New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION.

prominent member Of the George Washington
Memorial Association gave the following outline Of
its plans to a Tribune reporter yesterday:
The association is composed OF some of the most
the organizat tion, outlined, is TO build an ad-
600 the funds for which TO be raised by popular
contributions and subscriptions from the several
States. The association is under a National char
ter and organization having chairman in control
of the work in each State The regular member
saa Of for tbe st YEAR and annual dues of g.
The administration building orce completed the
association will proceed to acquire permanent
endowment which it hopes to obtain from indi-
vidual bequests and contributions. The aggrega11
in Washington numbers sxty-ive including the
following departments: Department OF Treasury,
Department OF War, Department Of Navy, Depart Depart
ment. These, with the available departments un-
educational organizations OF the city of Washing
ton, afford unprecedented opportunities hor th the
study OF the higher sciences, ana eslagmsn ~ .ne
claim that our National university already exists
in fact, waiting only organization and the co-ordi-
nation of all educational auxiliaries.
These several scientific bureaus have been Gre
$50 100000 In addition to this expenditure the GOV
ernment makes yearly appropriation ior she nS ans
In addition to these advantages the &overhLnem. 1
employs in all the departments at Washnsloh
yantages available to students of the proposed Ma
tional university. which, by the way, Is to be ul-
Congressional debates, both in the House ana tne
Senate, we'll as in the study or internatonai law.
and the deliberations OF the Supreme Court FOR
example. Professor f. A. de schweinitz. graduate
OF the Berlin Is deyeT@g Srraza
tions at Washington on the subject OF tuoereuoss, @
SCIENTIST DR.. Koch Professor De schweintz Is
employed an expert In the Department Oh Aeii-
This great army of experts employed by BY the the
Government affords unequaed resources LOT i5 inS
development Of science. The Hon Jusuce iial o ,,,,
and the Hon. Justice Brewer. both OF the supreme
Court are now delivering lectures to various euu-
The four thousand wealthy American students
who are studying at the higher th sIoe
in the Old World could have In most cases & fes yv
professors and the instruction ana eEn
now offered by the universities al PP breethn
and Paris well and In ADDITION 20 ms pIva,I III
the air Of loyalty and absorb the spirit OF hDeral
institutions available In their own Aihepi ubo have
worked their way through various american ,t cpl-
of completing the study Of the higher sciences at
Washington. as well as the opportunity EI ,.s lia,,t
afforded by the scientific departments OF the Gov.
ernment and other pursuits offering employment
1t may be proper add right here that the idea lea
of Naonai p1yeTsy WasbnFfSn waf VINO in his
Will left s25 900 to be appropriated for its creation
H1a al bw Tbomns Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton,
Samuel Blodgett, President James Madison, Johh
Quincy Adams, President Jackson. Professor Louis
Professor McCosh Of Princeton; professor George
Reed, dASf Sof the University Of Mssq9gTii President
Grant who recommended the estaplisnmen1 naIb or a
is7s: President Andrew d White Of Cornell mel Uni Uni
President Rutherford - Hayes
L. O. c. Lamar OF Mississippi President chaIIes
r. Adams OF Cornell; Professor Herbert B ADAMS
OF Johns Hopkins University; Professor a B
Hinsdale Of Michigan University pr. ;. +. Lang
lev OF the Smithsonian Institution; President WIZ
lam r Harper OF the University OF Chlcaso, Ut;
Edward Everett Hale, OF Massachusetts,; General
James Grant Wilson. Hstorisn; or p Gbase
General William T. Sherman, Senator MofT; I'LL, Sen
etor Doolittle Senator Proctor Senator sherman.
Senator Hoar Senator Edmunds and score OF
more OF the college presidents OF the united States
and other distinguished educators siA'esnei 'A0
scientsts OF the country.