The Washington times., 1919-09-07
All Branches Of G. W.U.
To Open Sept. "a With
Best Enrolment Ever

! ployed, and most OF them are Gov
ernment workers.
students can begin courses in the
| fall, in midwinter, OF in the sum-
mer. They can attend classes that
viii best suit their convenience. They
can stretch their college course over
as many years as they choose. And
they can select their own time for
graduation-in the fall, in midwinter
or in the spring.
ReglstratiOn Under Way
University officials will be found
every day at each department of the
university to give information con-
corning courses and hours. Scores
OF prospective students are calling
daily at the offices of DR.. Howard
Lincoln Hodgkins. dean of the De-
partment of arts and sciences, 2023
q street northwest, to discuss regis
tration.
George Washington University is
one of the old institutions of the
country. 1t was chartered by Con-
gress in 1921 under the name of Co
lumbar College, and in 1873 the
name was changed to Columbian
University. In 1904, largely because
OF the increasing confusion from the
similarity Of its name TO that of Co.
umbia University in New York, Con-
gress authorized the university to
change its name to George Washing
ton University. The old name Is con-
tinued in it's college of arts, called
Columbian College.
The original site was on Four
teenth street, about where Euclid
street is now. In 1854, because Of
its desire to utilize mere fully the ia
cilities of Washington and to provide
more efficiently for the educational
needs of the large number OF ambi-
tious persons in the Government serv-
ice, it moved to the heart of the city.
The wisdom Of this is shown by the
fact that last year 1T had more than
$500 students, the largest in it's his
tory, and about seven times the num-
Der in attendance in 1884.
1000 Degrees Conferred.
Educationally the university is di-
vided into the department. of arts
and sciences, the department of law.
and the department of medicine and
dentistry. Under its educational di-
rection is the college of pharmacy.
Since it was founded in 1921 it has
conferred over 1000 degrees, and up
ward Of 1000 of it's graduates are
now living in Washington
Under the department Of arts and
sciences are given graduate and un-
dergraduate courses in a wide range
Of subjects, and the students are reg
istered in the graduate school, in
Columbian College, in the college of
engineering, or in teachers college,
according to the character of their
major work
1t was the first university in the
country to give courses OF regular
college grade at hours convenient to
persons employed during the day, and
its example has been followed by
nearly all Of the leading city univeF-
stiles. While a longer time is re-
quired to obtain a degree, lit is posi-
bic for a person in Government en-
ply to attend classes in the late aft
ernoon and complete courses leading
to- a degree in arts, in engineering, or
I in chemistry.
It's law school is one Of the best
known schools in the country, a mem
/ Der Of the American Association of
Law Schools, and is famous for its
! high standards and the professional
rank of its graduates. The character
| of its medical school is shown by the
| fact that about 10 per cent of the
medical officers of the regular army
| hold its degrees.
William Miller Collier, LII. D., for
! mer minister to Spain, and distin-
| guished as lawyer. writer, and diplo-
mat, is president of the university.