The Washington times., 1914-05-20
WILSON TO ATTEND
UNIVERSITY OPENING
Fifteen Hundred Students Seek
Enrolment in New Institu-
ton Here.

Upwards Of l.501 applications from
Students throughout the country for
admission TO the New American Uni
Nersity. which viii be formally opened
by President Wilson next Wednesday,
lad beon received bv the secretary OF
the Institution at noon today. Each
Inaii bIin.s indications that the enrol
ment OF students at the new institution
VIII surpass the fondest hopes Uf those
at the head OF the univ ..
President Wilson will be assisted at
the opening exercises of the institution
by Secretary OF State Bryan, Secretary
oil the Navy Daniels, and scores OF visit
lng chdrch dignitaries.
Preparations have been made 10 caro-
for a larse nultitu12 at the opening
exercises, which will be inaIgurated
with a concert ny the United states
Murine Band at o'clock on the lawn
OF the university. This concert Will be
free &C the public.
The opening of the university will
mark the opening II the new electric
railway line which is to run out Ma
comb street and Massacnuset..; avenue
northwest from Wisconsin avenue to
The pistrict line. carrying visitors to
the university exercises
Bishop Cranston To Preside.
Bishop Earl Cranston, The resident
Methodist bishop here, will preside at
The opening exercises
The distinctly religious part OF the
exercises will be conducted by rep
resentatives of two great denomine-
tions. Bishop Alfred Harding, Prot
esIant Episcopal Bishop of Washing
ton, who always has been deeply in
terested in the university, will de-
liver the invocation. The benediction
VIII be be pronounced by the vener-
able senior hiShan thn Anthndief
Episcopal Church. South. Bishop Al
phaeus w. Wilson. who will return
from the general conference of his
church at Oklahoma City to take part
In the university exercises.
Two other eminent churchmen will
come long distances to take part In
the exercises. Bishop Mcdowell will
journey from Chicago, and Bishop
Hamilton will make the trip from
Boston. Mass.
Will Care For Throng.
In order - are Tor tle asSe.',DlN, The
university authorities have selected as
chief marshal OF the day the Rev. Will
lam A. Haggerty, Phi D. As aides DR..
Hasgerty has selected the Rev. John
T. Ensor. of Calvary Church; the Rev.
Lucius c. Clark, of Hamline Church;
the Rev. W. ". Barnes, of Douglass
Inurch; the Rev. a. H. Thompson, Of
Waugh Church; the Rev. D. Fl. Mar
tin, of Dumbarton Church; the Rev. G.
L. White of Anacostia: the Rev. Z. c.
Powers, of Tenley Church; the Rev. {.
r.. Wise. OF Iowa Avenue Church; the
Rev. Merritt Earl, of Congress Heights
Church; the. Rev. c. A. Shreve, o.,
Bruen Church; the Rev. {. A. Vincent,
of the Mount Pleasant Church; the
Rev. &: II. Butler. of the Columbia
Church: the Rev. Paul Hickok, of Met
ropolltan Church: the Rev. f. NJ. Mott,
OF the Church of the Advent; the Rev.
G. A. Miller. of Ninth Street Church;
the Rev. Louis Randall. of Rhode ISL
and Avenue Church: the Rev. ]. II.
Buhrer. of First Reformed Church: the
Rev. C. e Fultz, of United Brethren
church: the Rev. L. 3. Clark, of
T. riends Church, and the Ree r. II.
Hardin. of Mount Vernon Pace Church.
Tickets securing reserved seats until
e:l5 q. M can be obtained by written
request with addressed two-cent stamp
ed envelope, stating how many tickets
are desired. to the office Of the Amer
ican University, 1i2 F street.