Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02
WILL Be SEGREGATED
Proposed Incorporation of Po-
IiticaI Science College.
UNDER CONTROL OF 6. W. U.
Trustees Indorse Plan for Its Sep.
arate Observation-Disclosures
of Prof. Mitchell Carroll.

The board of trustees Of George Wash
ingtOn University took action at a met
ing Yesterday afternoon looking to the
Incorporation OF the College Of Political
Sciences as separate institution under
the control. however. of the university
If the plan submitted by the faculty OF
the College Of Political Sciences and ap-
proved by the board of trustees is car
ried out the college will become re-
sponsible for its own financial and legal
obligations. though it will remain edu-
cationally a part of the system of the
university.
Prof Howard Lee McBain. assistant
professor of political sciences. proposed
the official segregation of the College of
Political Sciences. After the board of
trustees had approved the plan 1t in
structed the counsel of the board to put
the matter in shape for official action by
the trustees and presentation for legal
acknowledgment.
Separation Allowed by Charter.
An amendment to the charter of George
Washington University allows for in
corporation of a department as sepa-
rate college. responsible for it's financial
and legal obligations, but remaining a
part Of the educational system Of the
parent institution. The act provides for
at least five incorporators and gives the
college thus incorporated practically the
status Of a wholly independent institu-
ton, but it prevents it from comforting
academic and honorary degrees.
Control rs to be maintained at all times
by the university, however. by having a
majority of the board of trustees of the
~l- H. ha hrNo y1 ~
trustees of the university. 1t is also pro-
vided that the college can be dissolved
by majority vote of the board OF
trustees. In this event all the property
of the college and it's endowments are
to revert to the university.
The members of the board of trustees
yesterday declared themselves hopeful
that there would be a satisfactory adj
justment of the finances of the university
before long, and that the institution would
be able to continue it's course of instruc-
ton next fall as heretofore.
Prof. Carroll Resigns.
The resignation of Prof Mitchell Car
roll of classical languages was accepted
by the trustees. Prof. Carroll submitted
his resignation several days ago. He
said that he had an offer from another
institution and wished to take advantage
of it, Prof Carroll made it clear that
the present financial crisis Of the univer-
sity had nothing to do with his resigna-
ton. He said that he had decided to
accept the other offer before the close
of the school year just ended.
While accepting his resignation. the
board voted an appreciation of the
work of Prof Carroll and regret at his
leaving. Prof. Carroll has been at the
university for the last eleven years, and
was one of the best known members of
the faculty. Before he came George
Washington Prof. Carroll had been a pro-
fessor of classical archaeology at Johns
Hopkins University. He has the degree
of NJ A. from Richmond. Va, College.
and of Phi. D. from Johns Hopkins. He
has made a reputation by his works on
Greek archaeology and other Greek sub
jects
Prof Carroll said today that at pres
ent he was pot at liberty to make public
the name OF the institution to which he
is going, but that he expected to be able
to make the announcement at an early
date,