Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-13
ITS FUNDS INSURED.
BISHOP HURST AND THE AMERICAN
 UNIVERSITY AT WASHINGTON.

The Bishops Energetic work-P1ans Soon
 to Be Selected and Work Begun In a
 Few weeks--The Site Will Be One of the
 Most Beautiful In Washington.
 Through the persistent and untiring efforts of Bishop John F. Hurst of Washington and the energy of an eff cient building committee, the proposed American university at Washington has now taken tangible form, and within few weeks ground will be broken for the first of the buildings, which, when erected, will far outrival anything of the kind in the Capital City.
 The site of the proposed university is on the northwestern heights of Wash ington and covers more than 90 acres. It 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 building will command a charming view of the city, of the Poto- mac and the surrounding country and the Blue Ridge mountains in the dis tance. The large extent of territory in- cluded in the tract slopes gently from the summit, where the 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 as possible. By the end of September it is hoped that two buildings at least will be under way, and with the advent of spring the great university will be pushed rapidly toward completion.
 At the present time the Hall of His tory, the Administration building, Ep- worth hall and the library are provided for, and money is rapidly coming in for the other buildings In fact, Bishop Hurst has now on hand about $500, ,00O, which he expects to swell to $1 1000, ,000 i'll the near future.
 The last gift to. the university was made by General J. Watts de Peyster of Tivoli, N. Y., who presented sufficient sum to insure the erection of the library, which is to be known as tThe General J. Watts de Peyster College of Lan- guages. ' In front of this building will stand q bronze statue of heroic size, now being made i'll Paris.
 An endowment of $100, ,000 for the College of Languages has been contrib uted by New York woman. It has been intimated that General de Peyster intends to give to the university his valuable collection of books and eurios, which represent several generations of collecting Mrs. Olive Logan, widow of General John A. Logan, has been in- strumental ill securing the funds for the Administration building.
 Prominent architects of New York, Boston, Cleveland, Washington and England have submitted plans for the . several buildings already contracted for, but none has been accepted. The New York committee has passed on number, and the plans are now in the hands of the Washington members.
 Since the purchasing of the site for the university four years ago, at cost of $100,000 the land in 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 beautified, the university, it is expected, will have the most beauti- ful piece of property in Washington. New York Times.