Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DISCUSS AFFAIRS OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

At the meeting Of the board Of trustees
OF George Washington University yester-
day afternoon at the Shoreham Hotel three
new members of the board were elected
and fifteen instructors added to the fac
ulty. The trustees elected were Justice
Thomas Anderson, Hennen Jennings and
Henry C. Perkins. Commissioner Henry B.
F. Macfarand will be chairman of the
board for the ensuing year; DR.. Edward
NJ. Gallaudet, vice chairman; John b. Lar
ner secretary: Charles w. Holmes. secre-
tary, and William A. De Caindry. auditor
The members of the board present were:
President c. w. Needham. Samuel H.
Greene. d. D.; Edward NJ. Gallaudet, LID;
William F. Mattinsly. LID; Eugene Ley
erng of Baltimore; Henry c. Yarrow. NJ
D.; John B. Larner, LID; Henry Il. r
Mcfarland. Commissioner of the District
Justice Thomas Anderson. David Abbott
Chambers. Charles d. Walcott, LID, ana
Charles w. Richardson, NJ. d. Only three
members of the board were absent-Dr
Alexander Graham Bell. Francis G. New
lands and s. w. Woodward for all or
whom President Needham read letters OF
regret at their inability to be at the meet
ing, and expressing deep interest IN the
wellbeing of the university.
For New Quarters.
The trustees authorized the renting and
fitting up of several buildings for the diff
ferent departments of engineering, winch
must vacate the premises now occupied by
them at Van Ness Park before Septem-
Der /.
Reports were read on the work of the
wear in the several departments Of the
university, making most satisfactory
showing from the educational point OF view
In announcing the names of the new
members of the faculty. President Need
ham said: The division has certainly
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strong a professional staff. The courses or
fcred adequately cover the several branches
of educational theory and practice.
wfliston S. Housh, Phi D.. will be the
professor OF philosophy, in the division OF
education; William G. Ruediger. Phi ~, o.
Columbia University. New York. Will be
assistant professor of psychology IN tne
same department. and Prof w. W. Will
loughby of Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore will also lecture in this depart-
ment next year. DR. H. 7. McBain will be
professor of political science. and Prof; w.
r Manning of Purdue University will be
instructor of diplomatic history.
In Chair Of Finance.
Prof. Willis of Washington and Lee Uni
versty will be in the chair of finance, and
DIR. William z. Chancellor will lecture on
school ADMINISTRATION and educational
theory. George E: Myers, Phi. D., prin,,
cipal of Mckinley Manual Training School
will have charge OF educational history.
manual training and moral education in
schools. DR.. Willard 8. Small principal OF
Eastern High School. will lecture on child
study and school hygiene. William w.
Black will lecture on educational psychology
and nature study, and Stephen E. Kramer.
B. s.. will give series of lectures on
methods of education.
In the professional colleges of the univer-
sity the following instructors were appoint
ed by the board: F. Charles Starr B. s. to
the Washington College of Engineering as
instructor in civil engineering; Julian c..
Smallwood, NJ. E. instructor in mechanical
engineering; Charles w. Mortimer. b. S..
instructor in electrical engineering and
Walter Fisher. A. NJ, instructor in botany,
to Columbian College.
The meeting adjourned about o'clock.
several members of the board going imme-
diately to the meeting of the trustees of the
Washington College of Engineering held In
Columbian College. The board of engineer
ing reelected the following officers: Ber-
nard r Green chairman; John B. Larner,
secretary, and John ]. Edison treasurer.