Evening star., 1935-07-07

Kansas and Henry Wilson Of Massa-
chusetts were present at the meeting.
At the suggestion of Senator Pomeroy.
the scope Of the school was enlarged
to include the preparation Of teachers
as well as ministers, and its name
changed to Theological and Normal
Institute A committee consisting Of
Senators Pomeroy and Wilson and
Representative Burton c. Cooke,
member of the House Of Representa-
tives. was appointed to procure q
charter from Congress.
THE first form of the charter was
drawn by Senator Pomeroy. Aft
erward, at a subsequent meeting, at
Mr.. Pomeroy's suggestion. the board
decided to open the doors Of the insti-
tuition to both sexes and all races.
1t vas also voted, at my suggestion,
in time for the charter. to establish
q university, which should include,
besides the theological and normal
departments, first thought Of. q de-
partment Of Law. another OF medicine
and one of agriculture; also q pre-
psratory and collegiate department
or departments.
"On January 8, 1867, on motion
of Rev. D. 3. Nichols. q vote was
taken to call the new institution
Howard University In honor Of my
self and the part I had born in its
inception and primary development.
This was done against my sincere
protest. I thought could do more
for the institution under any other
name.
AT another meeting, held January
20, Of the same year, some changes
in the bill which had not yet become
law were suggested by myself, and
q committee was appointed. consist
ing Of DR.. Boynton. Senator Wilson
and myself, as chairman, to revise the
bill for incorporation which had al
ready been introduced in both houses
Of Congress.
That bill, as revised. passed both
houses Of Congress, and was approved
by President Andrew johnson. March
2, 1867. Thus Howard University
came into actual existence, at least
on paper. The incorporators were
II in number, viz. Samuel G.
Pomeroy. Oliver o. Howard. Charles
H. Howard, Henry A. Brewster. DAN
forth B. Nichols, Hiram Barber, w.
r. Bascom, Silss l.. Loomis. Charles
B. Boynton, Burton c. Cooke, James
e. Hutchinson. Benjamin r. Morris,
william G. Finney. e. M. Cushman,
e. w. Robinson, r. H. Stevens and
James 3. johnson"
HENRY A. BREWSTER at whose
home the early meetings for
forming the university were held, was
then residing. 1t Is said, on the SOUTH
east corner of Eighth and K streets
northwest. across from the public
library. However, the city directory
for 1866 gives Mr.. Brewster's busi-
ness as insurance agent, in the In
telligence Building, at Seventh and
D streets northwest, and lists him
as boarding at the Kirkwood House.
The directory for 1857 gives his
address as 240 I street north told
numbering), which places his home
on the north side Of that street be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets northwest, and the 1858 direc-
tory makes no change. Unfortunately
this leaves the residence of Mr.. Brew
ster for this period in doubt.
But the K street address, II accurate,
places his home in an old neighbor-
hood, for as early as 1s43 we flnd
Thomas French, occupation shoe
maker, living at the southeast corner
of Ninth and X streets, where he
owned . two-story frame house. East
ward on K street were two 3-story
brick dwellings. owned by Harvey
Cruttenden and w. H. Ward, and near
the corner Of Eighth street was a
brick dwelling owned by Anthony
Preston, who then lived on Ninth
street between @ and H streets. The
southeast corner Of Eighth and K
streets was then vacant, and about
where Charles Dismer used to dispense
lamb stew and Mertsen beer stood back
from the building line the two oldest
houses Ia. the neighborhood. one OF