The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-30
ITS FUNDS FULLY ASSURED
Bishop Hurst and The American
University at Washington,
The Bishops Energetic Work. Plans
Soon to 6e Selected I'd Work
Begun in Few Weeks. The
Site Will Be One of the
Most Beautiful.

Through the persistent and rintirIng
efforts OF Bishop John f. Hurst Of
Washington and tho energy of AL eff
cieat building committee, the proposed
American university Mt Washington has
now taken tangible form. aud within
few weeks ground will be broken for
the first of the buildings, which, when
erected, vial far outrival anything of
the kind in the Capital City.
The site Of tho proposed university is
on The northwestern heights of Wash
iN5ton and covers more than 90 acres
1t is in some respects the most desirable
location in or near the city. Situated
along the extension Of Massachusetts
avenue and half fronting on Nebraska
avenue, the bmldinx will command "a
charming Wow of the city, of tho Poto-
mac and the surrounding country and
the Blue Ridge mountains in tho dis
tance. The lsyge extent of territory in
cluded in the tract slopes gently from
the summit, where tho buildings are to
stand, and is already being put into
condition for athletic purposes.
Every effort is now being made to
raise funds and hurry the building
work along as fast ms possible. BY the
end CT September 1t is hoped that two
buildings at least will be under way,
and with tho advent Of spring the great
university will be pushed rapidly toward
complexion.
AT the present timoI the Hall of His
tory. tho Administration building, Ep-
worth hall and the library are provided
for, and money is rap:tdly coming in for
the other buildings. In fact. Bishop
Hurst has now on hand about $500, 900,
which he expects to swell to 81, 900, 900
IN the near future.
The last gift to the university was
made by General J. Watts do Peyster of
Tlyeh, n. Y, who presented sufficient
sum to insure the erection of the library,
which is to be knewn as Tho General
j. Watts de Peyster College of Ian
guages. " In front of this building will
stand bronze statuoof heroic size, now
being made i'll Paris.
An endowment of $500, 900 for the
College of Languages has been contrib
utod by New York woman. 1t has
been lhtimated that General de Peystcr
intends to give to tho university his
valuable collection of books and curios,
which represent several generations of
collecting. Mrs. Olive Logan, widow of
General John A. Logan, has been in
strunental i'll securing the funds for the
Administration building.
Prominent architects of New York.
Boston, Cleyeland, Washington and
England have submitted plans for the
several buildings already contracted
for, but mono has been accepted. The
New York committee has passed Oh "A
number, and the plans are now in tho
hands of the Washington members.
Since the purchasing of the site for
the yersity four years ago, at a cost
of $lG0, 600, the Land i'll that vicinity
has had great boom, and four times
that amount has already been offered
the trustees for the tract. When the
buildings are completed and the sur
roundings beautfied, the university. il
Is expected, will have tho most beauti
ful piece OF property in Washington.
New York Times.