Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1896, Page 11

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(080-200 STRONGLY INDORSED Educators Everywhere Favor the University of the United States: ** REPCRT OF THE SENATE COMMITT The Proposed. Institution Cordizl'y Approved and Commended. PLANS AND PURPOSES The report of the Senate committee, to establish the University of the. United States, on the bill for that purpose, has been submitted to the Senate, as hereto- fore published in The Star. The report contains voluminous indorsements of the university plan from men most prominent in public and private life, from heads of educational departments in nearly every state and all of the larger cities of the Union; from the presidents of a great num- ber of universities, colleges and education- al institutions of various ranks, and from every possible source. where an Indorse- ment of such a project would carry with it any weight. Plan of the Institution. The bill before the Senate, as amended, providesethat a university of post-graduate rank, with facilitfes for scientific an liter- ary research and investigation, shall be es- tablished in the District of Columbia; that the government of the institution shall be vested in a board of regents and a univer- sity council; that the board of regents shall be composed of the President of the United States, who shall be president of the board; the chief justice of the United States, the commissioner of education, tke secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the presi- dent of the National Academy of Scignce, the president of the National Educational Association, and the president of the unl- versity, and nine other citizens of the United States, no two of whom shall be itizens of the same state, to be appointed by the President by and with the consent of the Senate; that the university council shall consist of the board of regents and twelve other citizens of the United States, to be appointed by the board of regents from eminent educators connected with in- stitutions of learning in the United States; that the board of regents shall have exciu- sive control of the financial administration of the university and all its affairs not confided to the university council. It further declares that the university council shall have power to prosecute and direct the work of the university in courses of higher instruction, research and investi- gation for the increase of knowledge; that it shall also appoint all officers of instruc- tion; that no chair for Instruction sectarian in religion or partisan in polities shall be permitted in any form, and no partisan test shall be required or allowed im the appoint- ment of professors or in the selection of any officer of the university; that the fa- cilities afforded by the university shall be open to all who are compéterit ‘to use them, on conditions prescribed by the. executive committee, with the advice of the faculties directly concerned; that degrees shall be conferrred upon such persons only as have previously received the degree of bachelor of arts or some equivalent degree, or who have received certificates of graduation from some state educational institution. The Proposed Site. ‘ It is provided that the university shall have gzuthority to establish with other in- Stitutions of education and learning in this or in other countries such cg-opera- tive relations as shall be deemed advan- tageous; that, In the admission and ap- pointment of persons to places or _privi- leges in the university, character and com- petency shall be the sole test of qualifi- tions; that as a means of partially pro- viding ‘building sites for the several de- partments of the university “University Square,” selected and set apart by Presi- dent George W: ington for the use of a national university and heretofore occupied by the naval observatory, shall be set apart for the use and benefit of the University of the United States. That for the organization, preliminary work, and support of the university an appropriation of $15,000 is made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, and $25,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1808. No permanent endowment is contemplated at this time, leaving to Congress in the future to provide for the institution by di- rect appropriation or by setting aside a portion of the proceeds of the sale of pub- lie lands or otherwise. The Report of the Committee. The report says: “This bil! contemplates an institution for men, not for boys subject to class rocm drill and control; for men seeking wide fields for scientific and philo- sophic research, and with the world’s best equipments at hand; an institution broader in its scope, more complete in its organ- ization, more philosophic and practical in its internal regulations, with the highest possible educational standards and aims; an institution above and beyond tie best of the colleges, with their loosely attached professional schools, and on its own high- er plane existing for the extension and diffusion of all branches of useful knowl- edge; an institution where the love of knowl- edge * * * shall be fostered and devel- oped; where advanced students, devoted to any branch of knowledge, whether science, language, literature, or philosophy, or to any of the combinations of these constitut- ing the numerous professional courses of instructicn, shall intermirgle and enjoy friendly intercourse as peers of the same realm; where the professors, chosen from among the abiest and best scholars of the world, with absolute freedom of conscience and of speech, shall be not teachers of the known merely, but also earnest searchers afier the unknown, and capable, by their genius, enthuslasm, and moral power, of infusing their own lofty ambition into the minds of all who wait upon their instruc- tion; a university not barely