Evening star., 1899-01-04
FORMALLY OPENED
New Department Of Columbian Uni
versity Gives Housewarming.
DR.. WHITMAN HEADS RECEIVING PARTY
Letters Of Regret From Sick Men,
bers Of the Faculty.
THE BUILDING INSPECTED

The handsome new building which has
| just been erected by the Columbian Uni
| VerSity as the home of the schools of law
and of comparative jurisprudence and di-
| plomacy was formally opened last evening
by housewarming, given by the board of
trustees and the faculties of the law de-
| partment of the university. The latter
school was opened in November and has
been in successful operation ever since. but
the new building at that time was still in
the hands of the workmen and the finishing
touches We're made only few days ago.
Such has been the popularity of this ad-
dltlon to the departments and the facilities
of the university that nearly double the
number of students have been enrolled than
was expected would be the case in the first
year. 1t was, therefore, with genuine in
terest and pleasure that the large company
OF friends of the university attended the
reception last evening and inspected the
cCnveniences of the building. The struc-
ture is believed not only to be one of the
handSomeSt in the country, but the best
adapted for the use of law schools.
AS is well known to the readers of The
Star, who have had chance to see "a pic
ture of this structure in it's columns, as
well to read a description of it, the
building is located on the south side of H
street, just east of. 18th street, and adjoin-
ing the university building at the corner of
10Th and II streets northwest. There is
covered passageway connecting the two
buildings.
The Receiving Party.
The visitors We're received last evening in
the large room on the south side of the
third floor, where the library is located.
The receiving party was as follows: Pres-
dent B. l.. Whitman and Mrs. Whitman,
Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Chas. w. Need
ham, dean of the school, and Mrs. Need
ham, Judge and Mrs. Van Devanter, VIM.
f. Mattingiy, Miss Mattingly, Judge An
drew c. Bradley, VIM. Writ Howe of the
New Orleans bar. Mrs. Maury. wife of VIM.
a. Maury, who was prevented from attend
| ing because of ill-health; Miss Maury, Mr..
Lee Davis Lodge and Mr.. ]. c. Hornblower,
architect of the new structure
Regrets were received from Judge Walter
S. Cox, dean of the law school; Justice Brew
er, John w. Foster and VIM. G. johnson,
members of the faculty, who We're pre-
vented from being present by sickness.
A reception committee of the almun of
the university received the guests and con-
tributed to the hospitality of the occasion.
The committee was composed of the fol-
Anderson Mr.. E. r. Calladay, Mr.. f. f.
Denison, Mr.. Alvah w Patterson Mr.. H
H. Lee. Mr.. A. A7=Sellhausen, Mr.. S. W.
Hendrick. Mr.. Harvey T. Winfield and Mr.
Walter II. Merrill, Mr.. Eugene Gaddis and
Mr.. j. f. Freeman.
An orchestra was stationed in one of the
rooms on the third floor, and during the
evening rendered a program of music
while in another of the rooms on the same
floor refreshments We're servd.
Building Inspected.
The entire building was opened for the
inspection of the visitors and was bril-
liantly lighted with electricity. AS the
guests went from one room to the other and
admired the arrangements as well as the
handsome fittings. the comments were most
complementary, and no doubt. if heard by
them, would have been gratifying to the
officers of the university. As it was they
We're the recipients of many pleasant greet
ings on the happy outcome of this new
movement.
The new structure has not only an attrac-
tive exterior, but in plan is admirably
adapted for the purposes intended, which is
to provide suitable accommodations for the
law department of the university The
main entrance is through a portico sup
ported by marble pillars and gives assess to
a broad paSsaGeway, at the end Of which is
the main lecture hall, which occupies the