Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-15
MEETING OF ALUMNI
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY GRAD
YATES AND OTHERS INVITED.
Plans Of New Buildings to Be Explain.
ed-Buffet Lunch to Follow
Business Meeting.

Notices have been issued for the annual
meeting of the Alumni Association of Co
lumbar University Saturday evening,
March 10, at the university, 18th and H
streets northwest. All graduates Of the
university, with the ladies of their fami-
lies. have been invited, and the associa-
ton, 1t Is stated, will be pleased to see
| also former students, even though they are
not graduates.
President Needham will give detailed
statement at this meeting of the building
plans of the university, and will explain
the character, arrangement and purposes
of the new buildings.
Following the business meeting and the
address of President Needham there will
be a social meeting of the alumni and
their friends, in the library and adjoining
rooms. buffet supper will be served.
At the request of President Needham, ex-
pressed some time ago, a committee of the
alumni was appointed to consider plans
for the development of the university as
recommended by the president and adopted
by the board of trustees. This committee
is composed of A S worthngton, William
Bruce King, Theodore w. Moves, w. A. De
Caindry and Harry L. Hodgkins.
The members of the committee state they
were deeply impressed with the thorough
ness with which these plans have been
considered and by the great wisdom of the
| means taken to insure interest in the uni
versity from many sources never before
enlisted.
The committee adds that the plans in
volve the erection of suitable buildings on
the new grounds of the university, and
contemplate an administration building, a
library a class room building, a dOrmitory,
a gymnasium and a social hall. Property
already owned by the university wilr be
converted into cash and the proceeds used
So .1.e IA.
and well-matured designs indicate that
funds will be provided from independent
sources for the administration building
and the library. The president asked this
committee whether the alumni of the uni
versity would undertake the raising of
funds for the erection of the social hall
This is a building designed for the general
use of the students as the center of stu
dent life in the university. 1t Is intended
to contain rooms for the gathering of all
the organizations connected with the uni
versity. for social meetings and "a large
dining hall.
Alumni to Aid.
The committee feels it duty to the
alumni of the university to call their at
tention to this opportunity to aid in the
upbuilding of a great institution Of learn
ing, whose achievements are already note
| worthy, to the end that it may more fully
than heretofore meet the great demand for
higher learning at the nations capital In
| accordance with the Recommendation of
this committee, the executive committee of
alumni has voted to make this subject the
topic for consideration and discussion on
the evening of the annual meeting.
The meeting is open to all alumni, wheth-
er members of the association or not. At
this time there will be exhibited lantern
slides showing the new plans of the uni
versity buildings, prepared by the archi-
tects. Hornblower & Marshall and a full
explanation of them will be made.
Tho Viawc of the alumni will ocko n
upon the question whether it will be possi-
BILE for them to undertake the responsible
ity of this building. 1t is not expected
that the alumni themselves will contrib
ute all OF the funds necessary for this pur-
pose, but 1t is hoped that they will be able
to interest liberal persons of wealth in the
future Of the university, and thus, with
such contributions as the alumni them
selves may make, insure the erection Of
this important building No request will
be made at this meeting for pledges Of
subscription; it's object is to report to the
alumni the progress of the present move
ment and to secure their Endorsement and
cooperation in this particular branch of
work.