Evening star., 1914-06-09
C. v. j. STUDENTS
ENJOY NOVEL FEATURE
Members of 1914 Graduating Glasses
Meet in Ban
quet.
Graduate Nurses Also Attend Func-
tion First Time-President Stock
ton Commends Spirit.

this years graduating classes in six de-
partments of George Washington Univer-
slty. last night inaugurated a movement
for greater esprit de corps in the stu
dent activities of the Institution when
they attended joint senior banquet at
Rauschers
1t was the first time in the history of
the university that the senior classes had
Joined together in such an event and
marked the first appearance of graduate
nurses of the George Washington Eni-
rersity Hospital at a joint student as
semblage.
The departments represented were those
Of Columbian College. Teachers College.
College of Engineering and Mechanic
Arts. Department of Medicine. College of
Veterinary Medicine and University Hos
pital
Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
ton. L. s n, retired. president of the
university. was the principal speaker. He
declared that the institution needs good.
loyal alumni and that the get together
spirit. shown iii the joint banquet. would
have a wholesome effect in stimulating
greater interest on the part of the under
graduates in the affairs of the university.
Other Speakers.
Others who spoke were Dean Howard
Lincoln Hodgkns of the College of En-
eineering and Mechanic Arts. Dean Will
liam Cline Borden Of the Department of
Medicine Dean David Eastburn Bucking-
ham of the College of Veterinary Medi-
cine. Dean William Carl Ruediger of the
Teachers College and Dean William Al
len Wilbur of Columbian College. Jack
Watskey. member of the senior class
of Columbian College, presided as toast
master.
Dean Wilbur declared that the average
student in George Washington University
Is SO much in earnest in his endeavor to
acquire an education that it is per-
sonal and individual problem with him,
and that this fact is responsible for the
lack of esprit de corps in the student
life of the university He predicted that
the next few years will witness devel-
opment in the Community sense of the
undergraduates and that members of the
various classes will not wait for the
joint senior banquet in order to become
acquainted with each other.
Greater Cooperation Urged.
The responsibility of the trained nurse
was emphasized by Dean Borden, who
expressed pleasure at the representation
of the university fospitaS at the ban
quet- He backed up the stand taken by
President Stockton and the other men,
bers of the faculty urging greater CO.
optTdllOn among SIuQenJS IN making Uni
yerS1ty life attractive.
Dean Hodgkins stated that if the
graduates had acquired methods of rea-
soning which would lead them on to fur
ther studies and enable them to work
out problems. they would have been more
than compensated for the time spent in
the classroom.
The principal advantage of an educa-
ton. he pointed out. is the ability it
gives one to overcome difficulties
Veterinary Study Praised.
The admission of veterinary medicine
to the galaxy of science was described
by Dean Buckingham. who declared that
this study. once despised and made the
subject of ridicule. has now become
recognized as an important one.
Dean Buckingham. as did Dean Rue
digger, who preceded him on the program
strongly indorsed the plan for annual
senior banquet and expressed the hope
that all the departments of the university
would attend this function another year.
Those in Attendance.
Those present were:
From Columbian College-4Alvin Nc
Creary Brown. president: Harry G.
Beneman. Mayne r. Coe. Matte Eiker.
Eugene G. Harter, Ruth V. Pope. Joseph
r. Rohrer. Stella r. Schenck, Royal l.
Shuman, Florence NJ. Iaylor. JACK waits
key, Robert NJ Wilhelm. Margaret p
wilson
Teachers CoIlege-Miss Elizabeth
Ferguson. president: Gertrude V.
Browne Lillian f. Carpenter. Gene
We've NJ Frizzell, ". G. John. Henry T.
Richards.
College of Engineering and Mechanic
Arts-John d. Mccormick. president;
William A. Elwood. Arthur 5. HaHey,
Herbert P. Middleton.
Department of medicine-Chase Tay-
lor. president: Gervase j. P. Barger.
Rudolph Bloom, Joseph ]. Eisenberg,
Roy ]. Hardstaff, Forrest NJ. Harrison,
Moriss ". Sherwood. Eugene d. Sup
plee. Tsannyoen p. Sze.
College of Veterinary Medicine-Fran-
co.'s II. h. Reynolds. president; Irving NJ.
Cashell, Joseph Chamberlain. Judson X.
Chaplin. Farley NJ. Cook. Joseph II. Col
flesh. Norman Craig. Arthur E. Craw-
ford. John ]. Essex. Frederick A. Gren-
fel. Samuel D. Forbes. Harry r. Getz
Jesse Hayes Raymond kelser Howard
s. Miller. Francois II. r. Reynolds. Will
liam stark TriGg. Jacob F.. ShillinSer
Clifford G. Whitney.
University Hospital-Miss Mary Wini-
fired Glascock. superintendent of nurses
Gertrude NJ. Adams. Ella c. Buckley
Daisy L. Case, Ruby NJ Cartwright. Sid
ney S. Pearson. Mamie NJ. Pike. Eliza
beth X. Quesenberry. Mary b. Quesen-
berry, Catherine NJ. Swart wilhelmina
Triplett