Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
civic life Of the city than the university.
Justice Brewer and the Cider Barrel.

OSl1Co oTcWcT anu Tic NlueT 0dIlS1.
Justice Brewer began his remarks by tell
ing story on himself. He said that when
he was a young man he had a great liking
for cider; and at one time he bought bar
rel of it. 1t was delivered so late that his
hired man had no chance to open it, so ne
decided to open it himself. With an auger
and a spigot he prepared to tap the barrel.
After doing the boring. he said. he discov
cred he had an inch-and- half hole and had
only three-quarters-inch spigot to fill it.
The cider began to spout from the barrel,
and he says he was trying to stop 1t when
his wife arrived on the scene. He was in
despair, but his wife quietly wrapped some
cloths about the spigot until it finally fitted
the hole he had bored.
That's the way with US tonight stated
the justice. I'VE have a 100000 hole and
have only a s125OO0 spigot to fill it with
and we expect the ladies to wrap enough
greenbacks around that spigot to make up
the deficit
In opening his address Justice Brewer
pointed out that the George Washington
University Is being carried forward as the
execution of the will of George Washington
Justice Brewer thought the university
should have conspicuous site and proper
housing to respond to the thought, hope and
faith of George Washington. OF course, he
said, some may argue that university may
not consist of buildings; that there is some
thing else required. But back of that idea
Is the 1eilnB tndt 1t Is nttlng ana proper
stated the justice, that a great institution
should have a conspicuous site and con-
venient and well-equipped building. The
Senate and House could meet in plain
brick structure. but every visitor to Wash
lngton feels a pride in the building on the
hill.
Reference to the Big Stick.
Thine was when the big stick found
plenty of room In a cabin in Montana"
a fed hn jpStt E,,t
think the White House is too large for it,
especially when the tennis cabinet is In
session. Look at the Congressional Ii
brary. Are you sorry that 1t was built?
Do you begrudge a single cent that was
put into that handsome structure and its
decorations? There must be a harmony
between the work done and the building
where the work is done"
THAT Is the idea of George Washington
University" continued Justice Brewer I'VE
believe 1t is to be other and different than
the mass of universities in the land Just
as it is felt that the capital is a city that
makes an earnest appeal to every patriot
heart. the George Washington University
appeals to the pride In the nation among
all Its people. There is not one connected
with 1t but looks forward to the time when
1t will have place in the education Of the
nation. If not of the world. Washington
will be the capital of the greatest nation;
here will be the leaders of thought; here
center all the governmental activities, here
will be the investigators in every branch Of
knowledge, and We look forward to the
time when there will be a university, not
one of many. but the one Of ALL"
In carrying out the provisions of the will
of the Father Of His Country, those In this
movement honor themselves. declared the
speaker. George Washington University
will grow to be the central national univer-
sity. and it will carry out one of the great
aims mentioned in the will of George
all the borders Of the land together. teach
ing them to appreciate the patriotism of
each other, and from the ties thus formed
draw band around the nation that will
civil wars. ....--...
Minute Talk.
Director Barrett created much amuse-
ment. upon rising. by saying that he wished
to be charged 81 per minute for each min
ute that he spoke. In beginning his speech
Director Barrett stated that wherever he
had been in his diplomatic capacity for the
United States he had heard profound ex-
pressions Of surprise that there was not in
the capital of this country a great uniyer-
sity, represe nting the progress of the ma
ton. These expressions. he said. he had
heard in Europe, Asia and in South Amer
lea. and he continued by pointing out that
In the capital cities Of the South American
countries. as we'll as Of many of the Eu-
national
universities. In South America, he stated
government officials had told him thew
would send many young men to college In
this country If they could send them to the
national capital. ~
His second thought was in regard to the
formation of an interstate COMMITTEES or
ganization which would appeal to the whole
country for funds for the university. He
pointed out. in this connection, that all OF
the states are represented not only by the
members of Congress. but also by deIega
tons in all of the government departments
His idea was that the leaders of this move
ment shall call upon the leading and promi-
nent men In Washington, unite them into
an interstate committee and appoint each
of them as the head of an Organization To
be formed in each Of the states to make
this appeal to the country. He was born
in Vermont and was a citizen of Oregon. he
said, and he is willing to be held Responsible
for organizations in each of those states.
There may be much talk In Washington. he
said, but II Is necessary to get the people
interested II the object Is to succeed
There Is need, said the speaker, of keeping
the people In the belief that Washington
Is the capital of all the people. In the
building up Of society in this city, in the
building of huge mansions. there has grown
up feeling that this city does not really