Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-06
GREAT UNIVERSITY
IS PLANNED FOR
WASHINGTON
Former President Of Cornell
Actively Engaged in Pro-
noting Undertaking; Car
magic Nay Give Endowment


Washington. Maroh GA move
ment FOR the establishment OF great
national university IN Washington,
the uation's capital is now under
way. Il s. believed that the line
So propillona Tor pushing the proiec;
TO conclusion ls has FOCUSED tho
attention OF the educational world
and has ample financial support ap-
parently.
Andrew Carnegie and DR.. Andrew
II. White, former president of Cor
nell university, are among thosz III
teresied IA the project. Reports are
current that the ironmastcf Of Pitla-
burg viii give sf0,0C0,00O as the
opening endowment 10 the institution
Washington educators have received
authentic information that Mr.. Car
negie looks upon the project with
favor. and believes that & would be- "a
great instrument Of che campaign Ia
which he Is iniercsted-~for inierna-
tional peace
one OF the strongest desires ex-
pressed BY George Washington IN his
manuscripts, which are now 2 part oi
the national archives, was that the
learning IN Its capital city. He was o
firm believer In education as a solvent
az the problem OF popular government
and he frequently declared that
great university. founded on American
ideals. would be the strongest possible
safeguard against q tendency toward
monarchism. ON the one hand, or mob
rule on the other.
There have been attempts 20 found
a national university In Washington,
but an Of them have met with failure,
due Ia the refusal OF congress to
finance them. Private benefactors have
also made efforts In the same direc'
ton, bot never with any great sue
cess. At the present time there y
no great institution Of learning IN the
capital. although both Catholic and
Methodist universities win rank with
great institutions Of learning IN
Jew years.
often have spoken TO groups o.
men In various parts OF the United
States" says DR. Andrew y. White
"ahout q great university Ia the city
of Washington The place is ready tol
Il Almost everything needed for US
equipment Is hcre-librarles, iabora'
tories. collections illustrating ever,
branch OF science and many teRcher
and men Of research. All OF these
with the addition Of a great teachers
unlvorpity, would make one Of the nc
bIest inetitulions In the world
would have as IT'S right wing IN
grand old University OF Virginia ant
ms ia left wing the John Hopkins uni
versitv OF Baltimore. each OF thes
preserving It's identity. but al
STRENGTHENING one another.
Fl shall not speak Of the vast oppor
tunities for such an institution or Q
the numerous advantages In It az X
yards sclencc literature and art, bu
that which consider the most impcI
tnnt thing h that II would bring her
thronps Of the most promising youn
mon from the whole south and th
whole north, and thus accomplish II
purpose Of which Washington spob
when he endeavored 10 establish
university here-~the bringing togetf
er Of Young men from an sections
the union who would form lifeloi
friendships and carry with them
their homes a strong influence again
provincialsm and narrOwness.p
This admirable statement Of I
Whiie's emphasizes the education
facilities which the government its'
offers for scientific and artistic
search. Probably no other city, vi
the exception OF the great oaplta
OF Europe. can compare With Was
ington IN the extent OF It's, hbrafi.
lis scientific laboratories. its artist
Doasibihies. The congressional libra
Is now the third largest In the wof
being surpassed only IN size by e
ulbliothoaue Rationale of Paris 81
the british museum II Is growing
such rapid rate that Il viii o.
be a few years when Il viii surpa
both Of these great institutions
number Of books and manuscripts
The new national mu6eum OFT
tie largest opportunity IA the Unit
states for the student OF archaeolu
anthrupOlogy or ethnOioEy 10 is p
a great historical museum. The TAI
ratories of the department Of asri'
ture. organized hy the bureau OF q
mai industry, the bureau OF soils,
probably the most extensive ~
world IN this particular branch
science the agricultural student co
well 'afford 10 come 70 Washlng
eSSn without the educational lacillt
ofeyed By a university
On the legal and diplomatic 81
the advantages Of washington are
vi0us u Is the vision Of Andrew {
negie that the proposed unlycrs
shall be a great influence for inter
tloaal peace. He proposes "a bring
greDf peace advocates 0f ihe world
the proposed new scat Of learning,
endo~ chairs 81 international
with emphasis upon arbitration.
this field Il ig proposed 90 make
university not merely national,
international u Is planned 20 ma
the American capital the great cen
81 the peace movement % have
crusade permanently identified v
the American government and v