The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-23
MAY PARTICIPATE
IN MORRILL, ACTS
Citizens Organize to obtain
Needed Legislation.
G. W. UNIVERSITY RECIPIENT
Purpose Is 10 Secure Appropriation
of $4,000 TO BE Given 10 InStitu-
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
Bill Now Before Congress.

Citizens Of the District OF Columbia are
awakening to the view that washington
should have equal rights with the States
and Territories in the Federal eppropria-
lions for the forms Of education pre-
! scribed by what are known as the Nor
ru acts To this end a citizens com
mittee met and organized yesterday after
noon in the Office OF Commissioner Mac
farland. at the Municipal Building
The object OF the committee IS 10 Sc
cure for the District Of Columbia the
sum Of $4,000 annually from the Federal
government for the purpose Of special
( training in agriculture and the mechan-
I ic arts.
I Under the operation of.the Morrill, acts,
/ $4,000 year is given by the Federal
government TO each state and Territory,
including Hawaii and Porto Rico. for
some college or university that will pro-
! vide instruction IN subjects related 70
| agricultural and the mechanic arts.
Want 1t in the District.
An amendment TO these acts, proposed
/ by Senator Gallinger, admitting the Dis
( trct Of Columbia 10 the benefits of the
Morrill, acts, and designating George
washington University as the local insti-
tuition to receive the Districts share Of
( the appropriation and do the work, was
passed by the senate last winter.
/ This bill has been introduced in the
present Congress. and the creation of the
/ citizens committee is the elimination Of
7 a movement in support OF the purposes
/ OF the bill
/ Commissioner N1acfarland presided at
/ Yesterdays meeting. and said that as
4 those present had responded 20 the in
vitation 10 join the committee for the
/ purpose Of supporting the bill. he pre-
sumed they were in favor of 1t. and the
question therefore was one Of ways and
means.
Urges Immediate action
! "As Congress will meet on December 6.
It IS necessary the committee should get
promptly TO work. said Mr.. mcfarland.
1T is a matter of simple justice to the
District. and should have been passed
long ago. George Washington University
IS the only university doing the work
which the act requires, and l do not see
why il should not benefit by its provi-
siOns."
President Needhdu. OF NTeoi sc W ash
ington University, made statement as
10 the successful work of the institution,
quoting college presidents as indorsing its
high standards. He declared II was due
the university that this measure be
adopted. and that il was primarily in
the interest Of the District Of Columbia.
VIII Name Committee of Eleven,
on molten. Commissioner Maefarland
was authorized TO appoint an executive
committee of eleven. which will prepare
a detailed plan Of action.
Those present at the meeting were Com
missioner Macfarand. chairman; Com
sioner West, Allen D. Albert, jr; Thorn
; as H Anderson, Ross p. Andrews, JohT
. T. Arms Charles J. Bell, Ira E. Bennett
. Emile Berliner. Henry c. Perkins, DR.
; William g. Borden, Bernard NJ. Bridget
! y. l.. Burchell, c. @. Calhoun. d. J. Cal
lahan, P. B. Chase, Meyer Cohen. Charle
, I. Corby, II. Bradley Davidson, w. ii