Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-01
REPORTED TO SENATE
BILL TO ESTABLISH UNIVERSITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Institution Devoted to Higher Educa
tion-Former Naval Observatory
Grounds for Site

From the committee to establish uni
versity of the United States. Senator De-
Doe, it's chairman, today reported with
out amendment Senate bill 3943 to estab-
lish a university of the United States.
The bill provides that the government
of the university shall be vested in a board
of regents, to be composed of the Presi-
dent of the United States, who shall sbe
president of the board; the chief justice of
the United States, who shall be vice pres
ident of the board; the commissioner of
education the president of the university;
the secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion the president of the National Acad
emy of Sciences; the president of the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science; the president of the American
Social Science Association; the president of
the National Educational Association; the
president of the American Association Of
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tiOnS. the president of the American His
torical Society; the president of the Wash
ingtOn Academy of Sciences and the presi
dents of the state universities and of such
other universities as provide graduate
courses sufficient to entitle them to confer
the degree of master of arts, together with
six other citizens, who, with their success
sors, shall be appointed by the President of
the United States by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate
tac1l1tleS open TO ALI.
The lectures and other opportunities and
facilities provided by the university shall
be open to all persons who, in the judg-
ment of the president of the university,
shall be deemed competent to use them;
but admission to candidacy for any degree
in the university shall be only for those
who shall have at least such attainments
as are represented by a masters degree
properly conferred.
Degrees, certificates for work actually
done, and any other recognition deemed
advisable, may be conferred by the board
of regents, due regard being had to the in
terests of other institutions of learning
and to the Importance of encouraging high
standards.
The university shall have authority to es-
tabiiSh with other institutions of inStruc
ton, research and investigation such CO.
operative relations shall be deemed mu-
tually helpful and advantageous to the pub
lie interest.
Site for the University.
The grounds in this city which We're
designated by President Washington as
site for. national university, and which
for this reason were long known as Uni
velsity Square and recently occupied by
the naval observatory, are granted to the
corporation, to be utilized for the benefit
of the university in such manner as the
board of regents may deem proper.
The government of the United States
shall also grant TO members of the uni
Nersity such use of its grounds, cOnserVa
tories, museums, libraries, galleries, labora-
tories. observatories, and all other facili-
ties for graduate study, research and in
vestigation can be accorded without det-
riment to the public 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 in
CURED, as may be practicable and as the
Congress; the President of the United
Statesc, or the head of any department of
the government shall deem desirable.
All gifts and bequests of money to the
university. unless otherwise directed by the
donor, shall be invested in bonds of the
United States so far may be consistent
with the conditions of such gifts be-
quests.