The Washington times., 1914-12-28

Institution. It is made the duty OF the
board to investigate these requests. and
to approve or dispaprove accordingly.
Powers of the Board.
The practical effect OF such a pro-
vision would be to enable any worthy
college or university TO secure the APP
prevail of its work by what is virtually
a national supervisory board. Such a
privilege would strengthen many in
situations by putting their postgraduate
degrees. II held to be properly granted,
on a par with those of the strongest in
situations In the country.
The board of university regents is
given full authority over all colleges or
universities hereafter Incorporated In
the District Of Columbia II may re-
uuire a corporation violating the law to
conform to the law. and IL may with
draw or suspend the power to grant de-
grees. Exceptions are made in the case
OF Georgetown University, George
University Of America, the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, the
American University. the National Uni
versity. Howard University. st. Johns
University. Boone University. the Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf. the
tionaI Conservatory Of Music, the King
Theological Hall. Gonzasa College.
Trinity College. ST. Johns College,
Holy Cross College and the Washing
ton College OF Law, and their affiliated
bodies. These institutions are thus rec
ognized by the bill. and the board Is
prohibited from interfering in any way
with their authority to grant degrees
The list omits, however, several exist
ing institutions, which the board would
have power to recognize should the
standards prescribed be attained.
On National University.
The board of regents is given the
power also to require any foreign edu-
cational corporation operating within
the District to give bond that il will
grant no degree except upon the re-
ouirements and standards established
BY the board. II also may ratify con-
veyanCes OF property and franchises
between local colleges or universities.
penalty OF 500 for each violation OF
the Law is provided.
One OF the most interesting powers
end duties enjoined upon the proposed
board is to collect the opinions OF
competent persons and institutions con-
corning the propriety and ACCESSIBILITY
of Columbia a national university, or
a central university of the United
States. or a central institution for the
United States of university character,
ana concerning the pan and OEedI1Ed-
ton and operation OF the same in case
Il should seem best to Congress TO es-
tablish such an institution
The bill! makes il mandatory upon the
board to formulate its conclusions upon
this important subject each year in
writing" Thus The board. represent
, ing all interests involved, is made viz
tually a clearing house of opinion upon
a subject which has been a matter of
controversy ever since the institution
of the Government Educators always
have been more or less divided as 10
the advisah ility OF establishing or en-
&C uraging the idea OF a national univer-
sity.
The bill gives the board no author
ity, but the provision is intended TO
provide q scientific method of ascer-
tanning the national sentiment upon
an issue which has been persistently
agitated for years. As a local meas
ure. the Presidents interest may be
expected for the GalIinger bill. for
ia so far as II would affect conditions
I'm the District. il is modelled directly
on the New Jersey law OF 1912. signed
by him as governor Of that State.