Evening star., 1922-01-19
NRIvALED in opportunities
for education. Washington,
the city Of q thousand Won

IL NRIvALED in opportunities
for education, Washington,
W the city Of thousand won-
- ders to the tourists. is des-
tined to become the educational CEN
ter Of the world. 1t is rapidly gain
ing that distinction in the opinion
OF prominent educators, and not many
years are expected to elapse before
all other educational centers will be
bowling to the National Capital.
Especially true is Washington fast
becoming the center Of education of
the world in advanced and graduate
study. Besides itS universities of es-
tablished renown and approximately
twoscore of private schools Of equally
high standing. which annually attract
thousands Of out-of-town students to
its gates. Washington undoubtedly
has the most excellent laboratories
In America. The Congressional Lii
brary. which has scarcely a peer In
Europe and no equal in America. Is
well supplemented by the depart
mental libraries and the public IL
brary; and all these resources by con-
gressional enactments are open with
certain necessary restrictions to all
students.
In no other city can SO many famous
specialists be found as here. Labora-
tories. Libraries and specialists make
of Washington as a great center Of
learning was recognised even by the
founders Of the republic.
The political. economic. religious,
scientific and social life of the nation
Is centered in Washington, making it
the spiritual head Of the nation and
the most strategetic educational CEN
ter OF the world.
Dr. J. F. Jameson. director of the
department of historical research OF
the Carnegie Institution, has sug-
gested that every graduate student
in American history should be re-
quired to spend at least six months
IN the archives in Washington before
receiving his doctorate. The same
may be said with equal force of prac-
tically every field Of investigation.
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The excellence Of Washington's in
stitutions Of learning is we'll known
throughout the United States and in
other countries. This knowledge
probably accounts for the large num-
ber Of students from foreign lands in
the city's schools.
John J. Tigert. federal commissioner r
of education. is one OF the educators
who believes that Washington some
day will be the center Of learning OF
the world.
"Washington should be. and prob
ably will be. the educational center
of the world" said Commissioner til
gert. However. 1t has not made the
same strides in that direction as in
other directions. particularly its
architectural beauty.
continued. ARE exceptionally high
class Some are not so good. The
latter are very lax In granting de-
grees and diplomas. and conditions
like this must be eliminated before
the city becomes the greatest edu-
cational center in the world"
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Virtually every subject demanded
by students of today can be found in
the curricula of Washington's educa.
tional institutions. In addition to the
regular academic courses a perusa
|-of the subjects offered ranges from
the more or less novel foreign service
to law for women.
Such institutions as George Wash.
ington. Georgetown, Catholic anG
Howard universities are known the
world over. In their student bodies