he announcement,
about two years ago, that one of lialtimure'S
merchant princes had made Il bequest Of S3bO0,-
OOO for the founding Of a college 10 DO named In
honor OF the gVer was heard win great delight
throughout the country. Tho inaugural cere-
monies, In the Academy OF Music Tomorrow,
are first worthy of urei mention. Mr.. Gallo
way Cluston will preside, and PRECEDENT Eliot,
OF Harvard College will deliver a trief opening
address after when President Gilman Will set
forth the pians OF tho trustees so far Ms they
Andrew ID. White, Of Cornell Uniyersity, viii be
present, together Win other prominent educa-
tors from various parts Of the country.
Ii IL not designed by President Gilman and
the truste cs to announce at tue prcseat time in
exact terms tho plans ana policy OF tue unlver-
sity' Tor this they are as YET upable to do. Ihe
DurpDso Is rather to show that tue plans are to
be formed IN accordance with the most en-
llghtoned ana mature educational opinions uf
the dav. No particular model IS t. be followed,
but the experience oi other educational insiitu-
lions Viii be closely stud eel tudt valuable sug-
gcstions may be CLEANED theTcfrom. In word,
Il is proposed TO supply In the Johns Hopkins
Iuivcrsity. 60 Tar - Il possible, whatever Valu-
aule and desirable features the oducat lOnal sys-
TEN Of the country has thus far failed 20 secure.
Neither science nor the study OF liter ture Mil
I've specially favored. bat instead, to use The
words OF President Gilman, every thiag will be
welcomed when Will tend 10 deye o. character
The trustees have sil to decide what the uni
versi'y Will do for tho higher education Of
women, but President Gilman evidently favois
their psrtciaation In some WY inIts advantage.
The medical department OF the uniye sitY Will
CONSTITUTE "a iatttdl Innovation III NE llC u IN
stiuctlrh III america, ms department VIII not
be thoroughly organized until the opcniug Of
theJohns Hopkins los ,tal, which has an en-
dow ent Of $4,000. In general. President
Gilman favors cOurse which will iacludo
practice In lie laboratories of physics, chenis-
try, ana ZOOLOGY; kno Wedge Of the laws II
crAiuage, ventilation, and metcorology; and
such an acquaintance with French, German.
and Latin as will enable tho puysician to keep
mp with hi- prof ssion throughout the world.
The grOuCds are delightful ~ sitult and
i'm many ways cNc"s'iiully picturesque and at
tractiVe. Nr. Fred Law Olmsted, the we'll
known land scape architect, l. advising with the
trustee as 10 tie best disposition To toe made OF
50 large a tract ~ Land. Inc university build
ms viii, Of coursc. b4 erected al Culton. 1he
university will bc ready t. receive students ON
the 81 Of october OF dis year.
IL was provided IN tho boquest of Mr. Hop
kns that twenty four scnnl as Iips SHOULD bc
distributed among deserving candidates from
MARY land, Virginia. ana North Carolin In adj
dluon to these, IN attractive and well-con nd
cred sy.tem " scbollrshias and feilowsnip5 has
b.cn determined on. me tuition fec t. the
department OF philosophy has been liked at So