The Washington times., 1895-06-27
MANY LIBERAL PLEDGES
Columbian Alumni Subscribe to
Academic Extension Fund.
ASSURANCES TO DIR. WHITMAN
Forty Thousa nd DOlla rs Had Previously
Been Given by the Trustees and to
This Nearly Twelve Thousand Was
Added Last Night-BaIance of the
Desired 81 s, 900 In Sight.

The Columbian University Alumni Asso-
| ciation was called together at University
Hall in special meeting to ratify the
| election OF the new president, Rev g. L.
| whitman, ID. D., who was chosen on the
| 18th instant, and to assure him OF the
| loyal support OF the graduates.
| The assurance most essential was to
| continue TO successful issue the movement
| already begun by the trustees and over
| seerS TO meet the conditions upon which
| DR.. Whitman agreed to accept the trust
| which was TO raise by subscription fund
| or S15,UO0, available in equal annual in-
stallments for five years, with which to
| expand the facilities OF the academic de-
partment
DIR. Whitman feels that in accepting e
the presidency OF the university he gives
up all that he has acquired as president
Of Colby University, from which institu-
ton he comes, and that he should not take
up the work here without an ample fl
nancial guarantee upon which 10 build
his system.
APPEAL TO THE ALUMNI
There had been over $4,000 pledged
by the trustees and overseers prior to as
sembling the alumni last evening, and it was
numbering over twelve hundred, 10 make
good the deficiency.
President jesse H. Wilson, of the associa-
ton, presided over the meeting and there
We're present on the stand Acting President
Green, OF the university; Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson, JistiCe Harlan, Mr.. Gardiner
u. Hubbard, Secretary Martin, of the board
or trustees, DR.. II. L. Shute Rev E
Grammar, or Baltimore, OF tue medical
faculty, and others.
President Wilson introduced the topic,
and after wards presented the speakers in
turn, the list embracing DR.. Greene, Dr
Grammer, and Hon. W L. Wilson The
speakers reviewed the situation and pre-
sented the conditions upon which DIT.
Whitman had conse nted to serve the
university. DR. Greene said a remark had
been once made to the effect that there
was no one to love the university, and
over against the observation he det ired
to place the action OF the trustees who
had pledged $40, GOO III the institutions
interest, and he knew he could also place
against it the proceedings of the alumni,
as further guarantee of the admiration OF
it's friends
PLEDGED THE PRESIDENT SUPP PORT.
Mr.. Wilson presented ferries OF reSo-
lutIons, expressive of the satisfaction with
which the alumni viewed the choice of
president, and pledging him its royal sup
port. The resolutions contained a fur
ther pledge of financial assistance in the
present emergency. They were unanimous
~ adopted
An appeal was then made by Dr.. Greene
for subscriptions. The responses were
quite liberal, agGrcgatiug Sl1 700, the in
dIyidual amounts being as follows: The
medical faculty, 50 500; Judge Cox, OF
equity court No. l 81 500; DR. Theodore
Farquhar, $500; Prof. Harry King ,S1OO;
Dr. Sterling Ruffin. $3.50; DR.. c. ".
Richardson, $500; F. l.. Harvey. 500;
Prof. II e. Hodgkins, 500; F. L. SiddonS,
500; Dr. c. C NeaGor, $500; Prof NJ Nj
Ramsey, 500; &. L. wilkinson, 500;
Harry Evans, 800; Miss Priest, $50.
Ten yoSng men pledged $50 each. These
were as follows: Guy H. Johnson. A r.
Johnson, George L. Edmunds. Il p CAT
ley, John b. Sleman, H. B. Needham
Charles F. SenSner. Charles E. Hume, z
H. Perry and Fred Parkc.
TOO MODEST To BE KNOWN
In addition there Were several sub
scripuons, one amounting 10 So 500, where
the names OF the contributors were withheld.
The total sum now guaranteed is S52.-
700, and Rev Hugh Stevenson, of Ana
costa. said he would be one OF twenty
TO raise by solicitation $500 each to
add TO the fund
The resolutions were ordered to be
printed, and copy, accompanied hy a cir
cular, is to be sent to each member OF
the association who has not become q
subscriber
1t is not anticipated that there Will he
any difficulty in raising the amount asked
for, as at an average OF So each the
alumni alone could raise $50, 900. and
there yet remains TO be pledged consid-
erably less than half that sum
The soliciting committee numbering
sixteen, Will hold a meeting at the uni
vcrsty this morning at O'Clock to ar
range for Immediately presenting the
matter to the attention OF such of the
as could not attend last night