Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-07
MEETING OF TRUSTEES
VACANCIES FILLED IN q. W.
UNIVERSITY BOARD.
Woman Student Admitted to Medical
School-Plans for ALL
Day Glasses.

A meeting of the board of trustees of the
George Washington University took place
yesterday at the Shoreham. when an cleo
ton was held to fill vacancies in the board.
There are twenty-one trustees, seven each
in three classes, who serve for three years.
At the close of every college term the ten
ure of office of seven expires. The follow
Ing were elected yesterday: Mr.. Theodore
w. Noyes, Mr.. Andrew j. Montague OF
Virginia, Gen. w. S. Shallenberger. Mr.. sDa-
vid Chambers, DIR. Charles D. Walcott, Mr..
Charles w. Richardson and Mr.. Frank G.
Henry, all of whom, with the exception of
Mr.. Henry, were reelected, Mr.. Henry rep
resenting the college of pharmacy OF the uni
vaarsity. 1t was decided at the meeting to
reorganize the departments of medicine and
dentistry. The decision Of the members OF
the board makes one faculty for both or
the departments, which will consist OF the
professors, assistant professors and instruc-
tors of the medical department and the
professors and assistant professors of the
department Of dentistry, the balance of the
staff being represented upon the faculty by
a representative for every ten In different
groups.
There Is to be dean of the medical and
the dental departments, as heretofore, hut
the hospital, medical and dental depart
ments are TO be controlled by one faculty.
as at Harvard which, 1t is stated, viii in-
terest more men In the work. DR.. J. Ford
Thompson, professor of surgery. was grant
ed q. leave of absence or one year on &C
count of Illness.
Woman Student Admitted.
An application was received from Mrs.
w. C. Downey for admittance to the med
ical department OF the university. and upon
the Recommendation of the faculty she was
admitted by the trustees. Mrs. Downey
acal department in the last fifteen years
as the department is open to women only
on special permission OF the trustees of
the university.
The budget Of the expenses for the next
year was adopted and s2oe, 6T4.31 was APP
propriated for the expenses for the ensuing
year. The meeting marked the beginning
OF the movement toward the full day TUT
tion for students, when the studies will
continue from 8 O'Clock TIL $50 o'clock.
The university Is reported to be rapidly
gaining a large full day student body and
as the plans of the faculty OF the univer-
sity are being laid in that direction much
progress Will doubtless be made. The tut
tion for all of the departments has been
fixed at 1850.
In speaking Of the work Of the university
yesterday AFTERNOON President Needham
said that the institution had had prosper
Gus year and that II had a remarkable in
crease in Its library when the library OF
Prof. Hintzeli Of Vienna was recently pur-
chased He stated that this library con-
tanned 1000 volumes, and was notable one.
During the year the university has also re-
oefved several Thousand volumes through
fits which brings the total volumes Of the
University library up to 28,0Q0 books.
The trustees Of the Columbian College of
the university have been elected as fol-
lows: Mr.. Theodore w. Noyes, Mr.. Thomas
RI Jones and Mr. David A. Chambers For
the college Of ensineering u the university
those elected were Mr.. John b. Iaruef, Mr..