Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17

The energy OF William HdIney
president and father, as he is called, OF
Chicago University, says James Weber
Linn In the Worlds Work. is both the
despair and the admiration of those who
know him. His driving power is extraordl-
nary. Said a member of the faculty: DIR.
Harper knows all about the 'eight-hour
day. he puts in two of them every twenty
four hours" For years DR.. Harper went
to bed at midnight and rose at 8. To
theological student downcast because he
could arrange no hour to meet the president
for advanced work DR.. Harper said Are
you free at $50 in the morning.? Yes
was the startled answer. Then come
every day at that hour''-and the arrange
ment was made on that basis.
The Graduate Club of the George Wash
iRgton University will give a reception
Tuesday evening, December &c, in the main
building of the university in honor of the
governing board, the faculties of the de-
partment of arts and sciences and the
senior class of Columbian College.
At the reception Rev. Frank Leighton
Day, PHI. D.. will deliver a short address
on The Advantages of University E6uca-
West Washington Methodist Episcopal
Church. In 1902 he received his doctorate
here. He then went to Chicago Univer-
sity, where for two years he has been as
ISOLATED with President Harper, who is one
of the highest authorities in America on the
Semitic languages. DR.. Day has recently
been elected professor of Semitic languages
and literature in George Washington Uni
versity. He will doubtless soon be regarded
as one of the strong men of the faculty.
The reception is in charge of the execu-
tive council of the Graduate Club, consist
ing Of Dr. Andrew Wilson, DR.. E. \. Hill,
Mr. L. r. Alden, Mr. Paul Noble Peck, DR..
N Monroe Hopkins, DIR. Charles E. Mon
roe DR.. Mitchell Carroll Dr. Frank Leigh
ta6 NV
Mrs. Brannigan and Miss Mary Elsie Tur-
mo place In America furnishes so many
exceptional opportunities for special or ad-
yanced educational research as Washing
ton. The schools and the universities have
been slow to utilize the facilities at their
command" The quotation is made from
one who is alive t. the necessity of arous-
ing enthusiasm for graduate studies"
The Catholic University of America has up
to the present time limited its courses to
advanced students having about ITO men
enrolled who are pursuing research work
along legal, scientific philosophical, or the
ologlcal lines. Georgetown even before the
organization of the Catholic University so
called, had long had it's graduates enrolled
for the pursuit OF medical and philosophy
cal research. Now George Washington is
making a determined effort to devotion the
university spirit and to encourag e nm
dergraduate students to take up university
WORE Inc success of any university is
SAID to depend upon the loyalty OF those
Who are engaged in graduate studies At
this time eighty-siX persons are resident
candidates at George WASHINGTON for the
higher degrees. This attendance compares
Iayorapiy with that of Yale, Harvard and
Columbia, when the total enrolment of
these institutions Is considered The ad-
vantages in Washington for q great Ameri-
can university are unequaled elsewhere,
and George Washington now gives prom,
lse OF becoming such a school.
Preliminary tests of the heating plant OF
the new Business High School were made
Friday afternoon. northeast storm was
raging, and the building was crowded with
teachers, pupils, expressmen and mes
sengers Interested in placing the centennial
exhibit. Mr.. B. F. Vermillion, District
boiler Inspector finally determined. as the |
building will be used all the ensuing week
for installing, holding and dismantling the
exhibit, it would be necessary to hold the
nnal test today. In spite of some minor |
diff1cultfes 1t is believed the building will |
be ready for class work January q
One of the most interesting features of
the school exhibit Is series of water coiors
by Miss Eugene De Land representing the |
various activities Of the educational de- |
partments. The pictures are painted in the |
three prlmary-color system from a box of
paints such as every pipil uses, and the /,
enects are astonishing In range. Miss De |
Land has been engaged the series for |
eight weeks. and SO successful are the pic |
dered them to be appropriately framed and |
featured at the exhibit. 1t Is hard to select |
from group so satisfying in composition. |
color and truth to life. weaving .tThe
Forge Shop" 1.-THE Kindergarten" aIn !!
1906" Home Study are among those thar
hold the attention. but probably the most |
pleasing artistically is 1.-THE Recess" I'm |
which the winter atmosphere is most eff |
fectively rendered
Rooms are numbered In the new Busi- |
ytertS Gr1,N al to
manner. All on the first floor are old |
numbers, emitting the multiples of five
/, 3, Z, 0, IL. The enumeration Is started !
in the northwest corner ON each floor The +
second floor rooms are even numbers omit |
ting the nultiples of ten-2, T. g. g. 10 |
The third floor has only fives and tens |
8, 10. 10, 20. By this method Principal |
Davis has managed to Identify the floor |
and the relative position of the room. and |
does not need to use number with three
figures which. he says. Is great convent |
ence In program making.
Miss Marie Won unsehuld has begun the |
second round Of Wednesday concerts at |
four OF tho high sehools-Eaatern Central, /
Western and Business. She Is assisted by l
Miss Edith Pickering, soprano, and Mr..
Gyu1a CARO-, duicimer
The program Is as follows.
Plano soios-ta) Beethoven: Moonlight |