complying with the demands of the age, but one that shall create, develop, and satisfy new de- mands and aspirations, that shall have power to fashion and mold the age unto its own ideal, and which through every change and every real advance of the world shall still be at the front, driving back from their fasinesses the powers of darkness, opening up new continents of truth to the grand army of progr: so leading the nation forward and helping to elevate the whole human race. ‘ Feuy “We have no such institution in the United Dr. Shade's Method of Treatment Dr. Shade's chloridum discovery for consumption throat, lung and catarrhal diseases. is -a: ehreeteld treatment in which the chlorides predominate. First, the, inhalaticn repatrs and Tung tissue, increasing chest expansion and re- Storing the elasticity and normal integrity sot. te lung fiber. Second, ‘the constitutional part of the freatment breaks up the soll in whic the germs are entertained and developed, thereby arrest and gradually annihilating the source from. whic! fertilization ‘is obtained. ‘The third outline of treatment corrects fhdigestion, mal-nutrition und mal-aseimiiation, said causes belong indispensable to the development of tuberculosis or any infectious-| disease. Over thirty physicians and other citizens gered of pulmonary, consumption or complicated throat and lung trouble In Washington, D.C. alone; also a number in Baltimore. Dr. Olds of ald city is under treatment at this time, and will be dis- charged cured in 2 few months, Odles hours, 9 to 12 amt 2 to 6. Sanday, 1 to 2. Censultation free. 1282 14th st. apla-oe States or on the western hemisphere today. Between 2,000 and 3,000 American students are abroad each year for post-graduate werk in European universities; a confes- sion that American institutions do not fully equip men for special lines of work. It is understood that many prominent Ameri- can educators, representing our best univer- sities, are at the present time petitioning the universities of France to open their doors to American students for special work =A confession that European universities have facilities that we have not.” A Patriotic Necessity. Continuing, the report says: “Such an in- stitution should be deemed necessary, first of all, on account of the supreme work it would do in every division of the purely educational field—work at present but very partially and scatteringly done at those few institutions so fortunate as to have a con- currence of competent men with the means requisite to the support of systematic courses of post-graduate instruction. “It would powerfully contribute to the improvement of the whole series of schools of the country, from the kindergarten to the university. It would correlate, broaden, elevate and strengthen the entire circle of the so-called professicns, not only furnish- ing but indirectly elsewhere compelling bet- ter preparation for professional studies, with higher standards of professional at- tainment, and hence broader and more thorough courses of instruction. “It would prove a most Important means of supplying to a multitude of industrial occupations the scientific principles requisite to their highest success, thus dignifying lator and building up many new profes- Sions. It would enlarge the field of human knowledge- by means of the original re- searches and investigations of its members, while at the same time inducting students of genius into the art of investigation, thus helping mankind to an earlier mastery over the hidden forces of nature. “Such an institution would prove a powerful defender, as well as discoverer and teacher of truth. Among ‘ts members there would always: be moral heroes as superior to the menaces of power as to the irsidious arts of the most skillful and cor- rupt devotees of false gods—men able to unmask error and bdld to stand for the right at ali hazards. The sacredness of truth, freedom of thought, and freedom of speech will be the inscription upon its portals. “The proposed university is also a patriotic necessity. It would secure to us as a great people the independence we need in things intelectual. It would strengthen our love of country, and so prove a new and power- fui safeguard of free institutions. It would gather to its seat not only persons of genius and of lofty aspirations from all portions ofthe Unton, but from_all parts of the civil- ized world, thus at onée stopping the pres- ent exodus to foreign institutions for ad- vantages we do not here furnish, and turn- ing the tide of superior learning to our own shcres. It would help the United States to a commanding influence as a beneficent power among the nations; to a practical leadership In the march of civilization. “For these important reasons the estab- lishment of such an institution as the one now proposed has been in the minds of the fcremost scholars and statesmen of our country from a period anterior to the adop- tion of the American Constitution.” Indorsements of the Iden. In a communication to the committee, ex- Senator Edmunds said of the proposed uri- versity: “The great extent of the United States, and, consequently, the great distance of the larger body of colleges, academies and schools of the-various states from each other, makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for them to work in common sympathy with and in support of each oth- er. This university will, I believe, over- come this difficulty to a very large degree, and will make what, in commercial phrase, might be called a mutual exchange and clearing house of knowledge, administra- tive and proper, inasmuch as all the states and colleges will be continually, from time to time, represented in it, and the govern- ors of it. “Besides colleges, academies and schools, there will always be scattered over the country a very considerable number of per- sons who will have developed, by their pri- vate studies and their genius, the capacity for great advances in every line of re- search and progress, not only in mere lit- erature and physical science, but also in social science. These, as the bill provides will have the opportunity of meeting others of a similar kind from every part of the country, and prubably from abroad, and can, at Washington, compare notes and help each other in the great march of the long-time progress to come.” Professor Simon Newcomb said: “It would be an eminently appropriate keystone to our educational system. Our counties, aided and countenanced by state authorities, provide for that elementary education which is necessary to the pros- perity and well-betng of the masses. ‘The wisdom of this policy is so universally ad- mitted,“ and so fully sustained by exper- fence, as to be open to no question.” Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard's Views. Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard said: “We should have somewhere—and cer- tainly there is no spot more suitabie or half. so well supplied with facilities for this work as Washington—we should have in America, the best possible opportunities the whole world can afford, unless we con- clude to content ourselves with ranking second among the nations in the means of education, whereas the very nature of our government demands of us that we offer to the lover of learning and the young man of genius for research the very best facilities the world,can afford. “This constitutes a reason which every one can understand, and which strongly appeals to our national pride, why there should be planted here a great and true university, and that we begin the work of founding it now, in the centennial year since Washington, by authority, set apart grounds for its site, and gave of his own resources what, in those days, was a very handsome sum toward its pecuniary foun. dation.” ERAS jonn w. aoe one of the most earnest promoters of the university pro- Ject, sald: See “I shall in ‘due time submit the views of a great number of persons upon the gen- eral proposition as expressed both before the beginning of this present movement and since. It will appear that there is full concurrence amorg them on these several points, to wit: (1) That there is great need of an institution for purely post-graduate work; (2) that for many reasons which can- not be challenged such institution should be established in Washington, where facil- ities of so many kinds, already furnished at great cost by the whole people through the government,are present and but partial- ly utflized; (8) that in addition to the Price- less benefits which a post-graduate uni- versity of the highest type would confer, not only in the help afforded to college grad uates who now seek at foreign institutions what they do not find at home, but also as to the means of completing the American system of public education, and of furnish- ang to it and to all institutions of the coun- try the very co-ordinating, stimulating and elevating force so essential to general pré- gress; and (4) that since these great necds can only be met by the government of the United States, such beginning as is pos- i le should be made without further de- jay.”” Ex-President White of Cornell. Mr. Andrew D.° White, ex-president of Cornell Universjty, sal “The creation of a national university in this city by act of Congress is the logical result of the legislation of Congress upon public education thus far; that it is, in- deed, the necessary supplement of what Congress has already done, and most worthily done, with the final approval of all thinking men who have given adequate attention to the subject, not only in this country, but in all other countries. Such an institution as is now proposed at the national capital would strengthen every one of the institutions now existing in the United States, including any which have been created or are to be created by va- rious religious denominations at this cap- icf I believe that such a national institu- ten would give strength to every one of these otier universities and colleges, by giv- ing, them more fully equipped professors and instructors, and by sending new currents of life into them, and I believe it, there- fore, to be the logical result and fitting cul- mination of what has already been done by Congress, and that the same-honor which is now done to those who, in days gone by, passed the various acts endowing public School systems in different states, laying university foundations in various parts of the country, and especially ;in passing the Morrill act of 1862, will be -awarded to those who shall now give to the country a great university here at the national cap- ital.”” Chief Justice Fuller said: “No one can overrate the vital importance of the higher education to the perpetuity of the republic and the happiness and prosperity of its people, or fail to recognize the ever-widen- ing circle of its demands. The wonderful prescience of Washington anticipated what we are beginning to realize. It seems to me that the reasons in favor of the foun- dation of the university, substantially in accordance with the plan proposed, are too obvious and weighty to be disregarded.” Ex Senator Juhn J. Ingalls said: “My in- terest in the great work is unabated, and I shall be glad to do anything I can at all times to help it forward. * * * it is of supreme importance that the university should be established now.” THE PROBLEM IN GENEVA * How tke Ancient Oity Deals With the Sccial Evil. In a Popular Vote It is Decided That Municipal Supervision is the Best Solution, “Just at this time, when so much atten- tion Is being paid to the crusade against the “Division” in this city, a consideration of the methods which other cities follow in treating the social evil Is of interest. A letter has just been received in this city from a prominent