Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-18
tba District are men here as secretaries

the District are men here as secretaries
to members of Congress. clerks OF com
mittees and in similar employment Ineir
work calls them here and they nave some
time for educational instruction., ana OPP
portunities should be given them to get
that line Of education which they desire
and which they could get in their nome
states
President Needham paid a high tribute
to the student body in the local institu-
tions saying that they are largely serl-
ous-minded earnest young men VINO are
working hard to get an educatlon. Anu
the students have shown they are deter'
mined to get the best education possible
"A national city. a federal city. from
uhich is excluded commercial employ
ments. presents a reason FOR an appro-
priation which does not Apply 10 staIs
ca pital," he continued. why shouio
wa shinpton have more consideration tnail
Albany. for Instance? I am often asked
Albany has it's commercial enterprises
but none such come to Washington.
Should Be Some Recompense.
. government that insists that it's cap
ita, should be so controlled as to eX-
Guide commercial enterprises should be
specially generous to its citizens. ne de-
cIared. and that is a plain reason Tor
extending to the District the benefits OF
the Morrill, acts.
..Whv are the 1900 men in the District
of Columbia less entitled to consideration o.,
he continued. why. they are your own
men. Practically every state is repre-
sented on the rolls Of the local instltu-
lions. Why should the men who came
here from Illinois. to serve oI the ,, wnUne
ment. not be entitled TO the same priv.
leges as il they had remained at home:
Not a Subsidy.
aft has been said that this bill. If
passed. would be a subsidy to the George
washington University. Are you giving
subsidy to the University of Illinois
which receives money under the act!
Certainly not You are giving money TO
fine state In the same way, you are
asked to give money to the District. Ana
YOU. as the legislative body Tor the LIS
trict. are asked to designate the george
Washington University to receive tue
name the institution which shall receive
the money in each commonwealth.
heading from the charter of the uni
versity. he showed that the United STATES
right of visitation over the university
and can call upon its officers for reports.
sIt is absolutely under the dominance
of Congress- explained President Need-
ham. 1.-THE George w aSninsto. :. NV
sitv. therefore, is a public institution.
II is interesting to note. ne saih. lnat
the first name of the George washington
University was columbian university IN
fine District of Columbia" This indicates
that 1t was originally regarced IN the ma
tire of a public institution.
He explained that the George Wasnins-
ton University gives courses In tle me
chanical and agricultural arts and there-
fore falls directly within the REQUIRE
ments Of the Morrill, acts. as specilying
the character of the institutions to Whlcn
the money was to be given.
Howard University, he explained, IS no"
receiving federal aid. its deficits being
made up from the United states 1reas
urv. II the university was In the same
position as co;ored institutions IN the
states he said, funds should be diverted
m II should the amendment to the Nor
riIl act become law. Inasmuch as IT re-
ceives much federal aid. he declared, 1t Is
not entitled to the same CONSIDERATION as
the colored institutions In the states.
Speaks for Howard.
Prof Kelly Miller of the Howard Uni
yersity declared that it should share in
the benefits of the act If it be extended
to the District.
If the fund were devoted entirely To
the white institution, he declared. ana
the colored institution he passed by, it
no, .hol