American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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X4»rS ...at THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY From the highest rise of land in the North- west section of Washington, the Uptown Cam- pus of the American University overlooks the Nation ' s Capitol. This 75-acre campus was formally the site of the Civil War Fort Gaines. The desire of some Protestant leaders to estab- lish an institution of higher learning in the District of Columbia was expressed even be- fore the Civil War. This desire became a re- ality in the 1890 ' s when Bishop John Fletcher Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal Church pur- chased a portion of the historic fort. American University and its Uptown Campus have witnessed many changes since the University was chartered by Congress in 1893. Hurst Hall was built in 1895. Fifteen years later President Woodrow Wilson assisted in the official dedication of the University — whi ch at that time was one of the four schools in the nation devoted entirely to graduate study. In 1925 the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences was added. During the next five years Mary Graydon Hall. Clendenen Gymnasium. Battelle Library, and Hamilton House were built. The second World War slowed down growth, but progress was once again resumed in 1949 when the Washington College of Law 12