Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-01
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Hall Of History to Be Completed by November
Next.
The basement Fitted for Temporary
Use in Educational WOrk-Date
of the Opening.

The contractor who has charge of the
work of erecting the Hall of History for
the American University has stated to the
university authorities that the building will
be finished some time in the coming No
vember Just what will be done with the
structure when finished Is not definitely
known, but 1t is certain that the :nstitutio
will not begin active operations this year
History Hall is now being plastered on the
interior, while the exterior is in SUCH an
advanced stage of completion that an ex-
cellent idea can be obtained rs to how it
will look after the final touches shall have
been made.
Neither the trustees nor the executive
committee will have meeting before the
latter part of October or first part of No
Vember. The plans of the university au-
thorties are sufficiently matured, how
ever, to state that the building will not be
formally dedicated until it is fully COM
pleted. inside and out, and furnished with
full equipment to carry on the first actual
work of the university.
Reception of Students,
Probably in the latter part of the spring
a good portion CT the belongings of the in
stitution will be transferred to the build
ing, and about this time next year the
american University will he opened for the
reception OF students. In q general way
1t has been decided that the curriculum at
the opening will embrace only history.
economics and kindred subjects, and per-
haps languages.
The basement of History Hall is being
finished with the idea of using it tempo.
rarily in the educational work of the univer-.
sity; AS tar as known, no offers have been
Hiade TO educators to take charge of any of
the departments. but both the chancellor.
iSlshop Hurst, and the vice chancellor Rev.
Or; Beller have their eyes on several avail
able professors, included among them being
ri tU Tba
tlonal work will probably be looked after
In detail by the vice chancellor and II is
expected that he will teach himself 1t
first. "
Relics of MethOdfsm.
When the university is domiciled in ito
new nome, one of the most interesting
features to visitors will be the historical
museum. This has perhaps the largest and
MOST valuable collection of relics of Meth
oulsn IN TINS country and only the other day
one OF great value was added to the colIec-
tioh 1t consists of the original proof sheets
of John Wesley's notes on the New Tesla
ment. The typographical errors were not
corrected by Wesley, but the corrections of
the subject matter are in his own hand
writing. Several of these are interesting
In that they correspond with terms now in
use III the new revised version. Among
these is the substitution of "hades" for
he'll" and that Of ''darnelP' for the word
tare,' the former of which is now ac-
cepted by all the biblio al critics
The printer who published this work of
Wesley's kept these proof sheets in his
family, and some of the latter removing to
America the proof sheets went with them
and were only brought to light short time
ago.
Collection of Fish.
A clergyman of northern Ohio has sent
to the university a collection of fossilized
fish, valued at $1,000, and Mrs. Hartman.
widow of Dr. Henry Hartman, emeritus pro-
lessor of Greek at Dickinson College, has
notified the university that she intends to
present the university with her late hus-
bands library, which is especially rich in
the classics.
Both the chancellor and the vice chancel-
Ior have left the city, and will not return
here until the first part of November Both
will spend the Intervening two months in
the central and middle western states, the
former presiding at conferences and the
latter representing the university at the
conferences.