Evening star., 1909-06-25
OFFER TO AID C. ". U. TO AID RELIEF FUND.
Alumni Ask for Suggestions as Excursion of Railway En-
to Best Way. pIoyes to Chesapeake Beach,
MASS MEETING Is HELD OVER 1000 MAKE TRIP
Resolutions Adopted Pdgng Their Large Crowd Carried Without
Support o Alma Mater. Accident.
COMMITTEE TRUSTEES PRIZES ATHLETIC
in Dancing
Shreve's Pupls-Juvenle
Washingtons Walk
Resolutions Adopted Pledging Their
Support to Alma Mater.
COMMITTEE CALL ON TRUSTEES
DR.. Samuel Laws, in Address, Points
Out the Responsibility of Congress
Under Washington's Will.

Under Washington's Will.
| Alumni of the Columbian and George
! Washington University, who responded
| to the call for a mass meeting recently
issued. decided at a meeting held in
the New Willard Hotel last evening 20
request. through committee of seven.
| information from the trustees regard
ing the financial status of the institu-
ton and to obtain suggestions from
the trustees and from other sources as
to ways in which the alumni can help.
The sense of last nights gathering of
the graduates of the university, num-
bering between rs and 100, was In
cluded in a resolution which. as amend
ed and finally adopted. is as follows:
I'VE. alumni of Columbian and Of
George Washington University, have
learned with concern and regret of the
critical financial condition of the uni
versity and proclaim our devotion and
fealty to our alma mater In her dis
tress and our desire and Willingness to
be of true service and assistance; there
| fore be it
| Resolved. That a committee of seven
be appointed by the chair. of which. ex
| officio, he shall be member, to convey
! to the trustees these our sentiments
and to request further of the trustees
such detailed information as to the finan-
ces of the university and suggestions
from the trustees and from other sources
as to show how we may help, as to
enable us intelligently to act in our
! efforts in behalf of the welfare of our
4 alma mater, and to ascertain whether
any part of the money contributed
/ for the purchase of new site for the
| university or for other endowment
purposes has been used for current ex-
| penses; and be it further
| Resolved, That the committee report
| back to this body, at a meeting to be
called by the committee, the information
| received, together with such recommends
tions may seem fit and proper for car
rying out our purposes as above ex-
pressed.
1t took fifteen minutes for the presenta-
ton. amendment and adoption of these
resolutions, and after the formal ad.
| journment of the meeting the alumni
| listened attentively to an address by DR..
! Samuel s. Laws, ex-president of the
University of Missouri, and now a resi-
dent of Washington.
| The meeting was called to order by r.
| l.. ]. Newhouser. Attorney A. s. Worth
ington was made chairman of the meet
| ing and DR.. H. I. 4. Lemon the secre-
| tary.
The Original Resolution.
| AS soon as the formal organization busi-
ness was completed Frank c. Allis Of
| fered the following resolutions:
I'VE. alumni of Columbian and of
George Washington University, have
learned with concern and regret of the
critical financial condition of the uni
| versity and proclaim our devotion and
| fealty to our alma mater In her distress
| and our desire and willingness to be OF
cfcfo
| be it
| Resolved. That a committee of seven
| be appointed by the chair, of which. ex-
| officio he shall be a member to convey
| to the trustees these our sentiments, and
| to request further of the trustees such
detailed information as to the finances
| of the university and suggestions from
| the trustees as to how we may help as
| to enable us intelligently to act in our
efforts in behalf of the welfare of our
! alma mater; and be it further
Resolved, That the committee report
back to this body at a meeting the in
| formation received, together with such
recommendations as may seem fit and
proper for carrying out our purposes as
above expressed.
No sooner had the secretary completed
| the second reading of the motion than
| Attorney Thomas s. Hopkins suggested
| that an amendment be made. calling upon
the committee to obtain information not
only from the trustees. but from other
| sources as are available. In that way
he contended, all the information obtained
| by the committee would not come from
| the board of trustees. The amendment
was passed without discussion.
J. r. Luckett suggested that the reso-
| luton should instruct the committee to
| inquire If funds of the university have
| been used for purposes other than those
| for which it was collected or given. He
declared that he had solicited funds from
the members of his class to buy new
f1- ,nfS nd hn loSi n
know if the money was being used for
| current expenses No one responded to
| the call for remarks" from the chair
man and the second amendment was fav-
| orably acted upon.
| The amended resolutions were passed
minute later and a motion to adjourn pre-
vailed. Prior to the formal adjournment,
however, the graduates granted permis-
| sion to any of the alumni or citizens of
Washington 10 speak to the gathering
later.
| DR.. Laws Address.
| DIR. Laws, who had been ruled from the
floor during the business session on the
ruling of the chair that he was not an
alumnus and therefore not entitled to rec
ognition at meeting of the alumni, was
called upon for speech. He was un
known to practically every one there, but
later it was learned that he was veteran
university president. He was - twelve
years president of the Universt.. IF Mis-
souri,. for eight years head Of Ssstmin-
ster College, in Missouri and for five
years connected with theological semi
nary In South Carolina.
The success of a university or its fail
ure." he declared, lis question of
| finance. While money may be the root
of all evil, money is the root of all coll
| leges and universities.
| The policy, he said, seems to be to show
what the university is aiming to do and
what it could do with sufficient funds at
| its command in the hope that some one
| will be Influenced to give the money. That
is going by faith. he declared, and while
faith is good in some spheres it cannot
be successfully used in college. He said
that he has had experience in the building
of a great university, which began with a
| foundation that was counted by the
| thousands and now is counted by the mil
/ lions.
| The whole country, he continued. is in
| terested in the George Washington Uni
| versity and 1t should be made national
university, 1t has the advantage of being
located at the National Capital. he pointed
out. and the United States is great
| patron of education.