Evening star., 1915-09-18
Faculty Members and Stu
dents Returning From the
Summer Vacations.
INDICATIONS POINT TO
RECORD ENROLL MENT
Institution to Begin Term Septem-
ber 29-New Courses in Nearly
All Departments.

With faculty members and students
returning to the city from their sum-
mer vacations, preparations are being
made for the opening of the collegiate
year at George Washington University
Wednesday, September 29. The deans
of the nine departments of the insti-
tuition are at their offices daily and
registration Is we'll under way The
registration last year was 1,790-a big
increase over the preceding years; but
indications are that this number will
be greatly exceeded the coming year.
Requests for catalogues and informa-
ton are more numerous this year than
ever before, according to clerks In the
Office of the secretary.
The university plant has been reno
waited and placed in f1rst-class condi-
ton for the opening of the university
year. Extensive additions to equipment
have been made in the physics, chemis-
try and electricity laboratories. Dr.
Paul Bartsch, professor of zoology mas
returned from a collecting tour on the
Gulf of Mexico and he has many speci-
mems to add to the collection In the
geological laboratories. He took many
reels of motion pictures during his
trip and these will be used this WIN
ter in connection with his lecture
courses.
Changes in Faculty.
Several changes in the faculty have
been made and a large number OF new
graduate and student assistants have
been appointed. Delos H. Smith, who
holds the degree of bachelor of science
in architecture, has been appointed in
structor In architecture. William D.
Halsey has been made instructor IN
mechanical engineering and will give
a new course on heating and ventllat-
ing. =.
There will be few new courses in
nearly all nine departments OF the uni
yersity Assistant Prof. Albert Lewis
Harris will give new course in archi-
tectural engineering. Assistant Prof.
Nathan Washington Dougherty OF the
civil engineering department Will give
a new course on general astronomy.
Prof William Allen Wilbur, dean OF
Columbian College and head of the
English department, will introduce a
new course on the short story which
will be primarily for graduates. 1t Will
be given Tuesday and Thursday after
Richard Cobb. secretary of the univer-
sity, will give a new course on the
English novel. DIR. George Morton
Churchill. assistant professor of his
tory. Will give new course on Eng
lish constitutional history, explaining
the evolution of the parliamentary gov
ernment, with an incidental study Of
social and industrial development.
Lecture on History of Science.
Dr. George Sarton of Ghent, Belgium.
who is the recipient of the first schol-
arship offered by the university to Bel
gian refugees. will give a lecture
course on the history of science. The
first lecture of the series will be deliv-
cred Friday, October 20. Arrangements
probably will be made SO that persons
not regular students at the institution
may be admitted to the lectures.
After the devastation of Belgium by
the German army DR.. Sarton was
awarded the scholarship on the recon-
mendation of DR.. Nevil Monroe Hop
kins. assistant professor Of chemistry,
who was in Europe at the outbreak of
the war and who for several months
was Red Cross surgeon. DR.. Sarton
is here with his wife and family. He
formerly was editor of Isis, an interna-
tional scientific magazine. and he has
an enviable reputation as a scientist.
His costly scientific library at Client
was destroyed during the German in
vasion.