Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09
FOR UNIVERSITY CLUB
Movement in This City Gives
Promise of Success.
PROSPECTUS ISSUED
LARGE MEMBERSHIP REGARDED
AS PRoBABLB.t
Aims of the Organization as Outlined
by the Promoters-AThe Gen.
trail Committee.
ISSUED

The prospectus of the proposed University
Club has just been issued, and the hopes of
its projectors seem about to be realized. 1t
is fully year since it's originators, MEM
bers Of the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology Alumni Association, took the
first steps toward its organization Instead
of starting the movement by general
mass meeting, the various local alumni as
sociations were invited to appoint two dele
gates each to perfect a scheme of 7organlza-
ton. These men, representing some twenty
colleges and universities, met about two
months ago in the rooms of the Cosmos
Club. From a careful, conservative esti-
mate it was found that between 400 and 800
university men residing in Washington were
DESTROYS of becoming members of such
club. With so large body of prospective
applicants. the desire for and the need OF
such club were unquestioned.
Many university clubs have been organ
lied throughout the country only to Ian
guish and die. while select few have sur
vived and developed into large and powerful
organizations. 1t is only in certain cities
that university clubs can hope for success,
the possible membership being naturally
limited to small proportion Of the pOpula-
ton
Within the last ten years the number of
university men in Washington has increased
enormously. Especially is this true in re-
gard to the number of scientific men. WASH
ington is being recognized as the scientific
center of the country, and the men who are
filing the responsible positions in the gov
eminent are almost without exception uni
versity men.
Not to Become a Rival.
1t is not the purpose Of this club to set
itself up in rivalry with any of the es-
tablished clubs. its province being sepa-
rate and distinct. It's aim is to stand for
f,,ay 1n
every eligible university man in WASH
ington.
With large membership list the initia-
ton fee and annual dues will be small, 1t
is claimed, thus making it possible for
men who are already identified with other
clubs to also become members Of this
The purpose is that the club shall be-
come the center of university life in the
District. and the headquarters and place
of meeting of the many alumni associa-
tions.
The prospectus states the aims and am
billions of the club. M 3 n
Favorable support has been given to
the movement by over twenty alumni as
sociations, and they have each appointed
two delegates to formulate a plan of or
ganizatton.
The delegates are known as a central
committee, have held p several meet
ings and have adopted the following
qualification clause for membership, re-
| quired by the University Club of New
| York and other leading university clubs
| throughout the country.
The prospectus prescribes that any per-
son shall be eligible for membership In
this club who shall have.received from a
| university or college degree, to obtain
which. in regular course, at least three
| years residence and study are required,
| or who. shall have received an honorary
| degree from such university orNcollege,
| or who shall have graduated at the Unit
| ed States Military Academy or at the
| United States Naval Academy; provided,
| that In the of the holder of hon.
orary degree the candidate shall be dis
| tinguished in literature, art, science or
| the public service.
The committee on admissions shall deter
| mine what degrees from universities and
| colleges, and from what universities and
| colleges, shall qualify the holders for men,
| bership.
All men meeting the above qualifications,
| having no residence place of business
| within twenty miles of the United States
| Capitol, are eligible for membership as non
| resident members, having full privileges of
| the club, except that of voting or holding
| office
The number of resident members in the
club shall not exceed five hundred.
The purpose of forming a university club
| and maintaining club house is to gather
| into one organization a body of educated
| men and to make it a center for the inf1u-
| ences that our universities represent. 1t Is
| proposed to locate the club house within
| the district bounded by 18th and 18th
| streets and Pennsylvania avenue and X
| street northwest, and to give 1t the usual
| features of frst-cass club, including ban
| quet hall, library and reading room. bill
| lizards and pool, buffet dining room, a
| number of furnished apartments to be
rented to club members and several other
rooms, suitable for alumni and fraternity
meetings.
| 1t is stated to be advisable that the ap-
plications for membership shall be received
| on or before January 10, 1904. as on that
date the central committee meets to per-
/ feet the organization.
| Those who signed the prospectus are: Ellis
Spear, chairman: Edwin III. Fowler, George
o. Totten, jr.: Isaac r. Hit. jr.; Wallace
| d. Mclean. Ralph P. Barnard, secretary.
| These constitute the executive committee
! elected by the central committee
The Central Committee.
The central committee is composed of the
| following university representatives:
| Bowdoin-Gen. Ellis Spear, d. 9. Alexan-
| der.
Columbia-Dr. L. w. Glazebrook, George
| o. Totten, jr.
Cornell-G. E. Patrick. J. T. Kelly.
| California-Cecil K. Jones, L. M. Tolman.
Dartmouth-Prof. E. H. Fowler, Arthur
| P. Greedy.
Harvard-Dr. Truman Able. J. W. Dav-
| idge.
Hamilton-s. H. D. North. Ausburn
! Towner.
Iowa state-C. R. Ball, George M. Rom
mel.
Lehigh-Ralph P. Barnard. Charles J.
| O'Neill
Massachusetts, Institution of Technology
! Proctor L. Dougherty, Henry A. Pressey.
Michigan-Fred G. Coldren. r. L. Bishop.
Michigan Agriculture-C. L. Himebaugh,
| L. H. Dewey. -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H.-Hitt jr., Chap
| lain Ruter w. Springer
Princeton-Dr. Wallace Neff, Wallace D.
| Mclean. ii &
| Pennsylvania-George P. Chase. M. G.
Lloyd.
! Union-Col. Weston Flint, Norman E.
| Webster, jr. RI
| Stuart.