The Washington herald., 1911-07-27
UNIVERSITY NEEDS
$125,OOO TO OPEN
Amount Is Pledged by Many
Wealthy Persons.

With its college of history building
completed, and its Ohio college of gov
ernment edifice-a memorial to President
roof. the American
University, the great educational prof.
ect of the Protestant people. located
at Massachusetts, and Nebraska avenues.
still needs s125.oo0 to open its doors.
The university now has ss75.0Oo of pro-
ductive endowment. and an endowment
Of 10000. which will later be income
producing. AS soon as $4,000 is raised.
the officials will open the institution.
although the proposed university, when
completed, will cost 100000. The
needed amount has been virtually
pledged by a number of wealthy per-
sons, but when the donors will con-
tribute the money is not definitely
known.
Consulted Methodist Project.
The institution is under Protestant
direction, and is usually considered a
Methodist project, because the major
ity of the governing board are of that
denomination. Six or seven other de-
nominations, however, are associated
with the Institution.
In 1890, ninety-three acres of land,
costing $4,000. were donated by citi-
zens Of Washington. The university
was chartered by Congress in 1893, and
three years later ground was broken
for the college of history. The college
was completed in 1898, at q cost Of
s176,ooo. Several thousand dollars were
spent for grading and improving sur
rounding property. and in 1902 the
foundation of the Ohio college of gov
ernment was completed, former Presi-
dent Roosevelt laying the corner stone.
At present nothing is being done to-
ward completing the Mckinley me-
mortal. because Of lack OF funds. The
cost of the edifce is s155.000.
The university has a library of about
5000 volumes in addition to an equal
number of pamphlets. One Of the most
highly priced features is the Mountsord-
Mamreov Palestinian museum located In
the college of history, which contains the
rich and grotesque apparel Of women
representative of Biblical times and lands.
pictures OF the Holy Land; the costly
seamless garment, and other interesting
exhibits
List of Buildings.
Inc OluCidlS nave BIcdl VI thO
completed institution, with its twenty
three proposed buildings. its ideal equip
ment, and enormous student body. Some
Of the proposed buildings are the Illinois
College Of Languages, of attractive de-
sign; the Pennsylvania Hall OF Admins
tration, one of the most imposing Of the
structures with an architectural sugges-
ton of the old Independence Hall; the,
Epworth College of Literature; the Col
lege of Comparative Religion, and the
colleges of science. philosophy. law, med
icine, technology, and art. 4 museum
building will also be erected. and q
wealthy Pennsylvania has promised
900 for a beautiful and well equipped
observatory. which will include the
mounting Of the famous Peate reflector
one Of the largest ever made.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for spe-
cial endowments in the various colleges
of profesorships for the support Of fell
lows and students and for the estab-
lishment Of special lecture courses. The
courses have not been arranged, but
they will be largely postgraduate. The
university win be opened with academic
studies alone.
Bishop Charles G. McCabe is chancel-
lor of the institution. and Wilbur L.
Davidson secretary. Rev. Albert os-
born is In charge Of the local offices, at
1872 r street northwest.