The Washington herald., 1912-02-07

been the first president OF the Distr1ci
school board. which sat in the Supreme
Court room at the Capitol.
"And yet" he continued, with this
long and enviable record behind us we
still continue to appeal for a fund 20
carry on our work. IL seems strange
that though we have passed the hun
dredth milestone we are still trying 70
convince the legislators OF the need OF
more money for education
Statistics shows that the school fund
for the year 1911 was son, 900, while In
the same year the money expended for
the detection and punishment Of crime
was s2.000. 900. 1t is a startling fact that
our legislators are willing TO spend two
thirds as much for the prevention and
punishment Of crime as for the construc-
tive work of education. which, all socl-
ologists agree, tends to do away with
crime and poverty. Something seems out
of balance"
Concluding. Mr.. Stuart praised the uni
sectarian university in Washington" to
which teachers seeking a higher eduea-
tion may so.
Admiral wRInwrisht's Views.
In advocating a higher education Of
government employees, particularly MEM
bers Of the diplomatic service, Rear Ad-
miral Richard Wainwright, who followed
Mr.. stuart, commented on the fact that
the government had gradually eStsb-
lished a real civil service"
Members OF the diplomatic service, %
said he, start at the bottom to-day and
generally get their promotion as vacan-
cies occur. The George Washington Uni
versity il better equipped than any other
Institution to train members OF the diplo-
matte service. Here. at the National Capt.
tai. where they are In touch with the very
things they most need to learn, the stu
dent may learn what he cannot learn as
easily in any other city.
II would say that the higher education
is becoming as necessary for the diplo-
matte corps to-day as war colleges are
in the Navy Department"
Admiral Wainwright concluded by as
serting that the government should
patronize the George Washington Uni
versity.
Rear Admiral Stockton opened his re-
marks by stating that the hope OF Con-
gress ever creating a national univer-
sity out of the George Washington Uni
yersity was gone forever. He pointed
out that where other sections of the
country had their great centers OF learn
ing. It was manifestly impossible to ex-
pect the national legislature TO create
separate institution in this city.
For colombian College,"
The College Of Arts and Sciences, he
said had surpassed all other branches
OF the university during the last year.
He expressed the hope that within the
next year this college would become
known as the Columbian college of the
George Washington University.
The rate Of tuition, compared 10 the
~ ~ n
Admiral Stockton, is higher than at any
other institution in the United States,
the total revenue from the students being
81 per cent OF the whole as compared to
from . TO 80 per cent in other uniyer-
stiles. He declared that this should be
made less and that the college should
always remember the danger of making
private institution out of a university.
In the report OF the committee ap-
pointed TO raise a $1,000 fund to endow
q chair Of mathematics. Il was an
nounced that sos had been collected
Dean Charles Nobel Gregory, Of the law
school, advocated a club for the students
faculty, and alumni OF the university, and
the erection OF a building for the law
class. Adds B. Browne, president of the
Alumni Association, presided.
Present at BANQUET.
The following were present at the ban
quet:
President c. H Stockton.
DR.. George y. Acker. Judge George c.
Aukam.
DR.. Henry G. Boyer, Dean W. c. Bor-
den, E. Roger Boyle, E. C. Brandenberg.
Adds B. Browne. G. V. n. Bullough, Dr..
W. X. Butler, Evans Broune.
c. c. Calhoun, Charles Benedict Calvert,
v-rlR l. -
Richard Cobb, Chas. H. Craigin.
James NJ. DalzeIl, Harry c. Davis,
William A. DeCaindry, W. I. Deming,
Henry W. Draper.
John Paul Earnest. John Joy Edison,
Selden NJ. Ely, Frank A. Everts
John c. Fay, Prof. NJ. L. Ferson, Henry
c. Finkel, DR.. R. A Foster. Prof. Ever
EFT Fraser, F. r. Fravel, Horace NJ
Fulton.
]. Holdsworth Gordon, Dean Charles
Noble Gregory.
DR.. William Hamilton, DR.. W. S. Har-
desty. DR.. W. A. Hedrick. John X. Hench,
DIR. E. A. Hill. Dean H. L Hodgkins,
Col. Thomas s. Hopkins. DR.. L. o.
Howard.
Prof. II. c. Jones,
DIR. A. F. A. King.
John B. Larner. Philip +. Larner, ].
Wilmer Latimer. DR.. d. Olin Leech, Dr.
H. T. A. Lemon, H. Latane Lewis. A.
Lisner.
DR.. T. n. Mclaughlin. Guy s. MeIoy,
William p. Metcalf, W. J. Moore. Prof
Willis L. Moore, Dean Charles E. Munroe
Harry 7. Newcomb. Theo. W. Noyes.
Hon. /. S. Pepper, Henry C. Perkins.
A. H. ,Redfeld, DR.. Chas. W. Richard
son.
Prof. H. schonfeld. DR.. z. C. selbert
DR.. z. S. NJ. Shanklin. DR.. d. Kerfoot
Shute, W. H. Singleton, Prof. c. s.
Smith, Hon. Joseph Stewart, A. T. Stuart
DR.. II. c. Thompson. DR.. NJ F. Thomp-
son. Z. L. Thurston-
Admiral Richard Wainwright, DIR. W. s.
Washburn, DR.. A. G. Wilkinson, George
Francis williams, Prof. Court +. Wood,
Gen. NJ. v. T. woodruff. Andrew Wilson.
Omcers Are Elected.
THE following were elected officers of
the Alumni Association for the coming
year:
J. Holdsworth Gordon, president: DR..
T. n. Mclaughlin. NJ. D., 1852; E. A.
Byrnes, LII. B., 1887; Z. L. Thurston, C.
E., 1898: Joseph Stewart, LII. NJ,
1894; c. c. Calhoun, N. Dip, 1906. and L.
Russell Alden. vice presidents; II. L.
Hodgkins, secretary; John B. Larner,
treasurer.