Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02
The Washington NatioDal
University
MEMORIAL Association.

would be In developing trade. II was
the only slit Of the sort ever accepted
BY Washington and was received with
the public understanding that II was 10
be applied To the establishment Of a
national university. july p. 1893 this
clause was placed In General Washing
toms Will.
II give and bcqucath In porpetuity
the 90 shares yalue $500 cachj which /
hold In the Potomac company under
the aforesaid acts OF the legislature Of
NlrgInla) toward the endowment of a
univorfIty to be- established Ia the Dis.
triCt of Columbia under the auspices OF
The general government n that govern
mcnt should incline to extend foster
ing hand toward H. ana until such a
seminary 10 established and the funds
arising On these shares shall be re-
qulrcd Tor H. support my further desire
lH that the profit nccruIng thorcfrom
shall. whenever dividends are made, be
laid out In purchasing stock In the Bank
OF Columbia or some other bank. at tho
discretion OF my executors or by the
treasurer Of the United States FOR the
time being. under the direction OF con-
grcEa. and the dividends proceeding
Invested In more stock and no on until
a sum adequate 90 the accomplishment
of this object Il obtained"
Not one cent OF this bcauest was ever
applied To lta designated purpose OF
founding "a university This. tho ma
uonal debt of honor. would at compound
Interest amount at the present time TO
ilioiooo n congress would now place
this money Goo the treasury 10 draw In
tetcst at Per cent. II would Yield
yearly income OF t2efOOo or nearly
enough 20 support the university
Several times an EFFORT has boon made
20 apply this bcquest 10 IT, proper use.
bot always the effort has failed. In Oc-
tpbcr. 1856 some patriotic women be-
'nmc Interested In the talk of national
university then being heard In some
quarters and entered into communion
lion with Governor John ". Hoyt N
Massachusetts. one of the persons most
prominent In the movement The re-
suit was the organization In April. 1891.
u a committee Of ladies whose object
was 10 work for tho establishment OF a
national university nH provided Tor In
General Washinfton'a viii.
A temporary chairmnnnhip ana Sec
retaryHhlp were accepted by Mra. Ellen
4. Richardson u Boston ana Mrs su-
innna Phelps Gage ~ Ithaca, n. v.
while Mrs Pheho 4. Hearst OF Callfor-
MA and Washington was made first vice
chairman. Mrs, Calvin s. Brlcc under
took the craftsmanship for ohio ana
Mrs. Clara Moody for South Dakota.
soon Mrs. william r. Carter Of Phiia-
delnhin and Mrs. n. n. Adams Of Con.
nectlcut were enlisted FOR their atnten.
while Mrr. Comstock and Mrs. Andrew
p. white Of Cornell and Mrs David
starr Jordan OF Stanford were enlisted
10 represent the educational lnterenta
N women. Mrs Mary Low Dickinson |
and Mrs. Elton NJ. Hcnrotn TO reprc- |
sent the great council and club move |
nentH ana Miss Frances 4. willard the \
temperance movement
These Indies ambitiousiy decided that /
hey would raise $4,000 extra 10 build |
m naturalization building In tho great
University settlement as particular
memorial 10 Washington. The great
nan who conceived the idea Of the uni
'eralty himself had expressed hla opln-