The evening times., 1899-11-01
FOR A GREAT UNIVERSITY
National Educators to Assemble in
This City Tomorrow.
Papers to He Read by President
Eliot, of Harvard, and Others ON
What Has Been Accomplished Thus
Far-The Details of the Plan.

The project for National University tc
be located in Washington has taken a def
nate shape, and the committee appointed
recently by the National Educational Asso-
ciation to consider the questions which are
naturally connected with the completion
of such an enterprise, will meet here to-
morrow.
The chairman of this committee, DR..
William r. Harper. president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, issued the call. and the
committee will meet on the second and
third days of this month at the Columbian
University building.
No aggregation of educators and jurists
years. The National Educational Associ-
alton, in making the appointments, had in
view the special fitness Of each appointee
along certain lines, and in the aggregate,
the committee represents a proficiency of
resource that will clearly meet any ques-
tions or difficulties that may arise.
The committee consists of President Har-
per and Prof. James, of Chicago University;
President Eliot. of Harvard; President
Schurman, Of Cornell: President Angel, of
Michigan; President Draper, of Illinois;
President Wilson, OF Washington and Lee:
President Garfield, of Ohio; Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia; President De
Garmo, of Swarthmore;. Superintendents
Maxwell and Golden, of New York and ST.
Louis; Prof. Langley. of the Smithsonian;
Justice Brewer, of the Supreme Court; Mr..
Dougherty, of Peoria, Ill, and Hon. Q. l.
NJ Curry. trustee and executive officer of
the Peabody and Slater educational funds.
1t is believed that number of educa-
tional institutions, already established In
Washington might be federated with
the national institution, and this SUBJ
ject will be discussed, as also the one as to
how other educational Institutions would
be affected.
President Charles Eliot, of Harvard Col
lege, will present Ia summary of the
number, variety, extent. and character of
the scientific or technical departments of
governmental work that might properly
be included in any scheme for a national
university organization. For irs ance, in
mechanical engineering no better fa-ilities
exist for the study of hydraulics, ihermo-
dyamics. and kindred branches, and for
actual shop practice than those in the navy
yard here. In the natural sciences Eo let
ter laboratories are found in the urges.
universities for the study Of botany, ho!ti-
culture. zoology, entomology. ETC., and for
ichthology there is the Fish Commission.
The study of geology would be asso-
ciated with the Geological Survey, and
civil engineering with the Geological and
Geodetic and Coast Surveys.
If this plan be decided feasible, the Ma
tional University will command n any Of
the richest resources in the country.
The character Of the efforts which lave
been made In this direction, AID
an explanation Of their failure. will be
presented by DR.. James H. Garfield.
Another subject for consideration Is tine
exact character and parliamentary status
Of pending measures in the interest OF the
National University before Congress.
Professor Nicholas Murray Butler will