New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-14
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
EX-GOVERNOR HoYT REVIEWS Diff
CULTTEs THAT HAVE BEEN
SUGGESTED.
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ARDENT SUPPORTER

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sr1TUTroN DEFINED BY IT'S @osI
ARDENT SUPPORTER
To the Editor Of The Tribune a.
Sir; While thanking you for puohsn,nH ny
cent letter concerning the proposed Nations"
varsity or University OF the United states ",'u
o. ~. comments which follow must ask the
,.vor OF further space for a sufficient review y,
The difficulties which I see are stu! SUPPOSE ~
soue TO attend the enterprise Ho'"''
The fact that every question Nirhei" 80,
xxhetber by anxious friends or by the re" ue1' w,
opponents has been so completely A"S"e -
81. c,,narous documents which have gone 10 ''o
public by order Of the Senate az TO mako " see".
a work Of supererosation 20 go over uHy pa -
that ground again go.
long continued and impartial study which nave
given 10 the subject arst, In connection Win NY
rsnoy. OF 1870 prepared and submitted by request
q, the Government after two years survey u
l,urope and America: secondly, as chairman OF Tue
University Committee OF the Nationai LuuO@.''"
Association. with three annual reports Il" y.
which reports had the unanimous Endorsement u
that great body OF educators thirdly, IN the prep
aration OF my Senate Memorial OF 1882, ana since
1895 as chairman OF the present National On"''-
sity Committee giving other years A'Hios' W
olisively 10 a further study OF the subject IN al
IFS aspects with efforts for a Anal result because
OF a
sacrt6ces are demanded as d solemn duty 10 my
country and tc the cause OF human progress.
To he quite frank there seems 70 me little forco
IN the allusIon made 20 the institutions n shp
near Washington. They have mucA 10 gam anu
nothing 20 lose by the establishment or the purely
post graduate National University which II is pro
nosed 70 establish Since they are not yet UNI
yers,ties. but are only trying 10 become sucn' u
would relieve them Of many vain endeaVors' WIN
conseouent risk 70 thoroughness OF college WORK
proper while furnishing 20 their students new OPP
por,unities and new sources Il inspiration
Evidence that the presidents Of Columbian ana
Howard universities hold this view OF the matter
&c found IN the fact that they are both cordial
members Of the National University Committees
while neither ~ the others, except me unieason'
,nr head of the incipent "Amorican University
has raised a word ~ objection 10 inc NaN'''N'
University movement. Nay. the hroad-minded
inst and patriotic Bishop Keane, whilo rector Of
The Catholic University % America, promptly
sent 70 me on receipt OF certain documents tho
following manly letter:
The Catholic University Of America,
Washington. D. c. april 10 ss3 g.
Vour Kindness IN sending me Congressional docu-
inents connected with the proposed National IN,
estimate Of ny attitude toward the project We
will do the best can here 20 give the very hlgn-
hinder others from doins as well - better. = hey
Very truly yours JOHN j. hhANE'
Further still every possible ground Of anxiety on
the part OF any neighboring university IS removed
nv the suggestions elsewhere made. % The posi-
hfity Of its becoming the nucleus and first founda-
lion Of tho proposed National University, and C)
the possibility Of such concentration OF means and
forces upon one moro OF It's post graduate
schools as 20 make them worthy OF adoption as
schools or departments Of the great central IN
stitut,on also. Besides this there is the field OF
theology upon which further resources. II availa-
be. could be spent by each and every one or them
Last of all II necessary 20 q final settlement of
this whole question. It may We'll be asked whether
the friends Of American education, ~ a great Ma
tional and universal interest Of first Importance
are in duty hound sacrifice All else in order that
they may not seem to infringe upon the held Of
some existing Institution. And thus the field OF
the District of Columbia Is cleared Of all embar-
easements.
POSITION or JOHNS HOPKINS.
Neither does Johns Hopkins University appeal to
our sympathies in this regard Its location was
serious mistake. as the generous founder confessed
10 me with expressions OF regret that ne had not
come 70 4 better understanding Of the National
University proposition ere the die cast Never
theless il has done a noble work at Baltimore and
made an honorable record In the university world.
Its liberal minded and progressive president. Or.
Gilman has been IN fun sympathy With the Ma
tional University idea from the beginning, and has
been a member Of both the old and the now COM
rnittees TO hasten It's realization Confirmation Of
this will be found in the following letter, taken
from page 81 Of the Senate University Committees
Report OF 1896:
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore Nd. April il. 1898
Dear Sir: Your note Of April II reaches me This
morning
he established at Washington, and hope 10 500 if
founded on such principles and with such funds
that # will support all Other agencies f1r the ad-
Vanccment Of superior education, Yours very Truly.
t-x-c.ova-ror lob, " Ifov,