Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-22
Columbian University Effects
Change in Name.
RECORDER ACCEPTS
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION
TO DEFEND RIGHTS.
Legal Proceedings Probable Against
Those Who Sought to Claim
the Name.

A certificate was today filed by the trus-
TOGO of the Columbian University with and
WAS accepted by the recorder OIL oeeos III
the District of Columbia for record 10
change the name of the Columbian Uni
versity to the George Washington o"ver-
sity, the change to become enectiVe sep
TENDER 1 next. This certificate was ap-
proved by the Secretary OF the lhteii'i
and the commissioner of education OF the
District Of Columbia. as provided pS Jaw
At the same time there was filed with 'ne
of deeds certificate of organfza-
t,on Of the Columbian College, an auxiliary
institution to the George washington oh'-
versity. ...>o.
This action on the part Of the trustees
of the Columbian University Will. IL IS saiu'
effectively end the effort of those VINO nav
organized another institution KNOWN do
the George Washington University, TO pre- re
vent the Columbian from cnanst rs the
name II ia stated that according 10 the
code of the District Of Columbia the a..
cornorated company which sough. TO uI
feat the intentions OF the Coioi'i Dt code
versity is illegally organized. me oEue
nrovides that no institution OF ieall'ius
shall be organized for profit ana mas .,
m,cb "a the corporation named SHOWS III
ito papers of Incorporation that l. - e.r
talized at S2OO0OOO 1T Is SAID that sueu
is IN direet ',.ar Of chap
80 VIII no provision being made thereih
for capital stock.
Attorney General Approves
Acting unon the advice. 1t is understood
90 the Attorney General. Deputy Recorder
of Deeds Dutton' accepted the certlncate
~ change of name for record, notwlth-
standing a warning given last month by
ATTORNEYS Cole and Donaldson that the
same should not be accepted.
Tn. firm of attorneys mentioned repre-
sents an institution Incorporated here
March y, last. as 'rhe George Washington
I-niversity" Messrs Cole and Donaldson
{ ontend that under the laws or the DistIlct
of Columbia the recorder OF deeos Is iol
hidden to record a certificate of lncorpora
ton which adopts the same name as that
belonging to a corporation previously III
and that tie ming Oh such d
certificate is void act, quoting In support
OF this contention the decision of the Court
in General Term of March %. 1892. in the
case of Morrow ct al agt. Edwards, d. =.
Reports 20, page 40. ,,
Deputy Recorder Dutton was ADVISED,
however it is said. that the act of January
% last fully authorized the acceptance Ds
the recorder of deeds of the certincate
filed this afternoon. If 1t should be de-
cided by the attorneys representing tle
institution incorporated last March 10 take
that such action would be in the form of
a suit for Injunction. the object or which
would be to restrain If possible. the use ny
the Columbian University that was. or the
name The George W ashlhsloh o'i'
Sity"
President Charles w Needham said today
to a reporter for The Evening Star that the
Columbian University would at once ask
the Department OF Justice to ME quo war
ranto proceedings against the incorporators
of the present George Washington CnfVef-
sity for violation of the law, and would
ask the department to prosecute them IN
accordance with the law and force thelf
dissolution. This action will be asked of
the Department of Justice because Of the
act in the body of the incorporation papers
admitting a capital stock. and therefore an
for profit.
The president of the corporation referred
to. said to exist only on paper. is W. NJ
Farr in the articles of incorporation.
but in the city directory his name APP
pears as Villa M. Farr and his ad-
dress as the American College build
ing Reference to the buildings of the city
in the directory ELECTED the fact that the
American College building Is not yet built
but is contemplated this year or next. The
directory does not say where it Is to be To-
Gated.
Mr. Farr is from Nashville. and In addi-
ton to the George Washington University
has been interested in Incorporating the
American College of Law and the Wash
ington University, or the University OF
Washington.
Act Authorizing Change in Name.
The act of Congress Of January %. 1904.
empowering the change of name Of the Co.
lumbar University reads as follows:
Power Is hereby given to the board OF
trustees of said university to change the
name of said university at any regular
meeting by vote of not less than two
Z rd nf he f,ar NJ n 4
the board. as prescribed by the charter,
subject to the approval of the Secretary OF
the Interior and the commissioner Of edu-
cation.
THAT upon said action being taken a
certificate. under the seal of the univer-
sity, stating the name adopted and the
date when the name shall go into effect,
not less than thirty days nor more than
six months from the date of it's adoption,
together with the fact that said name has
been adopted herein prescribed. shall
be filed in the office of the recorder of deeds
of the District of Columbia, and thereupon,
upon the date specified for the name to go
into effect, the university shall be known
and designated by the name adopted. and
by said new name the said university shall
be vested with and convey its real estate.
hold. control and administer endowments
and gifts of money and property hereto
fore and hereafter made for the mainte-
nance of is educational work and do and
perform all acts which it now has the
power to do under its said charter Such
change OF name shall not in any other way
change, affect or modify in any degree the
rights, privileges. obligations and powers
of the said university under the charter of
February o. 1921, and the amendatory acts
thereto"
The Incorporators.
The incorporators of the Columbian Col
lege We're: Samuel H. Greene Edward NJ
Gallaudet Samuel w Woodward Thomas
r. Jones. John B. Larner, David a. Cham
bers, William s Shallenberger Theodore
w Noyes. The incorporation of the Co
lumbar College an auxiliary TO the
George Washington University is intended
as preservative of the name of the older
institution its sole object and purpose
being to conduct a liberal undergraduate
course of academic study without profit
as it's aim.
The particular branches of literature and
science proposed to be taught at Columbian
College, according to the certificate of in
are applied mathematics,
archaeology, architecture. astronomy. bot
any, chemistry, civil engineering, econom-
les. electrical engineering, English. geology
and mineralogy, German, graphics, Greek,
Latin. library science. mathmatics.
mechanical engineering, meteorology. phil
osCphy. physics, political science, romance
languages, zoology and such other branches,