The evening times., 1900-03-12
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Senator Depew Introduces Bill
Creating the Institution.
The Government to BE Vested i'm q
Hoard of Regents, Over which the
President of the United states
Shall Preside-ExcIusiyeIy Post
Graduate Instruction 80 BE Given.

The Committee on Education of the SEN
ale has before it bill for the establish
meDt of a University Of the United States
at Washington. The friends of this bill
are not sansune that il will be favorably
acted upon by the present Congress. but
it is generally admitted that it is only
question of time when such an Institution
viii be established in conformity with the
expressed desire of President Washington
and the founders OF the Republic.
The bill which is now before the Com
mittce on Education was introduced by
MIR. Depew on February %. 1t is provided
that there shall be established in the Dis
/. trict OF Columbia "a body corporate with
the name of ard to be known as the Uni
yersity of the United States. for the ad
vancement of knowledge by means of in
struction exclusively post graduate and
special. including particularly all matters
which concern the Government and by
original research and investigation for the
benefit of mankind
The bill provides that the government
of the university shall be vested in board
Of regents. to be composed of
the President OF the United
| States. who shall be president of the board;
the Chief Justice Of the United States who
shall be vice president OF the board; the
Commissioner OF Education. the President
OF the University. the Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution. the President Of
the National Academy OF Sciences, the
President OF the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. the President
uf the National Education Association, the
President Of the American Association OF
Agricultural Colleges aud Experiment
Stations. the President of the American
Historical Society. the President of the
Washington Academy Of Sciences: the
presidents rf all Institutions OF learning in
the United states exclusive OF State uni
verSities, having fifty or more resident
students holding the degree of bachelor OF
arts or its equivalent and engaged in SyS-
tematic work either in their professional
schools or in other regular post grauate
courses of study; the presidents OF the
State universities; the presidents OF all
other institutions OF learning annually
confprTing the degree OF bachelor OF arts
or its equivalent on fifty or more Of their
students. and six other citizens. who with
their successors shall be appointed by the
President Of the United States. Dy and
With the advice and consent Of the Senate.
The lectures and other opportunities ana
. facilities provided by the university shall
. Bt open Il dii lftiHOto hhb, III tLF JUS
r-cut OF the president Of the university and
the leads ct departments shall be de med
competent to use them; but admission to
full membership in the university shall be
! for those only who shall have at least
such attachments as are represented by
a bacealaurCate degree. recognized for this
/ purpose by the university authorities.
Section OF this hill provides that the
grounds in Washington City which were
/ designated by President Washington as
site for national university. and which
for this reason were long known As Uni
versity Square. and recently occupied by
! the Naval Observatory. are hereby granted
! to the said corporation. 10 be utilized for
; the benefit of the university in such man
/ ner as the board Of regents may deem
proper. The Government of the United
( States shall also grant to members OF the
! university such use Of its grounds. gar
dens. Conservatories, museums, libraries.
/ galleries. laboratories. obSerYatOTies. and
all ether facilities for postgraduate study,
/ research. and investigation as can be aC-
corded without detriment to the police
service. the university itself being subject
! to acquisitions from the Government at
/ any time for such scientific investigations
and reports at the public cost to the extent
. Of actual expenses incurred as may he
practicable. and as the Congress. the Pres
/ idrnt OF the United States, or the head OF
any department OF the Government shall
/ deem desirable.