The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-27
UNIVERSITY
BISHOP JOHN F. HURST VERY Sue
CEsSFUL IN RAISING FUNDS.
Work to Begin ON the Great MethO-
John A. Logan to Secure S1,OOO,OOc.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-Bishop John
F. Hurst. chancellor of the projected Amer
lean University, and Vice Chancellor Sam
uel l.. Beiler will return here shortly, after
extensive trips through the West in fur
therance of the establishment of the uni
versity. The work of securing funds and
preparing for building has progressed sys-
tematicalIy at the headquarters here
through the summer Bishop Hurst is now
at the conferences in Indiana, while DR..
Beiler is attending those in western Penn
sylvania. Illinois, Minnesota and elsewhere.
This field work, as 1t is called, is expected
to stimulate the various sections in the
university project to bring about substan-
tial additions to the funds. A steady in
crease in the fund has proceeded through
the summer, although larger subscriptions
have been for establishing professorships,
while the university officers are anxious
to get the buildings before establishing
professorships and scholarships. This de-
sire has led to the offer by a wealthy man.
who does not wish his name used at pres
ent. to build the first structure, TO be used
as an administration building 1t is esti-
mated that it will cost from 100000 to
$250.0O0. 1t will be of stone or marble three
stories high, about two hundred and fifty
feet long by one hundred deep. Funds to
begin grading have also been subscribed,
but this work is deferred pending the es-
tablishment by the local authorities of a
uniform grade for Massachusetts and Ne
braska avenues, along which the university
grading and the actual building viii N se siiis uns
der way by next spring. The architects
for the building have been under the SUI
pervision of the gentlemen who propose to
do the work, and have been approved by
the officers here. This building, when COM
pleted, will be the nucleus for future build
ings. 1t will first be used for special
purpose, probably a school Of history, and
while thus used a second building will be
added. Thus the whole group of buildings
will be gradually developed. At present de-
signs have been made for the administra-
ton building. library, chapel, hall of SCI
ence, hall Of history, OF philosophy hall of
languages and literature, hall Of law, hall
Of medicine, observatory, three residences
with dormitories, chancellor's houses, pro-
fessors' houses. gymnasium and power
house. The observatory is to be located
on the highest point in the District OF
Columbia, and Is said to have a site SUI
perior to the government observatory. near
Besides the offer to build the first build
ing, there have been two donations of $780,
600 each. one by an Ohio man and the other
by New Yorker. whose names are with
held. BoIh are for professorships The
preachers fund.- has also grown to $4,000
within recent days. OF this $1,000 in cash
has beens paid in 1t was started in New
York. being restricted to preachers, and
has been taken up all over the country,
until the fund is expected to reach 100000
1t will be used TO build Asbury Hail. named
after the first American bishop. The hall
will serve as a religious museum. Mrs
John A. Logan, one of the trustees, has
also undertaken to raise a special fund.-
and has set the figure at S1.O0OOOO. The
preliminary work has been done toward
interesting parties in this fund, and there
are prospects that some OF the contribu-
tions will be In the hundreds of thou
sands, although as yet they have not been
reported above $1,000 and 5000. AT pres
ent IL is estimated that the estimates of
the university, including real estate and
assurances Of contributions. will reach $780,