American, resident in Geneva, Switzerland, describing a popu- lar election recently held in that city to determine the question of municipal super- vision and control of all houses of ill-fame. By a vote of two to one the people de- cided that the licensing system in vogue there should be retained. The letter, or so much of it as relates to this particular matter, js as follows: “In the city and canton of Geneva, last Sunday, March 22d, a most interesting, ex- citing and unusual election was held. “Geneva is the only city in Switzerland and one of the few out of France, in Eu rope in which houses of prostitution are regularly licensed and controlled by the the city of Geneva and its en- nents there are eighteen establish- ments of this character, whose inmate number about eighty women, the majority of whom are under the age of twenty-five years. The directresses, and, in some in- Stances, the directors, of these establish- ments pay both a cantonal and municipal tax, amounting in all for the various haises to about 20,000 francs a year. The pa, ment of this tax authorizes the establi ments to be operated under certain pol restrictions, which includ gienic es- plonage by medical repres s of the ¢ity and canton, and the revenue derived from the licenses is devoted by the state to purposes of public charit An Anti-Division League. ce “Some six months ago a league or com- mittee of fifty cit!zens was formed, with an eye to the suppri ion of prostitution in public houses, and since that time un- til last Surday, March 22, a most exciting and unusual campalgn was conducted by the committee, and the several journals which favored the proposition, as well as by these who opposed it. Pamphlets pro ard con were distributed broadcast, and for the first time in the history of Genev there was a resort to bitter personalities in the public prints. Those who favored the proposition, many of whom were per- sons of prominence, reproachnd the can- tonal government with the so-called shame of engaging In the business of protecting and virtually operating houses of prosti- tution. Those who. defended the govern- ment and opposed the proposition declared that the sccial evil was a social necessity, and contended that in confining it to houses under police protection and espionage the practical and sensible ends of decency were more satisfactorily served than any other human conditions could accomplish. “Many of the people and some of their journals resented the action of the com- mittee and its friends, whom they styled ‘moniers,’ meaning thereby ‘canting hum- bugs,’ as an intrusion upon their rights and as an insult to the city, the canton and the government. The Proposition Voted Down. “Under the law of tlon was submitted ‘initiative’ the ques- last Sunday, March to a vote of the people, and the result was an overwhelming majority in favor of the government against the proposition. “Thus the establishments will still be conducted under licensed protection. Of the 12,000 persons who voted at the popu- lar election, 4,000 yoted for, and 8000 against the proposition to abolish. “In view of the fact that New York city legislators are, as I am advised, about to introduce a measure providing for the licensing of disorderly houses in that me- tropolis, this practical treatment of the question by one of the oldest and most en- lightened communities in the world may be significantly interesting. “It should perhaps be stated that the most effective argument of those who op- posed the proposition was that the closing of the hcuses would only result in putting thelr occupants in the streets among hon- est women.” —_-.__. : The Oleomargarine Imposition. To the Editor of The Evening Star: With scarcely an exception this oleo is set before the patrons of cating kouses in this city. Why should not Congress enact a law to display a card with letters four inches high in all such places, so that one can see how @he deception is practiced daily? 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Courts hare just declded ‘that BACO-CURO Is what It Pretends to be— A CURE: WHICH DO you A Cute ws" Or a Substitute? bos $1.00; three boxes (and’gnarmateed cure), at all droggists, of sont direct miireceipt of Write for tree Booklet 2801 EUREKA CHEMIUAL’ &}. cv., f One $2.50, IN CRITICAL MOOD The Northeast Washington Citi- zens’ Association Meets, ASSOCIATED CHARITIES ATTACKED Fault Found With the McMillan Bill to Elevate B. and O. Tracks. OTHER PROCEEDINGS The meeting lust night of the Northeast Washington zens’ Assoc‘ation was well attended, because the members had been notified that the discussion would be chiefly upon questions relating to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, including the McMillan bill, introduced a few deys ago, and of the action cf Secretary Hoke Smith in order- ing the raliroad company to vacate reser- vation No. 210. But when the association meeting was well under way Chairman E. M. Blake of the legislative committee was present with a communication signed by himself, and the introduction of this caused a discussion. In presenting this communication, Presi- dent Tucker said it had been fully consid- ered by the members of the executive com- mittee, and this committee had acted fa- yoratly upon it. The communication recited that a _resolu- tion had been passed by the local Federa- tion of Labor authorizing their legislative committee to invite the co-operation of the different citizens’ associations in the Dis- trict of Columbia in forming a legislative council, consisting of a joint ccmmittee of five members each of all the organizations, for the purpose oi considering and drafting such legislation as mutuzl interests of the community may require, such proposed legislation to be submitted for the approval and ratitication of the several bodies rej resented, with the view of memorializing Congress in support of such