Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-08
An American Hall OF Fame.

| is 70 be made a part of the New York
| University but will be national in
character. Its purpose will be similar
I to the famous hall in Munich. when
| is devoted to memorials of famous
| Germans, and whether the project Is
successfuI or not can only be deter
mined by future generations 1t IS
probable that the announcement VIII
| draw out the wit of the newspaper
| para graphers. but there is something
beautiful and inspiring in the idea of
such a structure and historically it will
be of great value to those who live
in coming wears. 1t is meant that the
Hall of Fame shall be a beautiful and
enduring structure. built of marble
and granite. in the form of a colon
| made on University heights. 10 feet
above the Harlem river. The plans
are completed and work will begin at
once.
But whose memory will be hOnored
by this temple? That is the interest
ing part of the whole affair and the
donor has arranged this. That
is, he points out the method of
selection to he followed. and he
leaves the rest to the American people.
He provides that in this great hall Of
Fame $50 panels, each about two by
eight feet, will be provided for inscrip-
tons Fifty Of these will be inscribed
in 1900, provided fifty names shall be
approved by two bodies Of Judges
named. At the close Of every five
years thereafter five additional panels
will be inscribed. 50 that the entire
number shall be completed by A. p.
2000. The statue. bust or portrait Of
any person whose name is inscribed.
may also have a place in the hall. AS
to the selection Of the first 80 names
and the five each following year, the
following rules are laid down which
are simple and comprehensive:
The university will invite nominal
lions until May l from the public in
general Of names to be inscribed. to be
addressed by mail to the chancellor of
the university. New York city. Every
of the university senate will
be submitted to one hun
drcd or more persons through
out the country, VINO may be approved
by the senate as professors or writer's
Of American history, or especially
interested in til" same. NJ name will
be inscribed unless approved by Il ma
jority Of the answers received from
this body Of Judges before October /
of the year If election. Further, each
| name must ~ finally approved hy 4
two thirds vote Of the thirteen regular
members Of the New York University
| Senate. No name may be inscribed
except Of a person born in what is now
the territory Of the United States. and
Of person who has been dead at least
ten years In the first fifty names
must be included one or more repre-
SSnIdllNtS OIL Il MAJORITY OF the Hollow
ing fifteen classes of citizens: Authors
and editors. business men. educators
inventors. missionaries and explorers
philanthropiStS and reformerS. preach
erS and theologians. scientists. engi-
neers and architects. lawyers and
judges musicians. painters and sculp-
tors. physicians and surgeons. rulers
and statesmen soldiers and sailors.
distinguished men and women outside
the above classes"
Who can name the hanored 20 names
which will be inscribed when the hall
is completed? Some Of them suggest
themselves to every mind, and on
others there will be Il great and honest
divergence of opinion, but the manner
Of selection is cmincntly fair and jus
ticc viii result. This is not the scheme
Of crank. but Of generous and
| patriotic American, ana every good
citizen Of the republic will approve the
| project. 1t will Dc an immortal 1870
who have their names in that marble
temple, 4 list that the rest Of the
world will envy.