Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-19
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Celebration d the Founding of VAN
dersilt University.
MsrIfUfloHIlocafED At NASHVILLE
Exercises 70. Open Sunday and
Continue Until tuesday.
BANQUET AT THE CLOSE

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ouisls nooe ene coah'iS, Gnu 80
c1ally TO those IN the south, Will take place
at Nashville, Tenn, Sunday, Monday ana
Tuesday of next week October IL ~ and
% resnac,tve,v. This =. tho celebration of
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the tWenty-ntth anniversary OF the 1ouno-
ing of Vanderbilt University, an institution
winch mas been OF immense benent 10 the
youth OF the soutniand during the quarter
century OF IT'S existence.
Before even 'he outbreak Oh the civil wal
'here was movement staf.eo u iounu
great central university oy tne genera con-
terence Oh the methoolst-hpiscopai Churcn
oou.h anu ehalter was taken ou'' c0iis
III Tue seventies Iiie movement was rehe"eo'
out the ehor.s 10 secure the DESIRED large
endowment yielded somewhat disappointing
results.
The south scarcely has vet. and certainly
had not +bon occ,u,,,toa wealth IN sucn
.,,o,.it,, 49, ~ .,ss. .. 49,
quantity that the sums requisite 10 emo"
large university could be spared by the In
dividual owners from the channels of COM
merce. 1t was at this point in the history
OF the movement, when success, II 1t came
at all. must come after many years OF per
slstent effort ana sacrifice, that the elder
Cornelius vanderbilt generously donated the
sums that were necessary; and the autnori-
yes, IN recogn1,lon OF MS sl1ts, changed the
name from Central to Vanderbilt Uni
Vers1ty.
MI. vanderbilt mad mis- attention calleo TO
the proposed enterprise through Bishop Nc
Iyeire Oh the southern Methodlst Cnurcn.
inese men were brought together through
nlarllase connection, ana matual esteem
anu warm personal friendship mace them
1n.in N LOT many years ana 90 the enc OF
~. ei ~ ~ . nc. nc sh1 was HUI .ne
result Oh suooeh Impulse.
Story of the Struggle.
Bishop McTyeire- on the occasion or a
visit 70 Ne,v WI - ,o7, ro,o.os e. NJ
Eanoerplt as 10 irleno the struggle Wnlcn
the church was then making to found a
university The offer of assistance came
nronnt,v ond unso1joitad 1hu, ~ tnst,+,-
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lIoa was elai.eo on nj hhahcial oasis'
Bisnop McIyelre was made president or the
board of trustees and was the man who or
ganized the university.
The university was located at Nashville
and the residents Of that city contributed
$4,000 toward the purchase of grounds. The
site selected was tract Of well-elevated
rolling ground, seventy-six acres in extent,
one mile beyond the western limit OF the
city. The first, building erected was the
Sc. oLii'e, sit9 nan WIN nne basement
ia ming a large chanel nhrarv and tnir.v
other rooms for recitations, laboratories,
uepating soclety mans ana ofhces. Including
snnds snr ns amu susetu SiliaiIer ones ana
derbiIt's gifts amounted to one million ar
dollars He died in 1877.
In 800 MI. w: r. Vanderbilt son of the
iectIIra h.Iis 80 wssley haii containing
e.1 sohanI 49, .Au wi INJURIES ioI the DlpI-
and saieun< nc III, synHas!um ana ts outht
GOO onn NY nan, anu, III aoullon. added
Co, ~ IL ehuo Heht. In 1888 MT
so Urnsnus sanaerpln, grandson OF the
In etee,eo NScnanlcai Engineering
a Id, aau ny MS wiz aaoeo SoOoOO TO the
o;t. VIII nov, LhcluoiIls sIts ana
e. Zoo 600 I'm -. IL ~ iVestnsh.s' amounts TO
IT, T, s saIy IhseSleo d. iair rates.
nne iasl puIiqins 10 pc adoed 10 the cam
80 ISS.ii &c aat,ii' d uol hii.ory. Wnch VIII
q JIa.1 wv stuoshls' wnicn Mr.. w.
r. ~. s ,o.n. q sranoson OF the founder,
&C. ~ SiIeteu a. coSt u over Sloo,oO
s any WHICH, a mas oeen named IN nonor OF his
,otnel. mere are also on the campus ten
oiicA lesioehCes iof professors an opserva-
tory, SIX e.sht-room cottages ana din
ing room, the nome OF the people,, as 1t
~ la.nliariy caiieo' the oio dormltory sys-
ten LOT tne academic students. Last spring
Inc university received Dy Will from the
urinan lamliy OF NashVilie a grit OF $lOO,-
w ~ TO erect a laboratory building. but the
Will Is lnVolVed In litigation and the funds
are not yet aValiaoie.
Value of Possessions.
T, va,,,o ., h,,,a;,.. .,a ,.o,,s
" 'oiue VI ooiioihss anu srouhos anu
In productive endowment Vanderbilt Uni
versity surpasses any institution, public or
private, in the south: so much 30 that 1t
has actu.uv .,r,.,aa ,ron, III. ra,,,+.+,o,,
' - o' t' iepu'0'ion
Oh pelns rich college. IL mas outsroWn
It's present facilities and needs more build
ings and more instructors. The attend
ance is constantly growing, now reaching
500 The university includes seven depart-
ments-academic. engineering, biblical and
pharmacy on the campus. and law. medical
and dental in the city Originally the three
departments named were organized on the
contract system. A BODY Of professional
men. forming a faculty. agreed to do the
teaching, and the university conferred its
degrees upon those who had satisfactorily
completed an annroved course of study
All of these contracts have now either ey
p;red or been canceled
The biblical department is the only tbeo-
logical school under the auspices of the
Southern Methodist Church. though all Of
the local conferences colleges give some sne
cial attention to the education of minis
terial students The standard of admission
to this department has been intentionaIlv
placed high None are admitted who have
not had at least two wears of training in
some college Of good standing, and none
are recommended for a degree in theology
who have not baccalaureate degree in
arts or science. The others receive Ger
t:fcates Of graduation. It's graduates are
taking high rank in the ministry and the
councils Of the church
The standard of the academic department
,,.o h;rrh 80 l.. .ho ~, for,ar,or. % -: