The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-12
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Senator Depew Introduces Bill
Creating the Institution.
The Government to He Vested in "a
Hoard of Regents, over which the
President of the United States
shall Presidc-ENcIusiveIY Post
Graduate Instruction TO Be Given.

The Committee on Education Of ihe SEN
ate he's before Il bill for tn establish
ment Of a University Of he Unsted states
az Washington. The friends Cf This bill
are not sanguine that IL will be flvor. bly,
acted upon by the present Congress. but
it is generally admitted that it is only a
question Of time when such an institution
viii be established in coniorulty with the
expressed desire OF President Washington
and the founders OF the Republic.
The bill which is now before he Com
mittee on Education was Intro .uced by
MIR Depew on February %. It Is provided
that there shall be estGbli s'.ed IN the Dis
trict OF Columbia "a DO corporate with
the name Of ard 20 be know. as the Uni
yerslty of the United Sat =. for the ad-
vanccmeni Of Lnowieig, b means 81 in
struction exclusively pos, graduate aud
special including particularly al 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 De vested i'm board
Of regents. TO be composed Of
the President OF the United
states who shall De president of the board:
the Chief Justice Of the United States. who
shall be vice president ~ the board; ths
Commissioner Of Education. the President
Of the University. the Secretary OF The
Smithsonian institution. the President 81
the National Academy OF Sciences, tne
President OF the American Association FOR
the Advancement % Science. the President
81 the National Education Association, the
President OF the American Association Of
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment,
stations tie President Of the American
Historical Society. the President OF the
Washington Academy Of Sciences; the
presidents ~ an institutions OF learning in
the United states. exclusive OF state uni
vcrSities. having City or more resident
students holding the degree Of bachelor OF
arts or its equivalent and engaged in sys-
tematic work either In their pTOfe ssiOlal
schools or in other regular post -grauo,2
courses of study. the presidents 90 the
state universities; the presidents n all
other institutions Of learning annually
comforting the degree OF bachelor % arts
or it's equivalent on nifty or more Of their
students. and six other citizens. who with
thei~ SUCCESSORS shall be appointed by the
President q the United States. Lv aud
with the advice and consent Of the Senate
The lectures and other OppOrtunifleE and
facilities provided by the university shall
DO open O. all persons Who. in the julr-
Ugut Of thc president u tue university aud
tine Leads q! departments shall BE- de- 'mCd
competent TO use them. but admission 90
FUN membership in the university shall Do
. Tor those only who shall have az least
such attachments as are represented Toy
a baccal3urC7te degree recognized for hi.
purpose by he university authorities.
Section s OF this hin provides that th'
grounds in Washington City which wer.
designated by President Washington as
{ le for a national university. and Whi,i
f for this reason were long known as Uni
yersity Square. and recently occupied bl
the Naval Observatory. are hereby granite
/ tN the said corporation. 90 De utilized 10
the benefit OF the university ia such man
. uer as the board OF regents may deem
. proper. The Government of the Unite
. States shall also graft 20 members Of IN
. university such use Of its grounds. gar
. deus COusarvat tories, museums. Libraries
. galleries laboratories. ohservatOries. an
. all ether facilities for postgraduate study
I research, and Investigation az can De &C
. corded without detrimeut to the polio
. service the university itself being subjeC
. 90 acquisitions from the Government a
. any time for such scientific investigation
. and reports at the public cost 10 The eXteu
. Of actual expense. incurred as may D
. practicable. and as the Congress. the Pres
/ iirut of the United States or the head a
. any department OF the Government aA1l
/ deem desirable.