Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-04
FOR NEW BUILDINGS
Plans Formed for George
Washington University.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
First to 60 Up Under Scheme Of Gen
eral Improvement.
NEW INSTRUCTORS APPOINTED
New Alumni Hall to Be the Center Of
the Social Life Of
Institution.
NEW INSTRUCTORS APPOINTED

Two new instructors have been ap-
pointed for the Washington College of
Engineering, George Washington Cniver-
sity. Mr.. Oscar A, Mechlin, instructor in
civil engineering. and Prof. Arthur c. VIII
lard, instructor in mechanical engineering.
third appointment, for the department
Of electrical engineering, will be made in
the near future.
Mr.. Mechlin is graduate of Dartmouth
College and received the degree Of civil
engineer at the George Washington Uni
versity this year. He has been engaged in
engineering work under the government of
the District of Columbia.
Prof. Willard is graduate Of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, and until
recently was principal of the University
School of San Francisco. Both will devote
their entire time to their new duties. and
will have their headquarters at the engi-
neering laboratories in Van Ness Park.
With a view to improving the work in
engineering several important extensions.
both in the way of laboratory equipment
and with respect to larger quarters at
Van Ness Park. are being planned and
will be completed rapidly as possible.
DR.. Stratton. chief of the bureau of
weights and measures. has been appointed
chairman Of a committee to prepare for
the erection Of a fine new building, which
is to be one Of the first to go up under the
general scheme of Improvement adopted by
the university, involving a total outlay Of
about 81 O00,OO0
An annex is also to be built in the course
of the present summer to the old Van Ness
mansion, and will be ready for use as
testing laboratory next fall. 1t will be
located on the west side of the building,
next. to the dynamo room.
The college has just been presented with
two dynamos, one steam engine and one
steam pump, by the Washington Loan and
Trust Company.
When the changes outlined above are
finished the facilities will be available to
conduct sufficient number of classes at
the Van Ness mansion to require the pres
ence of five professors for the entire day.
Owing to certain advanced courses to be
offered next year. and to the fact that more
time is to be devoted to drawing and de-
signing, the schedule for the coming year
will include fifty hours of class room work
and seventy three hours OF drawing and
laboratory work. OF these, twentysix
hours OF class room work and thirtythree
hours of laboratory work will be given after
4:30 o clock.
Faculty Appointments.
The executive committee of the university
has made the following new appointments
to the faculty of the department of medi-
cine: DR.. Buff G. Lewis. assistant clinical
professor Of surgery; DR.. John T. Kelly,
assistant clinical professor of surgery; DR..
Alb. Hooe. clinical Instructor of gynecOl
ogy; Dr. Daniel c. Birtwel assistant DEM
onstrator Of anatomy; DIR. J. w. Wharton.
assistant demonstration of anatomy; DR.. f.
P. Macgruder, assistant demonstration OF
anatomy; Dr. ]. b. Murray, assistant dem
onstrator of anatomy: Dr. Glenn /. Jones.
assistant demonstration of anatomy: Mr..
John Woodward Abbott, assistant in chem
istry: Mr.. Albert P. Clark, assistant in
chemistry; DR.. ]. A. Holmes, assistant in
structor in physiology.
In addition, DIR, J. l.. RigRleS formerly
assistant in the out-patient department, has
been appointed physician-in-charge of the
surgical dispensary. and DR.. A. B. Hooe
has been given charge of the genealogical
d'spensary. Other appointments are: Ear.
eye, throat and dispensary, Edward
G. Seibert, NJ. D., in charge; genito-urinary
dispensary, Henry r. Elliott, M. d. in
charge: skin disease dispensary, Randolph
B. Carmichael, M. D., in charge. New APP
pointments: DR.. W. ]. French. from ex-
tern to intern. vice Dr. A. L. Hunt term
to May 81, 1907; DIR. r. a. Hooe, extern to
intern. vice DR.. Glenn l. Jones, term OF
service expired, one year June l, 1906 10
May 81. 1907: DIR. Julius L. Arntzen, extern,
June 1, 1906, to November 80, 1906; Mr. G.
N Chapman. extern, June 1, 1906, to No
yember 30, 1905.
Alumni Hall Fund.
The contributions to the Alumni Hall
fund of the university have reached the
sum of $500, and the committee having
the matter in charge has issued circular
letter containing cuts of the building and
other information. The hall Is 10 be the
center of the social life of the university
and all students. graduates and professors
will be eligible to It's benefits on payment
or small sum to cover the annual dues.
Every alumnus. however who contributes
500 will be made a life member
The hall will probably be situated on the
corner of Van Ness Park opposite the hall
n DO hat rrntt ar- nf 10 Ar,az.
luton. 1t will contain reading rooms bill
lizard rooms. trophy room, a dining hail.
bath rooms and living rooms, the last to
be occupied for moderate rental by stu
dents and alumni. The cost of the strue-
ture, with the full equipment. will be about
$4,000.