The Washington herald., 1921-06-12
G.W.U. LAUNCHES
SUMMER SCHOOL
STARTING JUNE2O
Poet Dante Will Be Hon.
ored by Nation Through
Schools.

with the largest enrolment in
the history of George Washington
university, the summer school OF
the institution will open on Mon
day. June 20. Registration Is in
full swing. and DR.. william Carl
Ruediger. dean OF Teachers college
and director Of the summer school,
estimates that enrolment will ex-
ceed 1000. Registration last sum-
mer was 7so. an increase Of 70 per
cent. over that for the preceding
year.
Dean Ruediger this summer viii
give courses on education for six
weeks at the summer school Of Cor
nell university. but this will not IN
terfere with his direction Of the
George Washington summer school.
He will be out Of the city from
early in July until the middle Of
August but will be on hand here
for the opening and close Of the
summer session. An acting director
will be in immediate charge during
the absence of Dean Ruediger.
Most Of the classes at the summer
school will begin June 20. The two
semester hour classes coming in the
forenoon will begin on June p
The two-semester hour classes will
meet i've times a week for six
weeks and the three-semester-ho
classes five times a week for nine
weeks. The second will close Au-
gust 20.
Homer Dante
The sexcentenary Of the roet
Dante. which falls on September IL.
will be COMMUNICATED at the sum-
mer school by a course on the life
and works of the poet, to be given
by Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle. OF
the department OF romance Ian
guages-
The masterpieces Of Dante will n.
read in English translation and no
knowledge Of Italian will Be re
-quired. The class will start Tues
day, June IS. meeting daily. except
Saturday and Sunday. at ll:I5 and
will continue six weeks. The course
will carry two semester-hours Of
credit
The celebration will enjoy the
cooperation OF the National Dante
committee, composed OF 100 emf
nent scholars and publicists of
Italy and America headed by Or.
John Finley and numbering among
its members President Butler Of
Columbia university, Dr. Frank
Crane, Otto H. Kahn. Brander Mat
thews. Thomas Nelson Page, Bishop
Shahsn OF the Catholic university,
Henry Suzzallo. william Roscoe
Thayer. Henry Van Dyke and Tai
colt williams
Another new course AZ the
George Washington summer school
will be entitled Junior high
schools" II will be given at the
special request OF Dr. Frank ".
Ballou. superintendent Of public
schools, 20 prepare teachers for
new junior high schools in the Dis
trict. Examinations for teachers
for these positions will be held in
the fall.
Commencement Eve.ex
Commencement events are ttfn N
full swing at the university. The
last event will take place next Sat
uTQdN- Events SCheOuled Tor lOoay
are the Kappa Sigma memorial serv-
ice at the Church OF the Covenant
the Phi Alpha graduate smoker ana
buffet supper. and the Phi Sigma
river trip. On Wednesday the
Kappa Sigma fraternity will give
its annual chapter and alumni ban
quet at the Raleigh hotel. Phi
Mu will start house party
Wednesday and continue IL for a
week. Kappa Alpha will hold its
final smoker next Saturday.
Three events were held yesterday.
Delta Tau Delta held Joint meet
ing with the National Delt club.
Sigma Phi Epsilon gave a graduate
smoker: and Phi Sigma gave a
luncheon at the wsrdman Park
hotel.
The irst-yesr class in zoology re-
Gently inspected the division OF
psleontology at the New National
museum. The trip was under the
direction OF Prof. Paul Bartsch, as
sisted by Miss Macmillan.
John L Baer. Of the class of 20
at the university. now a graduate
student at the institution. has been
Appointed assistant curator OF
American Archaeology at the New