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

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G. W. U. THE 1916 CHERRY TREE G, W. U. BOARD OF TRUSTEES DR. HENRY G. BEYER DR. CHARLES B, CAMPBELL MR. MELVILLE CHURCH MR. HARRY C. DAVIS MR. WM J. FLATHER J. HOLDSWORTH GORDON, ESQ. MR. GILBERT GROSVENOR COL. ARCHIBALD HOPKINS COL. THOMAS S. HOPKINS WILLIAM BRUCE KING, ESQ, JUDGE MARTIN A, KNAPP JOHN B. EARNER, ESQ. MR. A. LISNER H. B. F, MACFARLAND, ESQ. THEODORE W, NOYES, ESQ. HENRY C. PERKINS, ESQ, ALFHEUS H. SNOW PRESIDENT CHARLES H. STOCKTON ERNEST L. THURSTON WALTER R, TUCKERMAN, ESQ, HON, HENRY WHITE GEN. MAXWELL VAN ZANDT WOOD- HULL

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G. W. U. THE 1916 CHERRY TREE G. W. U. THE OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION The President CHARLES HERBERT STOCKTON, hU D. The Deans CHARLES EDWARD MUNROE, Ph. D. Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies HOWARD LINCOLN HODGKINS, Ph, D, Dean of the Department of Arts and Sciences Dean of the College of Engineering WILLIAM ALLEN WILBUR, A, M, Dean of Columbian College WILLIAM CARL RUEDIGER, Ph, D Dean of the Teachers College EVERETT FRASER, A. B., LL. D. Dean of the Department of Law WILLIAM CLINE BORDEN, M, D. Dean of the Department of Medicine J, ROLAND WALTON, D. D, S, Dean of the Department of Dentistry HENRY E, KALUSOWSKI. M, D„ Phar, D, Dean of the National College of Pharmacy DAVID E. BUCKINGHAM. V, M, D. Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine CHARLES W, HOLMES Treasurer of the University RICHARD COBB Secretary of the University

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G. W. U. THE 1916 CHERRY TREE G. W. U. THE UNIVERSITY George Washington University as an institution of learning has a record of which any institution might be proud, and with which it is the privilege as wel] as the duty of every student to famil iarize himself. Academic traditions are not readily fostered by city universities, for such traditions are, as a rule, associated with old buildings on the campus and are regularly commemorated by various, for which the tolerant atmosphere of a college town and the privacy of a campus are essential. The urban college must, therefore, be- cause of the necessities of the situation, be prepared to sacrifice much in the way of custom and tradition. For metropolitan police do not look kindly upon the “concrete expressions of college spirit and undergraduate animation ' So George Washington like other institutions similarly situated, has been de- prived of many customs and traditions that in other conditions commemorate the history of a college, A national university to be located at the National Capital is an idea as old as the republic itself. In his will George Washington bequeathed a large sum of money to be used in founding such an institution, and in his plan of the Capital City on the Potomac he pictures a great university, the center of a broad scheme of national education. The first plan for an educational sys- tem in the District of Columbia — drawn up by Thomas Jefferson — provided three branches, or stages of education: primary schools, academies and a university. Congress, however, doubting its authority under the Federal Constitution to establish such a university, took no action, so that today George Washington ' s bequest is still unfulfilled. The movement which resulted in the founding of what is now George Washington University began in 1819, Mr, Luther Rice, a minister of the Baptist church r realizing the opportunities offered by a college located at the seat of the Federal Government, set about collecting the Hinds for a college. Subscriptions were received from all classes of people in all parts of the United States. In 1821, through the influence of President Monroe. Congress granted a charter for the establishment of the Columbian College in the District of Columbia for the “sole and exclusive purpose of educating youth in the Eng- lish, learned and foreign languages, the liberal arts, sciences and literature, Power was given the new institution to confer all the degrees usually conferred by institutions of collegiate standing. The liberal principles upon which Columbia College was founded are indicated by a clause in the original charter providing that “persons of all religious denominations shall be capable of being elected trustees, nor shall any person, either as president, professor, tutor t or pupil, be refused admittance into said college or denied any of the privileges, immunities, or advantages thereof, for or on account of his sentiments in matters of religion 1 In 1822 — thanks to Mr, Rice ' s ability as a college financier — land was purchased in what is now known as Columbia Heights and a college building was erected. To the funds which made this first little College building possible many prominent people, in England as well as America, had contributed. Among them were John Quincy Adams, William F. Crawford, John C, Cal- houn, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Bishop of Durham, Lord Ash- burton, Sir Janies Mackintosh, members of both branches of the national legislature, and many other distinguished people. The College was formally opened on January 9. 1822, with the Rev. William as president. The departments of theology and classical studies were opened at this time, and there were thirty-nine students in attendance. Growth 13