Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-04
FOR UNIVERSITY SITE
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WANTS THE
G. W. BUILDINGS.

Judge Charles S. Bundy presided over a
meeting of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association, held In The Savoy, 18th and
Girard streets, last evening, the special pur-
pose of which was to discuss means OF rails
ing funds to induce the authorities of the
George Washington University to choose
the Sherman Barber tract of land consist
ing of twenty-three acres and lying be-
tween 18th and 14th streets and Florida ave-
nue. and Clifton street. site for the new
university.
Near the close of the meeting, and after
a number of speeches had been made, in
Guiding one by Prof. Mitchell Carroll, chair
man of the university building committee,
a committee of six members of the associa-
ton was appointed to take up the work OF
obtaining subscriptions.
The committee, which IS composed of for
mer Lieut.. Gov. Alphonso Hart of Ohio, Ar
thur Ramsay, George Simmons, Edward r.
Droop Louis H. StablerS Rev. Louis Stern
and Louis T.. Breunnger, will meet TINS
evening at the Savoy to confer with Judge
Bundy to measures to be adopted in the
work of canvassing Columbia Heights
In his address last evening Prof. Carroll
said that President Needham of the uniVer-
sty is much gratified by the interest taken
by the Columbia Heights citizens as evl-
denced by their recent memorial presented
asking the university authorities to locate
upon the heights. He said: 1t was the
dream of George Washington that great
university should be located here. We must
develop ssuch an Institution. which Will be
graduate university and will become one OF
the greatest of the country. Our charter al
lows Us to grow. The first step is a new
and deSira BILE site.
Prof Carroll then spoke of the Dean site
and said the negotiations had been halted.
The trustees of the university are con-
sidering other sites" he said, land the
Sherman Barber tract is one of them. In
N n
sity believes that it must depend to a
great extent upon the people. We want to
arouse the residents of the neighborhood
and let them tell in dollars and cents how
much they want u.s. In conclusion the
speaker said: We want site that public
opinion justifies.'
Other Addresses.
After Prof. Carroll had closed, Maj. Syl
vester, Mr.. William Z. Andrews Mr.. Ar
thur Ramsay. Rev. Louis Stern, Mr.. Edw.
F.. Droop and Judge Bundy made short ad-
dresses In advocacy of the effort to have
the university choose the site in contempla
ton upon the heights.
One of the sites which the university
trustees are considering, according to sew
eral of the speakers, is that of Woodley
Park. 1t was stated that the residents and
large property owners of the section are
determined that the university shall come
TO their part of the District. and to bring 1t
there have decided to offer a large induce
ment. 1t was pointed out by more than
one speaker that the residents of Column
bia Heights will have to work hard if they
overcome the wealth that will doubtless
be offered by the owners of the Woodley
site.
Judge Bundy pointed out that the work
must be all along the line, as the residents
of Woodley had proved their ability to
have the government build a milion-dolla
bridge in their section and supply other
large improvements. He pointed out that
a systematic canvass of the heights must
be undertaken at once and carried on with
will.
Maj. Sylvester announced that after
four hours work several days ago he had
secured $4,000 subscriptions for the univer-
sty site, conditional that it was located
upon the Sherman-Barber tract.