Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
Board of Trade Bill Would
Wipe Out diploma Fac
tories" Here.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
AMONG PROVISIONS
Commission Sought to Garry Out
Idea and to Accept Scholar
ship Funds.


called diploma factories was APP
proved by the universities committee
of the Board of Trade at a meeting
held yesterday afternoon. The bill, in
addition to providing for the opera
ton of institutions of learning in the
District of Columbia, also provides for
the establishment of national uni
versity here and for national scholar
ship funds
At the April meeting of the full Board
of Trade the organization will be asked
10 approve the measure and at the next
session of Congress an effort to have
the bill introduced will be made.
The bill provides for the creation of
the United States university commits
sion" to consist of the commissioner of
education and ten other persons ap-
pointed by the President. who shall
ne representative. so far as may be
deemed practicable, of the state col
leges and universities ana OF the pri-
waite colleges and universities III the
United States; and also OF the national
associations or declarations IN the
United States for the study and de-
velopment of agriculture. OF manufac-
ture, of commerce, OF the me arts. OF
law and government, OF puphc heaith
and charities, of International rela-
tions and of universal and religious
science"
The bill provides that the commits
sion shah have IT'S office In connection
with the Department Of the Interior
Each member is TO receive salary OF
$4,000 a year and all necessary tray,
cling expenses. The commission shall
select secretary, " no shall receive
a salary of $4,000 a Year.
Duties of Commission.
The commission shall Investigate
and report to Congress upon the prac-
ticability and desira1llity of etablisn-
ing in the District of Columbia, by
means of public appropriations or pri-
waite benefactions or both. university
of the United States. having such linn
tied powers OF higher university In
Struction and educational direction and
Of granting degrees that it will sup
element and crown the system of uni
vers1ty instruction and degree granting
IN the states of the Union and in the
Countries under the Jurisdiction of the
United States.
IF the commission shall regard such
a university as practicable and deSira-
mend plan of organization and opera
ton of the same. For the purpose of
such investigation, the commission
may hold sessions at any place within
the United States and may visit any
college or university it may deem
proper and which may be willing to
be visited, and may cause examina-
tons TO be made of foreign educa-
tional systems. and may collect in writ
ing the opinions and statements of
such persons as II may deem compe-
tent The expense of such inyesti-
cation shall not exceed 100000
Powers of Commission.
The commission is given power to
collect information concerning all in
stitutions of learning and other edu-
cational corporations incorporated I'M
der act of Congress, and located in the
District of Columbia, and, after due
notice and hearing, to estab and
change, as needful, educational defini
tions and classifcations and the
standards for ADMISSION and degrees.
and to specify the degrees which may
be granted. and to examine and report
upon the operations of the public
schools and Incorporated educational
institutions in the District of Column
bia as a board of visitors.
The coIrmission shall have power to
suspend Or withdraw the power to
rant degrees. after due notice and
hearing in the case of any such in
stitution having or claiming to have
the power to grant degrees. in case
such institution shall not conform to
the requirements and standards estab-
ished by the commission.
In case any institution of learning or
other education corporation shall have,
n the opinion of the commission
violated any of the provisions of law
N the manner of its Incorporation the
commission is empowered to require
said corporation to amend its certih-
cate of incorporation SO as to confol n
10 the law.
The commission shall have power to
act as reiator In quo warranto pro-
ceedings to decree the forfeiture OF the
franchises of any such Institution To-
Gated in the District OF Columbia,
which, in Its opinion, shall have for
Tpif cd re v n
misuser.
To incorporate Colleges.
The bill provides that any persons
desiring to incorporate as college
or university or other degree grant
ing institution, under the general
incorporation law enacted by Congress
for the District of Columbia, shall, be-
fore filing certificate Of Incorporation
N the Office of the recorder of deeds
" the District, file q COPY OF the pro-
posed certificate OF incorporation with
The commission for its consideration,
md If the commission shall approve
he incorporation OF the proposed in
4titution. after a hearing concerning
he educational and other qualifications
If the same degree-granting in
-titution it shall issue a certificate ap-
proving the incorporation, and the Ger
ifcate of incorporation. accompanied
by the certificate OF the commission,
may then be fled In the Office of the
recorder Of deeds OF said District to be
recorded therein.
It is further provided that all educa-
.ional institutions Incorporated by or
Under the laws of any state or of any
foreign nation and carrying on educa-
tional work within the District of Co
.umbia shall be subject to the same
provisions. restrictions and require
nents as are provided as respects edu-
cational Institutions incorporated by
3r under act Of Congress and locate ed
the District
Any such foreign corporation or any
rrustee. director. manager or officer
thereof who shall violate any OF the
provisions OF this act or any order or
regulation of the CON mission lawfully
made hereunder. shall be liable to a
penalty of $500 for each ofense to be
recovered in action of debt by the
said commission IN the name of tho
United States, such penalty when re-
covered to be paid into the Treasury
Of the United States.
Authority of Commission.
The portion Of the bill covering the
General duties of the proposed commis-
sion provides that il shall have au-
hority 10 examine the system of col
.ege and university education in the
United States. for the purpose of max
lng recommendations with view to
rendertng such education more eco
rnrnfcal and efficient meeting tho