The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

one can overlook the entire city of Wash
ington. The ground comprises ninety
acres, and will cos 500 900. The option
has been secured by Bishop Hurst, and
the $40, 900 necessary for the first pay
menU was secured by subscription some
days age.
Bishop Hurst spoke at length of the
splendid opportunities afforded in Wash
ington for successfully putting in opera
sion such plan as that proposed. lie
referred to the benefits to be d ri. ed
from the National Library and Museum,
and other advantages possessed by no
other city. He was followed By DIR w.
A. Bartlett, of New York Avenue
Church.
Representatives Morse and Senator
Haw!ey followed. Sen .tor Hawley said
it should be university in. the fullest
sense of the word. " would be mis-
take, he said, to make it national
university.
Washington, he said, had in the CDn-
gressional Library ahont $50, 600 volumes,
while the re were 200, 900 pamphlets and
innumerable engravInss. In the othel
libraries scattered through the CITY were
enough volumes on special subjects to
bring the number of volumes at the com.
mand of the institution up to $3.50, OOO.
He spoke, also, of the libraries in the
departments. He said this was the only
place in the country where the study OF
craftsmanship could be prosecuted.
Bishop Newman followed Senator
Hawley.
1--WE Will not trouble the Secretary OF
the Treasury" be SAID. about our right
to import foreign labor. Our university
contains nothing bnt simon pure Amerl'
canism.'
zone of the aims of the university.
he said, would be to encourage original
| scientific investigation and researche.
eff we give our money" he said. lit
must be with the knowledge that we are
encouraging scientific research and in
vestigation of an original character
such research as has made the institu
| tions OF England and Germany worlo
T famous He said in the university there
would be department of statesmanshiI
entirely distinct from the department, o
law. and department of journalism, a
| profession which be eulogized in the
highest terms.
DR.. Corey read as vice presidents o
the meeting the names of Bishop N W
| UlhIl, C6udioIS obhulolu. 1"" JNAB A''''A
CplauItt, Cameron, oquircs and Blair
ex Governor Pattisou, Seci etary Window
elem Studebaker, Hiram Price, of Wash
ington; Representatives Mckinley ano
Hit, Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, Md.
Matthew G. Emery, Benjamin Charlton
A Duvall, G j. Baker. of M yland
Mark Hoyt, John A. Wright, SJephel
Green, Cyrus Bushey. of Washington
B H Warren, W. B. Shell. e. c. Glover
J w. Thompson, Samuel Norment, Franz
Hatton, NJ. NJ. Parker, Theodore w
Noyes and Assistant Treasurer Batcheler
all of Washington. 49,
Mr.. Corey announced that 10000 hat
already been subscribed. aud stated tina
he wanted $50, 600 subscribed before th'
meeting adjourned. Canvassers were
sent into the congregation, and in shor
while it was announced that the tota
amounted to $50, $50. Rev. DR.. Gouche
was not present, but he has subscribed
$1,000 to the fund. Mathew G. Ener,
and Ben J. Charlton each subscribed
$1,000. in instruments OF $1,000 annu
ally FOR five years. Other 81, 600 subscri
bers were Samuel H. Walker, R'v. G
W. Baldwin. B H. Warren, M. M
Parker. Representative Morse started
the subscriptions at the church to nigh
with 500 check.