measures. President Tucker and Mr. Blake spoke upon the question presented. The former favored the plan because, he said, he real- ized that there was not at present a tho oughly representative organization in this city—an crganizaticr which represents both the poor and the rich, the working- men and the retired citizen: Mr. Chappell and the Board of Trade. These remarks were seconded by Mr. Blake, and Mr, Chappell said that both men were mistaken. He referred to the board of trade, and sa!d that the board rep- resents all classes, the workingmen as well as the aristocrats. Both Mr. Blake and Mr. Tucker said they meant to say nothing against the board of trade, except that the laboring men are not representea in the organization. The rea- son for it, sald Mr. Blake, was that the'r pocket bocks are not fat enough to pay the dues. Mr. Chappell objected to the association leaving its legitimate business and dabling in e ‘hing that comes along. He thought the association was as inflyential as any other bocy, and if it is not he thought it about time it was. The Split in the Labor Ranks. Mr. Colvin asked Mr. Blake if there was not at present a division in the labor ranks of the city, and he answered that there was, but sald that at present it did not amount to very much. He explained the split In the labor ranks, and then spoke at length of the good which he thought would be accomplished by the formation of the proposed organization. He told of the sev- eral labor bills now pending, and said it was urging such legislation that the new organization would undertake. These bills, he's are to benefit the laboring men. One thing it is desirel to accomplish is to prevent the importation on the sewer work of Italians, another to abolish contract work under the government, and another to defiffé the liability of employers and to protect life and limb of the employed. was hoped, he said, that legislation would be enacted which would prevent the im- portation of all kinds of inferior labor. He spoke of the garbage collection service and the street cleaning departmeat, both of which sheuld be changed from contract to day's work. The association, after further d decided to accept the propositic by Mr. Blake, and the president appointed as members of the comm Messrs. W. J. Frizzell, J. B. Algate, J. R. Colvin, Sam- uel Sowerbutts and H. H. Martin. President Tucker said he nad selected these men because they are good workers, and he knew the association would be sat- isfied with them. Associnted Charities Attacked. The question of distribution of public charities in the District also came in for a lengthy discussion, complaint having been received against the Associated Charities by a committee from the George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., in the form of a communication, which stated that at a reg- ular meeting of the post held April 4 a committee was appointed to submit facts regarding the Associated Charities, and to ask co-operation and assistance in rem- edying the eyils complained of. “We would respectfully represent to your honorable body,” said the letter, “that the Associated Charities, a body organized to assist the needy poor of this city, are in the contin- ual habit of referring urgent, necessitous cases applying to them for aid to the churches and the only Grand Army Post in the northeast section of the city, instead of extending them the needed relief, al- though the applicants so referred have no claims, or at most very little, upon the said post or churches.” The report was signed by P. W. Smith, F. P. Crisp and B. P. En- triken. Some Strong Criticisms. Maj. J. B. Burke said he had not very much to say, except that the Associated Charities are a great big humbug. He said that the Associated Charities were spend- ing a great deal of money for office rent and salaries, but where there was any charity coming from the organization he could not see. William J. Frizzell also spoke in denun- clatory tones of the Associated Charitie: He said he had long thonght that soem thing should be done abou: this organiza- tion, but he had neve: cared to vel his views in public; but now “hat the sub- ject was under discussion, he wanted to tell what he thought of the organization from personal observation. —* Mr. Chappell had been a member of the Associated Charities for a number of years, but since their virtual reorganization he said he had changed his opinion of the nature of the work done by them. ~ Members of the Grand Army post men- tioned were severe in their denunciation of the organization, and said that the orgai ization credits itself with cases assisted by other organizations. This, said the post commander, is Onfair. The association says its object is to educate people to take care of themselves. It has educated others so far as to tell them where they can get relief. Several cases referred to the post by the Associated Charities were mentioned. In most of them, members of the committee said, the applicants for assistance had no claim whatever on the post, and why they should have been sent by ‘the Associated Charities they could not tell. A Costly Form of Charity. Mr. Smith, who is a member of the post, told of what had been done by the relief committee cf the post, and sald that too much money is spent in the payment of salaries and rent. It costs $7,500 a year to run the association, he sald, and of this money not one cent is’spent to help the poor. Mr. Entriken, speaking of one case, said that a poor doctor of the health depart- ment quarantined several children in a family where there was a dangerous dis- ease, and the case came along in the usual line. At the health office he-was unable to learn that the case had even been reported there, although the people were in desti- tute circumstances, and it was only when he called upon Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police