The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-01-28

" HERE is no better criterion by
switch to Judge the standing and
i the tone Of a cItys people than
to investigate the attention that Is
given 10 its educational institutions,
and the esprit dc corps that exists
among the student bodies of the
several colleges of which a city may
boast. The latter is the direct outcome
of the former. and the beneticent re-
suits to be obtained from educational in
stitutions. either OF the elementary or
of the higher grades. depend upon the
sympathy and cooperation of the pat
rons of the schools and universities.
Washington has fer many years been
recognized as one o. the great educa-
tional eenters of the nation. It's col
Ieges. universities. buFness schools. and
finishing seminaries IA known all over
America. and the enrolment Of stu
dents embraces names from every State
in the Union and from other countries
as well.
One or the main factors in the general
reputation achieved by the educational
institutions OF Washington has been
that high standard OF excellence has
been maintained for a number OF years.
While IL is true that there are several
universities in America much larger
than those nesting under the shadow Of
the Great Dome. there are none that
have a prouder record for thoroughness.
Georgetown University.
One Of the best known Institutions Of
the country is GEORGETOWN University.
venerable in years and honorable in rec
ord. From its classic walls have gone
forth some of the truest patriots and
ablest statesmen the world has known.
The equipment of this institution COM
pares most favorably with that of any
similar university In the country a
each of its many departments is IN the
hands Of capable instructors and men
of national reputation as educators.
Its students have been successful on
the athletic field. and on the forum.
but what is of still greater importance
is the fact that they have proven them
selves worthy of their alma mater after
they have left the shadows of the col
lege walls. The Georgetown graduate
has. as a rule. been living refutation
of the doctrine that a college education
units a man for the sterner battles OF
lire. This institutions record is one Of
which it can well be proud and one in
which Washington as the National Cap
ital has a right 10 feel a great deal OF
satisfaction.
George Washington University. while
of less mature growth. is no less a mat
ter of civic pride. The rapid strides be-
ing made by this institution have been
as gratifying 10 its supporters as they
have been surprising to those who were
dubious about its possibilities. An able
and eminent faculty was secured and
these gentlemen have added new luster
10 the institution as their work has be-
come generally known 10 the public
George Washington University has
maintained in every department that
high standard of excellence which made
the Columbian Law College famous
from the Gulf of Mexico to the coast OF
Maine For years the Columbian Law
College was a paragon of excellence in
the ewes of the best attorneys of the
country.
An Educational Center.
while these two universities are the
principal institutions OF learning in
Washington, they are by no means the
only ones deserving the heartiest com
mendation. In fact Washington has be-
come an educational center of national
repute TO a much greater degree than
il has developed in other lines. The
pessimist may deny that Washington
will some day become one of the great
est marts OF the new world; he may
question the grounds for the hope that
ours viii some day be the center OF all
aationsl life lust as the capitals OF