Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
HAVE NOT YET DECIDED
Committee of Educators Still Discussing
Proposed University.
Four Hours Were Spent in Discuss
ing Phases of the
Question.

The committee of the National Educa-
tlonal Association. to inquire into the ad-
Visibility of establishing a national uni
Versity in this city, met today at 1880
O'Clock in the facultys room of the CO.
lumbar University As usual, the session
was secret.
Four hours We're spent in discussing vari-
Gus phases of the question under consider
alton. The committee has not vet even de-
cided whether In its judgment there should
be national university, and opinion on
that question is divided. 1t is expected the
committee will conclude its work late this
afternoon, when resolutions will be ADOPT
ed expressing its views on the subject
under consideration.
Yesterday Afternoons Session
The committee held a session at 2:3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The meeting
was held behind closed DOORS and no
one except members of the committee was
permitted to be present. The session was
given up largely to reports by members of
the committee on subjects assigned to them
some months ago. They included the fol-
lowing: rs National University Consti-
tutional?' prepared by Prof James of
Chicago University, but in his absence read
by Mr. Butler of Columbia University, New
YORK 1t was an elaborate argument to
prove that the scheme was entirely consti-
tutional DR.. James left yesterday for
European trip. DR.. Garfield read a report
on the history of previous efforts to found
national university. This was followed
by paper on the exposition and criticism
of bill now before Congress for estab-
fishing a national university, by Mr.. But
Ter of Columbia University.
President Harper of the University of
Chicago submitted q report on the action
Of the agricultural colleges of the country
looking toward their cooperation in their
work with the scientific bureaus of the
government review Of the scientific
work of the government from an educa-
tiOnal point of view. with especial reference
for opportunities for advanced study and
research, was the subject Of a report by
President Eliot of Harvard University. The
proper attitude of the existing educational
institutions toward a national university,
if established was treated in a paper pre-
pared and sent to the committee by PreSi-
dent Angel.
A Committee Appointed.
A committee of three was appointed to
transmit to the organization today de-
tailed report of a plan for extended pro-
cedure, This committee is as follows:
Presidents Harper of Chicago, Eliot of
Harvard and Prof. Butler of Columbia.
The conclusions arrived at by the COM
m1ttee VIII be reported to the next gen
eral meeting of the National Educational
Association for its action.
Mr.. j. L. NJ. Curry. a member of the
national university committee. gave q din
ner last night to his colleagues The guests
We're President Eliot of Harvard Presi-
dent Harper of Chicago University. Presi-
dent Alderman of University of North
Carolina, President Wilson of Washington
and Lee, President Draper of Illinois Uni
Nersity, Justices Brewer and Brown of the
supreme Court, Assistant Secretary Hin
of the State Department, Mr.. Langley of
the Smithsonian, Mr.. Capon of the Bering
sea commission, Superntendents Maxwell
and Colleen of the city schools of New
York and st. Louis, Prof. Murray Butler
of Columbia University, Mr.. Dougherty,
late president Of National Educational As
ISOLATION; Mr.. Garfield, librarian of Yale
University; DIT. Harris of bureau of eda-
cation, Mr.. Putnam of the Library of Con-
gress and Mr.. Proctor of the civil service
commission.