New-York tribune., 1901-12-11

AZ, ca,,ev,. nronose. that the fund shall be
administered by the United States in much the
same manner that on which the Smithsonian
Institution is founded with board of regents
in actual supervision over the finances ana the
general policies of the establishment
Mr.. Carnegies proposition is faVoraoiv Ie-
ceived by Senators and Representatives. and no
doubt is expressed in relation to the attitude or
Congress toward this proposition in the form IN
which Il has been announced. If 1t Involves no
expense for the government. and only caHs ioi
tr1steeship the part Of the government IL
is not probable that any question VIII arlse
about the acceptance of the donation Not ohiy
is this the prevailing opinion of prominent SEN
ators and Representatives but the proposition
is considered timely in view of the fact tha'
the Park Commission has in its extensive plan
reserved a space as especially appropriate for
such a senni-pubc institution. This space Is re-
sarded as admirably adapted to such great
university as 1t is central and has ample room
for administration buildings, which are all tnal
would be needed in carrying out the plan con-
templated.
WHERE BUILDINGS MIGHT STAND.
This area is south of the square on whlch 'he
Corcoran Art Gallery is built and is between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth and B and II sls'.
Northwest 1t is so feet front by about l'oo'
feet deep 1t would give magnificent oppor-
tunity for any architectural display tnat Dsh'
be contemplated in the construction OF tne
buildings for the reason that at present puoi1
parks exist both east and south of this site
and If is understood that the plans of the farh
Tommssion contemplate additional PARK space
west of this tract of ground. A further aoNah-
tage of such site would be in the possessio"
OF surroundings particularly appropriate i
such a great institution, which, in the course vi
a reasonable time it is believed, would accom-
rnodate at least one thousand students ihe'
wo,,Id lie Young men, probably from twenty
four to thirty years old, and they would HI"
several hundred yards to the south OF the pro
nosed site for the university a gymnasium and
hathing beach If they desire to use them, anu
provided the plans of the Park Commission are
carried out. 1t is thought likely that the a"
ceptance of this gift by Congress VIII pr
the source of a great deal of discussion IN rela
ton to the management Of such great u"'
yersity. 81.
It is understood that the terms on whlch tii'
proposition has been approved by the preslue'
of the great universities of the United states
is that it shall have its courses SO arrdhse
that their graduating students can take aoSan-
,aee NJ tharn and then return to the unlNeisi'S
from which they entered the great university "'
WASHINGTON in order to receive thelr uesie
In other words the students in soi"s " -
University of the United States from ihoi
Yale. Princeton or any of the other great schoois
would not lose their connection Win 'he u'
versfty from which they came
ALLIANCE WITH SCIENTIFIC BUREAUS
One Of the most important features OF thls
nronosed university would be its close alilahce
with all the scientific departments OF the gov
ernment which would, in fact, form one OF 'he
most belpful educational features conhec'eu
with the institution, There are dozen or llioie
of these departments or bureaus in TINS city
and il is likely that the establishment or ulii-
1ersitv here would be of material assistance III
the DEVELOPMENT of these scientific bureaus Oh
the government The standardizing bureau Vi
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Army En-
eineers' School the Geological Survey the LII
brary of Congress, the scientific bureaus OF Ihe
Department of Agriculture, the Bureau OF Euu
cation and others would form valuable aoJuhe's
to this university.
While S10OO0ooU is a very large sum VI
nfoney.pyet those who are acquainted win tne
great educational institutions OF thls couhuy
do not regard it sufficient TO esta biish such
an institution a basis that VIII give IL d
worldwide standing 1t has been said that tEls
sum of money is equal to the endowment OF mar
ward University, for instance While that Is
true yet Harvard, il is said, in its buildings ana
grounds has property worth probably S2o.0oo,-
600 In addition that, Harvard University
has about four thousand students, anc eaeh Oh
these students is worth $50 year to the uni
yersity. This gives enormous income, SO II
ia probable that the S10.WO,0UD offered ny MI
Carnegie for this purpose would have TO be sup
plemented in order to make the great university
to be founded by him adequate to the educa-
tional facilities that would be expected from it
But this fact is not regarded as Of great con-
sequence by those VINO are friendly to the sus-
gestion, there is firm feeling that the re-
mainder of the assistance the university may
need will be readily forthcoming in the course
of time.