George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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C. W. U. The 1913 Cherry Tree g. W. U, which the present Arlington Hotel is situated, but as the land in question was considered too small, Mr. Corcoran was induced to permit the sale of his gift and the reinvestment in cheaper lands. The Harris property, at Fifteenth and H streets, previously the site of a club house, was purchased, and a building, considered at the time one of the most up-to-date college buildings, was begun in 1883. During the following school year the removal to the heart of the city was effected. In the Fifteenth street building were located the classical and law departments, and the newly-founded Corcoran Scientific School, The old Law Building was erected in 1 898, and occupied by the departments of law and diplomacy. By act of Congress and with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the United States Commissioner of Education the name of the institution was changed in 1904 to The George Washington University. It became evident that the property at Fifteenth and FI streets was too valuable a piece of land to be utilized economically for college purposes, and it was sold to S. W. Woodward for $450,000. The Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Mechanic Arts, and the I eachers College were removed to a row of six buildings on I street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, occupied by the University, and the Division of Architecture was dropped. I he money from the sale of the University property was applied to the indebted- ness of the instituion with such results that the University was soon freed from debt and steps were taken to restore the endowment to its former figure. Under the wise and economical management of President Charles FIcrbert Stockton, Rear Admiral U. S. N., retired, the expenses of the University have been reduced to a minimum, and it is due to his efforts that the University is now on its feet. The University is now free from debt, and its income for the next five years has been fully assured. Forma) notice was served on the first of February, last year, by the Arlington Flolel Company that the I street building would be torn down to make room for a larger hotel, and must be vacated by May 1 . Shortly after it was announced that the University had leased the former home of the St. Rose Industrial School at 2023 G street N. Preparations were made to move the Department of Arts and Sciences and the Univer- sity offices during the academic term, and by granting a week of extra holiday at Easter the removal was effected so smoothly that classwork was resumed without interruption on April I 5. 1 he building has been thoroughly remodeled and renovated for college purposes, and has proved remarkably well suited to our needs. The total registration this year has exceeded thirteen hundred, and the Faculty numbers approximately two hundred. All departments of the University are well equipped to give thorough training, and the opportunities for original research cannot be surpassed. In addition to the well-stocked University Library, the student has at his command the Library of Congress, comprising more than two million volumes, and Con- gress has by special enactment made the various scientific libraries and collections of the Government open to him for special research. 18

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