Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Corcoran Hall.

Jurisprudence can be studied here with spe-
cial advantage.
1t is interesting to note in this connection
that in his will Cecil Rhodes recognized the
force and power of this wide distribution of
students He did not provide that there
should be merely 100 students from the
United States admitted to oxford. but the
provision is specific that there shall be two
from each state and each territory. II Is
WashinSton's idea carried up into a larger
sphere, that by distributing the student
body over the country the whole body of
the people will come to possess better and
more uniform ideas upon these great SUBJ
jects.
The Proposed New Name.
The alumni of Columbian meet this even-
ing and they will be asked to consider the
new name. On Monday evening, May 2,
the trustees will meet to consider the prop
osition to determine whether or not they
will approve the proposed change. Consid-
ering all the advantages to be derived from
the adoption of the new name, and the fact
that the charter of the university goes back
almost to the time of Washington certainly
to the time when his desire for a national
university was being discussed and urged,
and considering the new location and plans
OF the university, it is suggested as a natu-
raj and excellent idea that in taking a new
name 1T should take the name that rep-e-
sents to the people at large and to the
world these broad, patriotic ideas of educa-
ton When the institution becomes great. as
all Columbians confident that II will ~
will be a fitting honor to Washington and
VIII sufficiently localize the university.
There Is no educational institution of this
name In the country. and therefore there
VIII be no conflict or embarra ssment such
as exists now in the present name.
Alumni Hall.
The alumni of the university have re-
served to undertake the building of Alumni
Hail. which is the building Immediately
south of Memorial Hall This building Ia
about 76 by $50 feet and will be the social
center of the university life 1t will have
large dining hall in the center, seating
about 400, smaller dining room seating
about $50. large library "a by 40 feet, a
reading room "a by 20. committee rooms
and chambers for alumni who are visiting
in the city, together with other rooms
This building is of handsome design. in
keeping with the architecture of the other
buildings. Located at the entrance to the
Potomac Park driveway II will be a prom
inent feature and Is an admirable location
for the purpose intended.
On the north between Memorial Hall and
Continental Hall, to be erected by the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
will be the library building, which will
contain the School of Bibliology and also,
for time, the Law School until other
quarters can be obtained for that school.
The School Of Jurisprudence and Diplo-
macy will occupy part of Memorial Hall. In
the rear Of the library building is Corcoran
Hall, which will be built with funds given
by William w. Corcoran to make the coll
lege a university, and will be named after
him. This will contain about thirty class
rooms and as many private offices for the
professors, and will be the main class
room building for arts and sciences on
the east, south and west will be eight
buildings for dormitories. Each building
will have staircase leading up from the
court, with suite of rooms on each side,
consisting of a study, two bed rooms a
closet and bath. There will be sixty-four
suites in these buildings, which can be oc-
cupied by two. three, or even four students,
as they may desire. Each dormitory will
cost about $4,000.