The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-28

sity for the past three years, yesterday
rendered his resignation to the board of
trustees. 1t was accepted with regret.
Or. Harlan, In his letter OF resig-
nation. regrets the failure OF Congress
10 extend the benefits OF the Morrill, act
to the District of Columbia. and ex-
presses the hope that the next session
viii see the passage of such law.
The period OF retrenchment recently
entered into by the governing board Of
the university is the reason given by DR..
Harlan for his resignation. The serv-
ices OF an extra Official he says. would
be impossible under present conditions.
Plans Are Not Announced.
In his three years as special representa-
tive of the university, DR.. Harlan
has done considerable work financially
for the school. especially directing his
efforts toward securing for the District
the benefits OF the Morrill, act. He has
not announced his plans for the inn
mediate future
DR.. Harlan's resignation follows:
THE Board of Trustees the George
Washington University.
Dear Sirs. In accordance with the in
tention expressed in my letter Of May 9,
I hereby present my resignation as the
special representative of the George
Washington University movement. The
period OF retrenchment upon which the
university must now enter makes it in
expedient TO continue the special work
for which ! was appointed, and it is evil
dent that the institution can no longer
afford 10 retain the services Of an extra
official like myself.
1T IS with profound regret that I sever
nay connection with the university.
have greatly enjoyed my work here. and
l have an mistaken faith il, the ultimate
success of an institution that has become
so necessary TO the general educational
interests OF this community.
If the support 1 nave been able TO
enlist for the College of the Political
Sciences from certain influential men,
firms. and organizations outside the Dis
trict viii help In any substantial way
las I nope may prove 10 ba the facD TO
insure the steady development OF that
important department-which. In the face
of great difficulties. has already shown
encouraging signs Of progress. and
which. because Of the unique opportuni-
ties afforded at the National Capital for
promises some day to be OF TO little
service TO the whole country shall
count myself happy 10 have made some
contribution 20 the desirable end.
THAT, for reasons beyond my control.
II was not possible before the close Of
the recent session OF Congress TO bring
TO a successful conclusion the special
campaign which. during the past sixteen
months, il has been my privilege TO con-
duet on behalf of the extension of the
benefits OF the Morrill, act 70 the Dis
trict Of Columbia. has been a deep dis
appointment TO me.
Accomplishments Praised.
And yet 1 share your satisfaction in
what we have all accomplished, working
tosether-the trustees. teachers. and
alumni and certain public-spirited citi-
| zens of the District For-after a thor
ough investigation Of local educational
conditions and several exhaustive public
hearings on the objections that had been
made 10 the Gallinger- Bouten bill by GER
| tain educators outside the District (who
had their own ends 10 serve and who, in
order TO attain those ends. seemed willing
/ TO sacrifice the Districts educational in
/ terests)-the Senate and House commit
fees in charge of this bill have strongly
| recommended its passage, and the bill
has the parliamentary advantage of re-
naming upon the calendars of both
Houses for the next session Of this same
| Congress.
THE work we have all done in this
direction has not been thrown away, and
look forward with confidence TO the
passage Of the bill next winter.
The universitys answer to the objec-
( tons made to this Just and practical
measure by certain educators outside the
District has already had one important
/ result. 1t has opened the eyes of the
people of the District to the fact that the
university's campaign for this bill is
primarily a battle in behalf OF the Dis
trict Itself, for IL has been waged with
view 10 securing educational opportuni-
ties for this large and growing and i'm
portant population.
Moreover. entirely aside from the
purely practical and local question as to
how the Districts Morrill, appropriation.
can be most economically administered,
under present conditions. it is now the
well-nigh unanimous opinion OF the men,
bers of Congress that these appropria-
lions ought, without further delay, to be
made available for the District itself.
I know that, here and there, a mem
Der of Congress occasionally asserts that
I the Morrill, act was never intended
to be applied to the District. on the
ground that 1t could never become one of
the States of the Union. But even If il
could be proved that the far-seeing SEN
ator from Vermont. whose name Is linked
with this benefieent body of laws, de-
liberately excluded the District from the
benefits of the Morrill, act (Which il
would be difficult TO prove), our conten-
ton has been that such an error of
judgment on Senator Morriils part Is
surely not binding upon the Sixty-first
Congress. and that no amount of sophis-
try can any longer justify the cont!nu-
ance of such an unjust exclusion.
AS the District of Columbia is a part
of the United States, and not a part of
Europe, the university has contended
that, even though the District can never
attain the dignity of Statehood, the peo-
pie living here are none the less citizsaS
of the United States They pay their
full quota of the tariff and internal rev.
enue taxes. out of which the annual
Morrill, appropriations are made for the
benefit of their fellow-citizens in each Of
the forty-eight States and Territories of
the Union, and even for the alien races
of far-off Hawaii and Porto Rico.
Share of the New Tax.
THE District banks and trust compa-
MES will have TO pay their share of the
new corporation tax. If the income tax
amendment is adopted and such a tax
levied. the people of this city would have
10 pay their share of that tax, and the
same thing would be true of an inheri-
lance tax. Finally. the citizens Of the
District would be subject to being draft
ed in times of war
I'm making this campaign on behalf OF
the people of the District, the university
has contended that. just as the people
here must bear ali Of the burdens OF oifI-.