department that he was able to get assistance for them. On motion of Mr. Algate, the association decided to appoint a committee of three to investigate the charities of the District, and President Tucker appointed as mem- bers of the committee Messrs. Loring, Chappell, J. B. Algate and J. B. Burke. The McMillan Bill. Chairman Frizzell of the railroad com- mittee reported the McMillan bill, intro- duced a few days ago, which provides for the elevation of the Baltimore and Ohio tracks, and,asked that it be referred to the committee on proposed legislation. Maj. Burke was interested in the stopping of trains at each crossing. So far as the MeMillan bill 1s concerned he does not an- ticipate that it will ever become a law. Mr. Martin denounced the McMillan bill as an “infamous measure,” and said he thought it was known when the bill was introduced that it was objectionable. Un- cer the provisions of this bill the railroad company is given more authority than it has ever had before. It gives the com- pany power to condemn land for purpos of round houses and other buildings in the ‘Just think of it,” he sald, “round houses in the city.’” Mr. Frizzell said he believed the bill was introduced for the purpose of ratsing a dissension, and it provides for something that nobody wants. The building of the viaducts, as proposed in this bill, he said, will cost at least half a million more than the changes contemplated in the Sherman pill. President Tucker thought the bill was of- fered as an offset to the action of Secretary Smith in his order for them to vacate res- ervation 271. The plea of the railroad for an extension of the time for vacation, thir- | ty days, will no doubt be based upon the fact that legislation is pending. It is brought to fool Secretary Smith, he said, and the question now is whether or not this association is going to let the company fool him. The bill -was finally referred to the com- mittee on proposed legislation. Major Burke again referred to the ques- tion of stopping trains, and Mr. Frizzell said that a case invelving this point is ; pending in court, and has been postponed because of the sickness of Chief Justice Bingham. Major Burke said that if there ts a law and the Commissioners are not enforcing it, charges should be preferred against them. Improvements Needed. Mr. Martin made a report concerning the inspection of Baltimore and Ohio crossings, and said that Capt. Fiebeger had made a personal inspection, #hd had recommended the planking of the crossings, as the a: ciation desired. He also spoke of a needed improvement on 10th street northeast. Chairman Holsten, of the committee on water, light and sewers, in his report, said that electric lights are now provided on H street as far east as 5th street, the lights | appearing for the first time on last Friday. | The report also shows the abatement of a| | nuisance north of Florida avenue along the | line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, | where the sewage from the Deaf Mute College emptied into an open ditch. For these improvements the committee recom- mended that Health Officer Woodward and Capt. Beach be tendered a vote of thanks. Mr. Miller said that when the McMillan bill had been introduced, the railroad com- pany made an offer for property on the square between H and I streets and Ist street and Delaware avenue. He thinks this square is to be used by the company in place of the reservation which is to be vacated. This concluded the business for the even- ing, and the meeting adjourned. a THEIR OWN PORTRAITS. Prize Exhibition by Art Students at the Corcoran Gallery. The members of the Society of the Friends of Arts will decite tomorrow at the Cor- coran Art Sch>:i rooms on th> respective merits of the portraits which students from all over the country have painted of them- selves. Under the rules the paintings must be in oil, unframed and bearing no signa- ture, identification after the decision being assured by a sealed envelope attached to the back of the stretcher, and every effort h been made to secure the fairest kind of a contest. The successful canvas become the property of the Gallery, and will be awarded a prize of $20), Mr. Hinckiey secretary and treasurer of the so erously making himself resp whatever part of the sum is not raised from other sources. Tie announcements of the competition were distributed as widely as possible throughout the country, and a num- ber of students in distant cities have re- sponded, though not as many as had been hoped for. The contest is aimed to have the seme effect that the annual expendicure of many thousand dollars for the pictures ex- hibited in the Salon by the younger artists has in France, namely. the crcouragement of the deserving yet obscure beginners. The exhibition of portraits tomorrcw will be open only to the members of the society, but any one may become a member and en- Joy the privilege of voting on the payment of a small fee. As this sort of a competition has never been tried before in this country many will doubtless avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing such an interesting collection. ——— Bass Fishing. Sunday and yesterday the Great Falls electric road was patronized by scores of fishermen in quest of sport on the upper Potomac, and some of them returned with their baskets well filled with perch and mullets. Perch fishing in the vicinity of the Chain bridge 1s good, and fishermen with nets dipped a great many herring and a few shad. Mullet fishing is good above the Little aFlls, especially in the several branches which empty into the river. So far as could be ascertained no bass were caught. The water ts yet too cold for bass fishing, but experienced anglers say that, with continued warm weather, bass will be running in about a week or two. CURES SGROFULA, BLOOD POISON. 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