Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-04
PLAN OF THE GROUNDS
Meeting of the Building Committee of the
American University.
The Feature of the Probable Plan
VIII Re the Location of the
Buildings i'm "a Group.

A meeting of the building committee CT
the American University was to nave been
held yesterday at the Arlington TO select
plans for the building. Bishop Hurst was
unable to be present, owing to the fact that
he has bI en- called to New York by the
oes.th Of Mrs. Mark Hoyt, the wife of a
former president of the board of trustees
OF the university. Instead CT the proposed
meeting at the Arlington conference was
held at the office oe the secretary in the
Lehman Building. DIR. c. B. Steman of Fort
Wayne, Ind, who has in charge the Or
garization of the medical college, was pres
ent, and also Messrs. Matthew G. Emery,
John E. Herrel A. B. Duvall and DR..
Samuel L. Reiler, the vice chancellor, all
OF this city.
at Observation-Disclosures. which is attended
by Gen. DePeyster, was also present. The
latter as is well known, is the donor of a
sum OF money sufficient to erect the col
lese of language, which is one of the first
buildings that will be put up. The main
subject considered was the plan of the
grounds and the arrangement of the pro-
posed buildings. Mr.. John c. Olmsted of
&c ston. a member of the firm that designed
the original plan of the grounds, and the
following architects, gave the committee
the benefit of their views: Ernest Flagg
ard James Brite of New York city. A. l..
o. Conner of Hudson, NY, ard W. M.
Poindexter Of this city.
After very full discussion of the sub
ject the committee adjourned, without hav-
ing reached positive conclusion. The
matter will he taken Up al a future meet
ing of the committee, which will be held
If the course of few weeks in this city
While, az stated, no definite action was
taken, yet the trend of opinion on the part
of the committee seemed to be in favor of
plan which is a compromise between the
original plan and subsequent plan. which
contemplates the system of grouping the
buildings. AS will be recalled, the original
plan located number of the buildings near
the junction of Massachusetts avenue eX-
tended with the present Loughborough
road. which will be known as Nebraska
az enue.
Then there were buildings scattered
throughout the grounds, several being To-
Gated on the highest point, which is known
as Bishops hill, in the southwestern sec
ton of the grounds. The plan which will
probably be adopted will retain the road
which runs parallel with Nebraska avenue.
and fronting on this road will probably be
the sites of the two buildings which will be
first erected, namely. the colleges of Ian
guage and history.
Then it is proposed to group nearly all
the other buildings on the portion of the
grounds known as Bishops Hill, with a
main entrance extending from Massachu-
sets avenue parallel with the present
Loughborough road. The committee has
given this matter of the arrangement of
the grounds a great deal OF Thought anu
study, because it IS felt that 4 grear deal
depends upon making the best possible use
of the spacious and beautiful site which has
been secured. For this reason the commit
tee has sought the advice Of those who are
in position by their experience and edu-
cation to render competent judgment and
it was for this reason that a number were
present and gave their views to the COM
m-ttee at the meeting yesterday. When
once the arrangement of the ground has
been determined upon the selection of a
plan for the buildings can be made and
their erection begun.