Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1928, Page 20

20 TIE TVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928, UP-TO-DATE METHODS APPLIED TO ADVANCE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Plans Under Way to Place Annapolis Institution on Higher Plane. Dr. Enoch B. Garey, at Head, in Drive for $1,000,000 Endowment Fund. Historical pride and up-to-the min- ute business and educationl methods are woven into the rejuvenated St.| John's College that Dr. Enoch Barton the institution on a mne stable basis. Better thin however, for Dr. Garey Is b with a campaign for a millio endownment fund and the boar wvisitors started the ball rolling by con- tributing $100,000. New buildings and | physical improvements are to ly‘:“ nd the goal is to make St s “the greatest small coliege in nerica i A"S John's is looking forward to in-| h ng the undergraduate work of | Johns Hopkins when that institution lays aside its present work and re- sumes only postgraduate and profes- sional work as its sphere of action, in | & couple of years. Under Dr. Garey's| regime, the student body of the An-| napolis college lias_increased 40 per | cent and it is endeavor to bring | about a close contact between the stu- dents and the faculty. Governing Board Reorganized. The board of visitors and governors | s reorganized. The faculty has mmberv\fxlu Fd The foot ball team has been relegated from the position | of the s ht foreground to one in DR. ENOCH B. GARE gress of the United States; John Han- son Thomas, the famous orator, who led in debate against the peerless Wil- liam Pinkney, who. tneidentally, great friend of the i Johnson, United S eral, who became An Court of St. James; Francis Scott Key, author of “The Star Spangled Banne Thomas Stockett Alexander, lawy Representative and _dipiomat; John Johnson. chancellor of the State; John Henry Alexander. brother of T. S. who became justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Marsland: Right Rev. Willir Pirkney, Epis liam H. Tuck of the Maryland Court of Appeals. The new president of St. John's | has had an "teresting carcer. He was president of the Alumni Association and professor of militar. science and tactics at Johns Hopkins University ani a major in the United States Army, as well as being the author of numerous text books on military af- fairs. He Is r West Point graduate. He accepted the job of heading St. John's conditicued on 'aving a free hand, At present he accepts no salary but $1 a year. The cadet feature of the college was dropped and Reserve Officers’ ‘Training Corps substituted. The pr ory school and all grad- uate work were climinated and the school began to concentrate on the bachelor degree work Dr. Garey is now 44 years old, is married and has four sons. Illustra- tive of his action his friends point to the fact that he proposed to his wife two hours after he met her aboard a raflroad train in the Philippine Is- lands, Mrs. Garey was born in An- napolis and is the daughter of Rear Admiral Ross, retired. With the wives of the other members of the faculty | she is active in doing her bit toward rejuvenating St. John's, making it stand out in & modern w as well as historically, on the educational map. Gov. Ritchie Heads Board. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie is president ex officio of the board of visitors and governors of St. John's College. | Herbert Noble, New York attorney, is chairman; Ridgely P. Melvin of Annap attorney, is vice chal Dr. Al F. Hutchins of Baltis is secretary, James A. Walton, An- napolis bank president, is treasurer. Other members are Willlam Wood- ward, New York, a Kk president; Judge Walter Da ns of Balti- more, Dr. James A, Nvdegger of Bal- | timore, T. West Claggett of Balti- more, Dr. John H. Latane, Baltimore, | professor” of ~American history at | Johns Hopkins; Frank R. Kent of the staff of the Baltimore Sun, Oscar B. Coblentz of Baltimore, contractor; J. Vincent Jamison, jr., Hagerstown, Md.: Dr. Charles €. Marbury of ashington, the ¢minent surgeon who served his country ! American and World Wars; John H: the scho rear. National recogni- tion has been accorded the college un= der Dr. Garey's regime, for it has been admitted once more to the preferred position of a Class A college. A non- sectarian college of the liberal arts is the vision that is spurring the present rs on, just a@s it has been im- | pelling those with the college’s inter- est at heart for over 200 years. Four famous old mansions that re- cently went on the auction block in Annapolis have been acquired in the | name of St. John's College. These are the Hammond house, the Brice house, the Pinkney house and the Peggy Stewart house. The first will ultl- mately be an American museum. re- plete with the glorious past with which the college is linked, for the Hammond house stands now as nearly as possible in the condition in which the eight- eenth century left it. The Brice house in time will become partly quarters for the faculty and partly a social center for the college. President Garey's Aim. President Garey desires to make St. L —on discontinued Q@Many beautiful terials suitable for and pillows. 1108 G Street M CADES, DAMASKS, CRETONNES, etc., of 1V, yards, or less. JAMES B. HENDERSON Fine Furniture, Laces, Upholstery, Paperhanging, Painting For a Limited Time One-Third of Original Prices samples of BRO- and attractive ma- furniture coverings Main Main Phones John's “the spiritual as well as the physical heir of King William's School | and the old college that had four sign- ers of the Declaration of Independence among its founders and Alexander Hamilton among its earliest bene(ac-z Focusing the telescope of inquiry | back through the mists of the years, | one can pick out St. John's College, | the third oldest college in the United States, in 1696, under the name of | William's School. Formation of a great public school was the inspir- ation that urged its advocates onward. | Gov. Sir Francis Nicholson in 1696 | signed the bill that gave the school its | being and donated 50 pounds sterling | from his personal coffers to establish and maintain the institution. His fel- Jow statesmen aided by donating thou- sands of pounds of tobacco, the legal currency of the day. The reigning British monarch, Wil- liam III, was honored by having his | name bestowed upon the new school. In acknowledgment of this, King Wil- liam sent to the institution numerous Tare classical and theological books and mmeotmuemhsuulfibesgnmlh:} college library, the golden stamp an tle of the ro:-"ll d‘gno.' being undimmed by the lapse of 232 years. | ym no‘:’hmnflc walls of the insti-| tution re-echoed to the tramp of the| Colonials through the War of the Revo- | lution. Some of the soldiers of Ro-| chambeau lie buried on the campus.| The present administration was originally the mansion of Colonial governor and has borne wit-| ness to the entire history of the United | States. Noted Graduates Cited. ‘When the infant republic was strug- for its place in the sun, George Euhmzwn Parke Custis, step-grand- CLEARANCE SALE At BIG SAVINGS Electric Heaters and Irons Fireplace Goods And a 3-Burner Enameled Gas Range at $14.98 €FEEEEEEAE | FRIES, BEALL & SHARP Fairfax and Lawrence Washingion, his nephews, were graduates of St. John's. | The list of the illustrious men who have looked to this college a5 their alma mater is, indeed. an imposing one. 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