Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-21
c. v. j. TRUSTEES
/. HONOR 4. L!SNER
AS BENEFACTOR
Main Building, Department of
Arts and Sciences, Named
LiSner Hall.

| In recognition Of his many years of
service on the board of trustees and
his generosity in donating $24,500.
removing all Indebtedness on the {;
| street buildings Of George Was hing
| ton University, \. LiSuer was hon
ored by the board of trustees o. that
| institution yesterday. hen 1t was
voted to name the main building of
the department of arts and sciences,
at 2023 & street, "Lisner Hail.
A recent letter TO Mr.. Lisner from
| the executive committee stated that
he had been zone of the great bene-
factors of the university"
THE tens of thousands of young
men and women who have thus been
enabled to obtain a high education
will be forever under great obliga-
ton TO you" the letter added.
For this reason especially the hon
or WAS conferred on Mr. Lisner.
Administration Euiidirrs Named
Decision also was reached at the
meeting to name the administration
building. at 2i0l 9 street. the Nv OQU-
hull administration building in rec
ognition of the services OF Gen. Max
well Van Z2ndt Woodruff, for many
years a member of the board of truS-
tees. and for his great generosity to
the institution.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the increase of the personnel of
the board of trustees from twenty
one to twenty-seven.
/ The board decided to accept the fol-
lowing prizes offered for superior stu
dent work in admiralty law:
The Rufus Hardy prize of 800. do
mated by the Baltimore Steamship
Company to the student attaining the
highest average in admiralty law dur
ing the year
The John Barton Payne scholarship
in ira 81
honor of John Barton Payne of the
shipping board to be awarded TO de
serving students under The selection
of the dean of the law school.
The John Barton Payne prize of $50
IN admiralty law, TO be awarded to the
student attaining the highest aver
age. in admiralty law, excepting the
winner of the Rufus Hardy prize.
Promotions and Changes.
The following promotions and
changes in personnel were announced
following the meeting:
George n. Henning, acting dean for
the school of graduate studies to the
dean of the school of graduate studies.
Elmer Louis Kayser. Instructor in
history, to he assistant professor of
history
William H. stayton. to be lecturer
on admiralty.
l.. Russell Alden. to be lecturer on
admiralty to receive as compensa-
ton 5000 for the second semester of
1880.
Dr. George N Acker. I'd, to be in
structor in medicine, and attending
physician. university dispensary, to
receive an honorarium of 500.
DIR. Earl p, Banforth, to be in
structor in prosthetic dentistry. to-
receive as compensation an hon
orarium of Sf0G
To be student assistant in English.
each to receive as compensation $40
in tuition charges: Herbert 3. Mich
OILS, Margaret Metzeroth, Agnes Nell
son, Lille NJ. Payne, Katherine
Symmonds. Leila Warren, Ruth
Frances Allen. Ethel Johnson, Lydia
Westcott and Miriam Selah.
To be student assistants in Eng
Iish with university aid as compen-
sation: Qunter Lyon. John Aman,
Julia Irene Daniel, Elizabeth Schaaf
Beatrice TAFT, Helen Manlley. Robert
Bosworth and Margaret Preinkert-
Harry Grant Hodgkins, instructor
! in mathematics. to be assistant pro
lessor of mathematics.
Frank f. Daniels, to be instructor
in mathematics.