The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-11
TERMS ACCEPTABLE.
SAYS DR.. R. D. HARLAN
Complete Victory Won for
@. w. u. and People
of District.

a complete victory has been won by
the people Of Washington in general
and the George Washington University
IN particular BY the favorable action
just taken by the House Agricultural
Committee upon the GsIlinger-Boutell
bin which appropriates s500po yearly 70
the George Washington University BY
means Of the MorriIl acts, is the opinion
OF Dr. Richard D. Harlan, Of that in
stitution
The GaIIinger-Bouten bill places
limit Of three years upon the application
OF the Morrill acts fund 20 the universi-v
and requires reduced tuition for students
in agriculture and the mechanical arts
In speaking today Of she victory Dr.
Harlan said the limitation and require
ments are very natural and are reason
able That the limit viii be extended
each time It expires. in the event the
Government has not erected a state
or national institution vi hin the Dis
trict in the meantime. is the opinion OF
Dr. Harlan
Congress is well aware he said,
that something in this respect must be
done FOR the young men and women Of
the District Of Columbia. and at TIE
present recognizes our institution 49,
the proper snstrumenta1ity for admin
istering the Morrill, acts in the District
In explaining the victory over the out
side educators Dr. Harlan today said
Explains Victory
From the standpoint Of Congress
the three years Limitation IS a aatura
and entirely reasonable one. We gladly
accept the friendly and sympathetic /
challenge which Congress would thus Is
sue 20 the university. Such q bill VIII
put the university on its mettie and VIII
summon the university and its friends
In this community to redoubleS efforts
in three directions.
An increase ip our permanent endow-
ment
The purchase Of a new and worthy
easy because OF the Endorsement which
this bill VIII give 10 the university rs
the servant Of all the people IN the DIS
trict-
IF after the amended bill has been In
actual operation Il turns out 20 be th~
fact that IL lays too heavy a burden
upon the Institution that has been chCs-
en- BY Congress for doing this work for
the people Of the District. We fee sure
that. IN some way Congress viii DO the
square thing and the wise thing. not
only for the university. but Tor the
young people Of the District
But this feature Of the bill fades into
inSignidCa0Ce In CnmUa-sUD with fnc
two main issues which were a. stake
On those two issues. the District and the
University have won complete victory
over certain educators outside OF the
District Who have so ungenerously ct
tempted 90 defeat the only plan that
Is at present feasible for making the
Morrill, appropriation actually effective
for the benefit OF the young people If
the District
''If the bill. even as amended by the
House committee is passed By Con
ETesSs two faT-reaChiuE results viii have
been obtained.
Results Obtained
IN passing. without amendment, the
first section OF the bin (Which admits
the District itself 20 the benefits OF the
Morrill, actsl the Districts own fight
has been won, once and for all Under
no conceivable circumstance could any
movement ever be organized 70 exclude
the District from those benefits
on the second issue al stake. namely.
the designation Of the George Washing
ton University. the victory has been
even more complete and far--eactia1-
because The opposition from those OK
SiIcrs has ben directed exclusively &c
this second feature OF the bin.
that nothing should be done in the WAY
81 using the Districts Merrill aup-O-
priatioc until Congress and the District