Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-30
FUTURE FOR c. ". U.
President Needham Paints
Prospects in Bright CoIors.
STUDENTS CHEER LOYALTY
Passing Reference Made to Changes
in Medical School.
ADDRESS BY JUSTICE HARLAN
Says His Most Important Work Lies
in Teaching Law at
University.
STUDENTS CHEER LOYALTY
ADDRESS BY JUSTICE HARLAN

slogans of George Washington Urriver-
sity officials at the opening of the 1nsti-
tution's eighty ninth scholastic year late
| yesterday afternoon.
The prediction that, with the maturity
of age behind it, there was promise OF
| glory in the coming years for George
Washington was greeted by cheers or
| LOYALTY from a faithful student body and
| alumni.
| President Needham, Commissioner Mac
farland and Justice John Marshall Har'
Ian of the Supreme Court of the United
States were the speakers. Mr.. Macfar-
land is member of the board of trustees.
Justice Harlan is professor Of law at the
university.
About these men on the platform were
| grouped the faculty Below them in the
| large auditorium was massed a great
body of undergraduates alumni OF the
| university and numbers Of its frlends
That Georke Washington was dear TO
| the undergraduates and the alumni was
/ made apparent a number OF times D!
vociferous cheering at every mention OF
| the successful outcome of past struggles.
| Except the casual mention Of faculty
changes there was no reference by the
| speakers to the university's troubles last
| spring.
University Not in Bad Way.
Early In President Needham's address
he referred to what he termed idle gossip
concerning George Washington's future
welfare.
| DO not be disturbed by the meaningless
talk you may hear regarding the future of
| this university" he said. 1--WE are not
going to close down, nor are we even go.
| ing to suspend one of the departments OF
| learning.
1--WE have ample funds to continue
through the scholastic season. with
nearly century behind 1t this institution
has good deal of the fire of eternal life.
| 1t will not die
to the echo by the audience. continuing
| for some moments and breaking forth a
| second time, for while preventing the
| speaker from resumins his ADDRESS.
! What changes there are-there have
been a few in the medical school,. Dr:
| Needham continued, II am sure you VIII
all agree they have been made for the
| better
ties which agitated the university -FOUR or
! five months ago.
said: -.
Universities exist. primarily lor the
students A university without students
| is an organization without purpose or ex-
| cuse Cor being.
| "An organized student body of 1,5OO is
| of immense value. Back OF TINS tnere is
the al1mni-in this institution. 6,OOO with
their memories. associations and attach
| ments-their power and influence 10 do-
vance the common good.
."rhese are the visible things which
| come out of the years, and can only be
| acquired by q long and honorable instl-
tutional life.
DUTY Is to Community.
Every institution may justify its be-
4l,4 init In
| which it exists.
"There are two large bodies of students
within the District, both increasing in
| numbers with the years, that demand
| higher education. The first appeals to
| every loyal resident of the District.
1T is composed of the young men and
young women who have no other resi-
dence. Their life is here and their educa-
| ton must be obtained here.
| 1.-THE first imperative demand Is Tor
college of liberal arts. This work is the
foundation of all higher education. 1t
| provides the cultural training that gives
a man the control of his intellectual fac
| ulties the history of the intellectual de-
! yelopment of civilized man, the finest
ideal, the broadcast views Of human life,
| and makes him in the highest sense a
| man of the world.
| I'VE are endeavoring to provide such
d college, one that gives some good in
| struction in the whole field OF knowledge.
| The people in this District cannot af-
ford to be overlooked in any plan for
higher education here. The propositions
| which have come from the outside to
provide a university giving only post
graduate training for the doctor OF
| philosophy degree do not touch or IN
any way provide for the hundreds and
| thousands of own young people who
must receive training in the District, II
at all, or go into the world handicapped
for life.
DO not be disturbed by any question
ings regarding the life or work of the
| George Washington University. The
| scheduled work for the year will be
carried forward without any interruption.
The institution has demonstrated in
| nearly ninety years of service that 1t
has in it the fire of eternal life. Men
NAV come and go; officers will serve and
others will follow and take their places,
but the university will live on through
the years
Commissioner Macfarland spoke of what
he believed would be a successful future
of the university.
Justice Harlan Cheered.
Justice Harlan, who referred to the
work in law during the coming season
was given a rousing welcome by the stu
dent body as he arose to speak.
"If there remains important work in the
remaining years of my life 1t is the teach
ing of law in this university" he said
ut is not only my interest to exert my
best efforts in your behalf, but my duty.
You have heard encouraging words
about the future of the university-words
from men whose opinions are entitled &c