The Washington times., 1906-09-09
NEW SCHOOL YEAR
At BIG UNIVERSITY
Many Changes Planned for
Faculty and Students at
George Washington.
EVENING CLASSES TO STOP
Teachers in Arts, Science and Juris-
prudence to Be Added to
staff.

on Wednesday. September 26, the aca-
demiC year begins IN all the departments
OF the George Washington University.
The remainder of that week viii be
given over largely TO registration and
other work OF preparation incident 20
The beginning of the school year. and by
Monday, October l. all the departments
Will be doing active work along their
respective lines
The question has presented itself 10
President Needham and the faculty
whether the university shall be con
tinued as an Institution primarily for
Government employees whose attendance
upon lectures must necessarily be IN the
early morning or late afternoon hours.
or whether the university shall 60 for
ward as an institution primarily for
fun dav students. Heretofore. the
former plan has been pursued, and un-
der IL the University has prospered eX-
ceedInglv: but the fact remains that If
the university shall become one OF the
foremost institutions Of learning In the
country il must have more for its main
dependence than the limited support OF
single class of patrons. namely, the
Government students. and must reach
out and gather into its student body
the fun day students, as do most of the
other Eastern universities and colleges.
Evening Glasses Discontinued.
It has, therefore, been decided to dis
continue all the evening classes after
1903. and thereafter the George Wash
ington University will be conducted as
a full day university.
This change in the plans of the uni
creased faculty who shall devote all Of
their time TO the university, and next
year will ma hfteen additional men IN
the faculty In arts and sciences. four
IN the department OF medicine. and five
teachers in the departments of law and
Jurisprudence and politics and diplom-
acy, giving their full time 20 the uni
versity work.
Alumni Hall Planned.
President Needham has appealed TO
the alumni association. in order TO
arouse their interest in the matter OF
the erection OF Alumni Hall, on the
new site at Van Ness Park. 1t is de-
sired that every aIumnus may make
some contribution. even though the
amount be limited, TO this building,
Alumni Hall, when completed II is eX-
pected. will be the scene Of many uni
versitv iouihcation for at Alumni Hall
aluunus and student viii fraternize and
within its portals will grow that uni
versitv spirit and that community Of in
terest so much TO be desired.
New buildings are also needed for the
department Of politics and diplomacy.
and for the department of law and jur-
isprudence. President Needham. In call
ing the attention OF the Alumni Associa-
ton TO the latter need has written: I'VE
have the ground and are pressingly In
need of money for the building II an
alumnus has the money and desires
fame. let me commend 20 him the build
ing OF a hall. 10 be named after him.
upon Seventeenth street Just below the
State Department that shall house the
law and Jurisprudence school of this
university
One of the departments Of the univer-
sity that Is most substantially strength
ened for the coming years work is the
university library. I'm addition 10 the
regular additions 90 it's shelves. IT has
acquired. through the generosity Of
Christian Heurich. the Germanic IL
brary Of the late Prof Richard HeiQzel
Of the University Of Vienna This col
lection of books contains 700 volumes
and pamphlets. bearing on German phil
ology and literature. etc.
Teachers Course Popular.
II is anticipated that the teachers
courses given in the various departments
will be largely attended during the COM
ing winter Last year there was an in
crease OF twenty-seven teachers over
the attendance in the year 1904-05, sixty
six teachers being enrolled for that year.
In the Washington College of Engi-
neering. the work that IL is planned
To give next year shows a considerable
Increase over that Of last year certain
advanced courses in electrical and me-
chanicaI engineering VIII be given during
the next year. and in the reorganiza-
ton of the work In engineering some
courses have been expanded and the
hours Of drawing. design. and labora-
tory work have been very largely in
creased, all of which hereafter is to be
at assigned hours under the direct guild
ance and supervision OF instructors.
Change of Lecture Hours.
The most significant change in the
work Of the department of law and
Jurisprudence is that OF the alteration
Of lecture hours. With the beginning
of the next session, a considerable por-
ton of the regular work in the de-
partment viii be given in ,he forenoon
hours. Nine hours of work each year
VIII be given in the afternoon, however,
as has been done before. This will
PuJ the law school upon a full day basis
u has been arranged that the subjects
given IN the forenoon and afternoon will
De alIernated in such q manner as 70
provide au opportunity for students who
are otherwise employed during part OF
Inc da1 10 enjoy all the facilities for
the thorough study of the law that are
given To those who spend their entire
time az the work. and permit their
siaduJoh after four years of study.
IL Is expected that this change in
the law department Will affect the at
tendance upon this department in the
immediate future, but IL is not thought
that the hurt VIII be permanent, but
that an increased attendance and added
influence or The law school in the educa-
tiOnal world viii eventually result.