Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-03

Meeting Of Board Held Last. Evening
at Shoreham Hotel-Statement
by President Needham.
At meeting Of the board of trustees OF
the Columbian University, held following
dinner at the Shoreham last evening, 1t
was unanimously voted to adopt the rec
ommendations Of President Needham and
change the name of the university to the
George Washington University.
The following trustees were present at
the meeting: Wayne Macveagh. chairman;
John B. Larner, secretary; Edward M. Cal
laudet. vice chairman; John Joy Edison,
treasurer: William Augustin De Caindry.
auditor: Charles Wendell Holmes. assist
ant treasurer; Charles w. Needham.
president of the university and
Elk officio member of the board;
Samuel H. q. reene. Samuel w. Wood
ward, William F. Mattingly, Eugene Lev
ering, George o. Manning, Joseph J. OAR
lington. JacobH. Gallinger AM; Thomas
r. Jones. LIB; Henry B. F. mcfarland.
Myron M. Parker. Theodore W. Noyes, VIII
liam s. Shallenberger. David Abbot Cham
bers. Charles D. Walcott, Charles William
son Richardson.
The only absent member of the board
was Gov. AL. Montague, who sent his
regrets.
Prof. Alex. Graham Bell was elected a
trustee to fill 4 vacancy.
It was also decided to incorporate as a
college to be affiliated with and under the
control Of the university, Columbian Col
lege," thus preserving the old name. that
under which the Institution originally re-
ceived its charter; The following trustees
Samuel H. Greene, DID,; Dr. Edward NJ
Gallau6fet. Messr5. s. w. Woodward
Eugene Lsvefing. Thee W; Moves, Jno; B.
berger and D. A. Chambers.
President Needham read to the gentle
men communication from Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, president of the George Wash
included a proposition to the trustees to
make the change of name which they later
adopted. In making the recommendation
he said that tns association Of ladies has
Of the Union, and that they have raised by
subscription about $4,000, of which about
$4,000 has been paid in cash and some of
the remaining subscriptions are condition
ed upon the association raising $4,000
more before they become payable.
Agreement Formulated.
He recommended the acceptance Of the
be formulated as follows:
"First-The George Washington Memo
rial Association agrees to undertake the
raising of $500. 900. to construct the central
building III the proposed university group
of buildings upon Van Ness Park; the
building to be known as the George Wash
ington Memorial Hall; the plans Of the
building to be approved by the executive
committees, respectively, of the associa-
ton and the university; the building to be
used the administration building of the
university and the auditorium for lectures,
gatherings of educational character,
meetings of international tribunals and of
scientific organizations under such regula-
lions the university shall from time to
time prescribe. The university shall have
charge of the construction, care and main
tenance of said building, and the building
shall belong to and be the property of the
university. =.
"Second-The university agrees to
change its name, in accordance with the
provisions of the act of Congress approved
January %, 1904 to the George Washing
ton University, the name to be approved
by the SecretaIr Of the Interior and the
commissioner of education, as provided in
said act; the change to go into effect, and
the name to be used, on and after Septem-
Der /, 1904. This name shall, upon compile
ton Of said building. be considered as
adopted in perpetuity in pursuance of this
agreement between the association and the
said university, and shall not thereafter
be changed, the adoption in perpetuity be-
ing the essence of this agreement.
Completion Of State Organizations.
Third. The George Washington Me-
mortal Association shall, upon the accept
ence of these terms by it's board of trus-
tees. forthwith proceed to complete its
state organizations and proceed to secure
the necessary subscriptions for said build
ing and steadily prosecute the same to
completion. and in all matters of the pres
entation of this subject to it's local bodies
the university. through its president, will
Co operate with the association.
Fourth. This agreement shall be bind
ing upon the association and the univor-
sfty when these specifications are con-
nK.ned by the said association. The prop
osition which is herewith submitted is
made with the understanding that the uni
versity is Observation-Disclosures in its con-
troi, and that it will in the future give
special emphasis to postgraduate work
To preserve the old name Columbian l
further recommend that an auxiliary cor
poration be organized under the general
laws of the District of Columbia for the
incorporation OF educational institutions of
learning, to be known as Columbian Coll
lege,' which organization shall have the
control and management of the academic
undergraduate work of the university
No Change Contemplated.
This corporation shall be SO organized
that the present relation between the un-
dergraduate work and the university shall
not be disturbed or changed, except that
its control shall be vested In the board of
trustees of the college, and to this end the
trustees of the college, or a majority of
them. should be nominated by the board
of trustees Of the university; the college
should not be permitted to grant any de-
grees but the permanent degrees should
be granted TO graduates In the college by
the university; it7should not grant to its
director a title of greater dignity than
DEAN the dean and faculty to continue to
be members of the university council,
and for. the present the financial
management shoNid be under the direction
of the university board. In order to carry
out thesef powers recommend that to
draft a charter committee of three be
appointed1sat this meeting. the committee
to report ,,tbe form of organization to the
executive committee for its approval, it
being updarstood5 that this corporation
shall be completed on the day that the
certificate Tor thu. change of name is filed.
SO as to securely preserve the old name