The Washington times., 1895-06-23

denominations and nearly half the States in
the Union are represented. a plat of ground,
comprising nirDy acres and most cIigibly
located auG adapted, has been purchased and
paid for, the lit eCcssaTy lund, amounting to
S100, 600, having gseeaConJrbutcdby Wash
inGton;ans; aTChiteCtC plans iCr the iirs /
building 10 be put UICsr contract are now
be considered, and The materials for its con-
struction are passing IN review Letore the
inspectors. The money 10 n.tet lie cost,
81 5O, 900, has been already provided. A
fund OF S75,O eco has been pledged toward
a second building designed for early con-
StTGCtiOn ara the trustees have at comma nd a
large and constantly increasing permanent
fund, which receives frequent additions
nom the Loquests OF LLilantarophists.
There can be found no prettier site in
the vicinity of Washington than the one
: selected. The plat is the highest piece OF
grOu.d in tie District, situated within ten
minutes walk of the Tennallytown electric
railway ,andattheter nus OF Ma SSa CEUsetts
avenue extended. When that thorough
fare shall be completed according TO the
plan authorized, there viii be two fronts
20 the grounds, the other being on Nebraska
ayenJe.
The site is picturesquely laid off by ma
tUre, and IS well suited 10 the purpose.
At its highest point a view may be had OF
the lOftier structures in Washington, and
| when the buildings are erected probably
one-third OF the city can be seen from
the observatory.
NUMBER OF THE BUILDINGS.
The university VIII not consist OF one
vast architectural pile OF endless corri-
dors ard innumerable halls under single
roof II the present idea is developed, as
1t most probably VIII be. there will be not
less than two DOZEN buildings erected,
! exclusive OF the dwellings.
From the rcctangle, faced by four of
the more important structures, there will
radiate the streets and broad avenues by
which communication among the many
Will bc maintained Among the more
History" 'Epworh Hail." Hall OF Sci
eEce," Hall Of p hilosophy." Hall Of
Law" HAL Of Languages and Litera-
ture," Hall OF Medicine" and ''Asbury
Memorial Hall"
A reduced sketch of the grounds is pub
lis!.ed herewith. 1T is difficult to real
izc,'' said recent issue OF the University
Courier, 4 journal published in the inter
eSts OF the institution. that ninety broad
acres are condensed to such dimensions.
The reader is supposed to occupy the pO-
Sition OF the city Of Washington. as he
looks out toward the northwest along
Massachusetts avenue. AS he approaches
the grounds he comes first 10 University
circle, from which roadway enters by a
camDaniie into the main rectauglc sur
rounded by administration hail, library,
chapel ana art hall. ana from this point
tie other buildings, as shown in the
! sketch, are easy OF access"
The grounds are fianked by the two
avenues named and from it proceed pre-
1 spective FoTty-fifth, FoTty-siXth, Forty
seventh and Forty-eiEhth streets of those
~
vannah. Richmond, Quincy, and other
thOrOughfares as vet recognized only upon
paper. So far as Improvements 90. \ large
! oval space is laid OFF as an athletic field,
and may remain where il is shown to be
in tie sketch, though this Is a matter that
must for time remain subject to change.
FIRST TO GO UNDER CONTRACT
The Hall OF History Will be the first TO be
! put under contract. Within month the
architects viii be invited 10 submit pla MS
/ and from these within another month
! design viii be selected. To adjust the
details, make the contract, select the
material and complete all the preliminaries
/ for the construction Will probably con
sumo the remainder OF the summer I'd fan,
but by November ground may be broken for
I the initial building i'll the university plan.
II VIII cost s 50 900, all of whChis pa id in.
AsbGry Memorial Hall is to be built
/ through contributions by ministers alone,
and viii probably be endowed from the
/ same source. The cost of construction as
originally estimated was SlC0 900, but
VIII probably exceed that amount by as
much as 500 coo. One-half of the pos
4 sibe total il already pledged.
The EpwOuh League and other societies
of young Christian workers Will ra ise
! 100000 for the erection OF Epworth Hall,
/ and $500 200 Isl 0 bcraised dbysubscnptious
] Of 5 each to pay for Administration Hall,
which viii be in honor OF and bearthe name
! of Abraham Lincoln. Five thousand con-
4 tributOrs are expected TO give S1U0 each
( with which 10 endow School of Discovery
! Such are examples only of the many
! separate avenues through which the inflow
/ OF money is confidently expected.
The expense Of the scheme as developed
is placed modcstly at SO, 900 900, but sc
vast are its possibilities il is more likell
to reach $50 900 900 and not a dollar be
uSelesSly expended.
The motto OF the trustees, as expressed
! by Dr. Osborne, the registrar, is not tC
hurry, and to avoid unnecessary delay
We cannot hasten the matter, nor car
| We permit the project to lag he said
| But there is an absolute confidence ex
| pressed in the early triumph OF the orig
inal idea
Fifty years ago it was a thing to be hoped